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Progressive Railroading 1985 January Vital statistics for 1984 Into the 21st cen
Progressive Railroading 1985 January
Signs of the Times 11
Washington 20
CSX Renews Call for Hearings on Sale of Conrail
From the Publisher's Notebook 25
1985... Total-Factor Productivity Is the Issue
Editorial 29
Grain Heads High Hopes
Railroads ... Into the 21st Century 31
By L. Stanley Crane, chairman and chief executive officer, Consolidated Rail Corp. If the industry fails to meet several crucial challenges-retention of regulatory reforms, productivity advancements, tailored service and controlled costs-and instead falls on the laurels of recent traffic increases and higher profits, it will surely find itself the victim of a delusion
Steady Growth Forecast 40
Railroad CEOs' are looking to a moderately improved 1985, although the recent slowdown of the economy makes the picture somewhat murky for the second half of the year. Many, however, are looking to better management techniques and increased productivity to maintain the gains
1984... Another Strong Year 47
Early indications point to earnings that increased significantly into the third quarter, with income up by 31% to $769-million from the same period last year. Total operating revenues were also up by 10%; return on investment: 5.72%
CP Rail Makes Productivity Advances 52
It's more than application of time-tested techniques as the railroad tackles the massive $600-million Rogers Pass tunnel project to reduce the westbound ruling grade to 0.1%. The program calls for a new approach to applying labor and materials in an optimum combination
Carbuilder Meets Challenge 55
Bethlehem Steel Corp., a world-class supplier of steel and steel products, has just moved into aluminum car derby with a 16-door quick dump hopper that weighs in at only 57,700-lbs.
Trailer Train Flexes Service Muscle 56
TTX in the private car management field? Well, why not? Car management is the company's primary job, and Operating Control Services is the spinoff activity that offers a vast computer power combined with expertise for this specialized field
Union Pacific TAPs into Provo Subdivision 61
The trains are humming now in the South Central District after Union Pacific upgraded the CTC operation to a new time-saving touch system. Not only was a "dark" area brought under automated control, many other routine functions are now completed by computer
New Products-Materials 63
People in the News 64
Meetings 65
Advertisers' Directory 66
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