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Progressive Railroading 1980 May C&S Conrail BN Road bed stabilization Frt cars
Progressive Railroading 1980 May
Signs of the Times 9
Washington Vignettes 21
New Midwest Rail Picture
Progressive Railroad Profiles 25
CHARLES W. HOPPE, Booz, Allen & Hamilton
A. C. PARKER, JR., Seaboard Coast Line
From the Publisher's Notebook 29
Freight Rates in Ferment
Conrail-on Track
Editorial: Energy Independence, by Carl H. Wesselmann, Editor
The Ferment of Change 35
... in Communications and Signaling. Minicomputers and related innovations are reflecting an entirely new dimension to the role of C&S in improving railroad performance
Conrail Moves Ahead in Telecommunications 44
It's a Bell Labs development, and Conrail joins an exclusive "club" of companies with its own telephone network that not only permits full control systemwide but also greatly upgrades speed and quality of service
New CTC System for Southern 53
Without removing entirely its old system, SR has updated its Cincinnati-Chattanooga line communications using microprocessor technology that operates by pushbutton at a remarkably small modularized control center
Rock by Rail 59
Short-haul movements of bulk materials are losers from the start-right? Not necessarily. A Texas car-leasing company is proving, under certain conditions, that not only are profits possible but a 300-car fleet has every chance of doubling by 1982
Roadbed Stabilization-Alchemy or Science? 62
Dr. James R. Blacklock, an authority on track structures, maintains that track supported on a well-drained subgrade consisting of stable, well-compacted material has close to zero cost of maintenance traceable to subgrade deficiencies. Accordingly, stabilization of structures, affected by speeds, tonnages and endurance levels, is a matter of compressibility and permeability
For Better Freight Cars 66
The new United American carbuilding plant outside Atlanta has just opened and features a complement of the newest and most efficient fabricating and fixturing systems in the industry
Safety Glass ... No Mystique in New Standards 73
The FRA's new safety glazing rules will provide greater protection for railroad personnel and passengers. Locomotive windshields must be able to withstand a .22-caliber bullet-or a 24-lb. cinder block
BN "Dials-In" Shippers 77
At. St. Paul headquarters, Burlington Northern's customer services has just installed a computerized communications hook-up that gives its shippers instant access to car location data via their own terminals
Rebuilding Shop Tackles Locomotive Fleet 81
General Electric's refurbished shop at Hornell, N.Y., will rebuild any locomotive and offers 30 percent savings in the cost of a new unit in the process
New Products-Materials 84
People in the News 94
Meetings 97
Advertisers' Directory 98
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