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Modern Railroads Rail Transit 1979 June
News
11 News Highlights Frank E. Shaffer/more power for UP
19 Industry News perishables move under "dereg"
24 Calendar railroad meetings and events
31 Transit News Edward T. Myers/labor costs
Panorama
77 New Truck Cuts Wheel Wear
81 Technology computer-based system introduced
88 Letters "Understanding the asset"
89 Quotes readers' soundoff
90 Books a look at locomotive operation
91 Products embedded panels and more
96 Supplier News new assignments
Features
45 Railroads in Transition: Recognizing the marketing role Robert Roberts/market research should tell the railroads where they compete
52 Stone turns to profits Terry Breen/Modern Railroads awards its 1979 Golden Freight Car Award to Southern Railway for their plan to move limestone
58 MARTA: Meaningful Transportation Alternative Robert Roberts/Atlanta's rapid transit system is a low-cost decongestant
62 Building trains to fit the plant Tom Shedd/"there is an optimum train size for each territory and commodity"
68 Retrofitting for Safety Terry Breen/bigger may mean better in terms of costs, but not safety
Departments
35 Washington Harry L. Tennant/what's USRA's future?
41 Editorial Comment Tom Shedd/cause to stand up and cheer!
73 Interface Robert Roberts/lesson of Three-Mile Island
99 People who's new and where among railroad executives
100 Ad Index where to find the news in advertising
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