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Progressive Railroading 1986 January The SOO’s Cavanaugh New thrust in track car
Progressive Railroading 1986 January The SOOs Cavanaugh
Progressive Railroading is published monthly. Vol29 #1. The cover, The Soo Lino makes a straight tine on our cover this month. In 1985 it also went straight to becoming a much more substantial Midwest carrier with the acquisition of the Milwaukee Road.
At the time of the last January issue most people ranked the Soo as a third place candidate in the bidding for the Milwaukee Road. But that did not deter it from winning the contest.
Now it moves on to a much larger role under the leadership of a comparatively young Dennis Cavanaugh. His credentials already are substantial. including having been in the heart of the responsibilities that go with running a railroad and, before that, important parts of a railroad.
The final chapter of the Milwaukee Road and the first of another "new Soo" were major events of 1985 that reach back and look ahead. Now, however. Mr. Cavanaugh looks ahead in the special article on page 29 of this issue.
Special Features in this Issue
Annual "Look-Ahead'
Comment
Downsizing-The 1986 Thrust 25
Features
The Asset Manager-Reshaping for Today's Markets ..29
By D. M. Cavanaugh, chairman and chief executive officer, Soo Line Corporation. "Asset managers are charged with using resources to capture more business and conduct operations that are adaptable to today's fast-paced transportation markets."
1986-Competitive Focus Sharpens 33
Railroad executives see 1986 as a year of challenges as competition from truckers remains fierce. Higher productivity and improved technology are keys to maintaining traffic share
Railroads Hold the Line 40
Capital expenditures are carefully evaluated in light of traffic decline in 1985
1986-Better or Worse? 42
As railroads prepare for a dip, they continue long-range strengthening
Better Track, Better Controlled 45
Improved maintenance practices put emphasis on data acquisition and analysis. Computer has key role in engineering planning
Some New Fundamentals Emerge 51
Aluminum cars. stacked-container cars, and fuel efficient locomotives led the way as railroads stripped down and geared up for new competitive challenges
New Levels of Performance, Capacity, and Control 56
End-of-train devices, automatic vehicle identification, fiber optics. and opening up "dark territory" were significant areas of movement in 1985
New Passenger Service-A Better Life-Style 59
Rail's contribution to urban environment is being recognized in
new and expanded services in systems throughout the world
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