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Progressive Railroad May 1975 Vol 5 No 5
CONTENTS
Signs of the Times 7
Washington Vignettes 19Can ConRail Be Separated from All Rails?
"Railroading's Railroaders" 21 STEWART P. PARK, JR., Maine Central IVAN C. ETHINGTON, Burlington Northern
Publisher's Notebook 23New Twist in Rates What Price Heavier Cars?
The Communications Explosion 29By J. H. WALLIS, superintendent-signal and communication engineering, Chessie System. It's more than an information explosion on the Chessie where plans are going ahead on an expanded microwave, automatic message switching and dial telephone system, plus a unique plan for cooperation with the N&W which creates a two-system shared network
For the Southern Pacific . . . Computer-Based CTC 34The SP combines three technologies: CTC, the computer, and microwave communication. Now operational, its $22.3-million project applies to 670 miles of Texas main line
SP's Next Advance . . . Computerized Train Dispatching 40The computer becomes a valuable management toolin interfacing existing communication media and codes and thus integrate and optimize total operations
"Special" Cars for Rent 47A major lessor of railcars displays its expertise in designing cars for transporting and unloading "difficult" products
A New Technology for Track Inspection 54It has reached a point where the state of the art finds several track geometry cars now in operation. Approaches may be different but the data gathered is leading to similar maintenance programs in isolating trouble spots
Brace Lading without Dunnage 63A family of load restraining devices suit several types of lading for protection in transit and ease in unloading
New Products - Materials 65
People in the News 68
Meetings 69
Advertisers' Directory 70
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