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Progressive Railroading 1980 February Better freight cars Chessie Strobe crossin
Progressive Railroading 1980 February
Signs of the Times 9
Washington Vignettes 21
FRA Drops Periodic Inspections of Freight Cars
Progressive Railroading Profiles 23
JAMES H. EVANS, Union Pacific Corporation
T. D. MASON, Santa Fe
From the Publisher's Notebook 27
Railroads Preserve Radio Frequencies
Where the LCL Has Gone
States Seek Wider Role by Carl Wesselmann, Editor
Better Freight Cars for the Eighties 37
By J. F. McDonough, asst. chief mechanical officer, Union Pacific. Backing up the UP's claim of what makes a better car department is the railroad's record $738-million spent for new equipment between 1974-78. But it takes more than money; it also calls for a dedicated staff that is responsive to new, improved ways to accomplish vital jobs
Freight Cars 1980 46
The controversial question of incentive per diem box cars joined the on-going search for improved designs and components as the pre-eminent concerns over freight cars in 1979. For 1980, the IPD matter figures to be resolved in some way (probably with some casualties) while the industry trend toward improved and more durable cars and components is seen to continue as cost is regarded as relatively secondary
A Vital Partnership: Freight Car Utilization and Distribution 57 By Walter H. Pogue, Jr. The level of freight car utilization is a major factor in any railroad's ability to produce a return on invested capital. The major enemy of good utilization, however, is car-cycle time-and it's going up. An industry authority on freight car economics puts this into perspective and directs his attention to the broader aspects of the problem and ways for the industry finally to come to grips with it
Road-Rail Tamper 63
A new tamping system is mounted on a flat-bed truck and features a hydraulic arrangement that raises or lowers the entire unit for mounting on track or highway
Strobe System Enhances Grade Crossing Signals 65
A joint Chessie System-industry development consists of a power supply and six light-head assemblies as a new approach to more effective signals and a breakthrough in lowering the more than 12,000 collisions that occur yearly at grade crossings
Chessie Begins TBS Service 66
Thru Bulk Service is a new idea whereby the railroad puts its bulk transfer equipment at strategically located terminals at the disposal of consignees. Result: intermediate storage and much delivery time are avoided with considerable savings to all concerned
ICG Goes Bananas 71
As with other perishables, bananas were an important commodity in Illinois Central Gulf movements some years ago. Why they lost out is pretty much the same story that the industry overall tells; why ICG is getting it back is a hopeful marketing story of its own
With Perishables, It's Full Speed Ahead 72
That's the report from the piggyback meetings, as the railroads tell of progress in this field a year after deregulation. Imminent deregulation of motor carriers, however, is a sterner threat for railroads
Fuel Efficient Locomotives 77
With an improvement in adhesion and fuel consumption, the HRC 2,400- to 3,600-hp diesels are a new attempt to answer the need for high reserve capacity/reliability motive power for the '80's
Simple Solution for Spike-Killed Ties 81
The Spikelock inserts feature angled louvers that grasp both the wood and the spike. When inserted into worn spike holes they give new life to the tie/rail fastening area that actually improves with age
New Products-Materials 82
People in the News 88
Meetings 90
Advertisers' Directory 92
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