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Progressive Railroading 1986 May New World of Communications & Signaling
Progressive Railroading 1986 May New World of Communications & Signaling
Progressive Railroading is published monthly. Vol29 #5. The cover, Train operations over the entire 1800 mile Denver and Rio Grande Western are now controlled from its headquarters building in downtown Denver. Colorado. Dispatchers work at keyboards for modules controlling segments of the railroad. The Rio Grande cails this centralized facility its TMC. or Transportation Management Center. The full story of the Rio Grande's modularized system begins on page 39. Other signal and communications features can be found on pages 29 and 34.
Also in this issue, the booming intermodal business is highlighted in a series of articles beginning on page 43.
Special Features in this Issue
Signaling and Communications!Intermodal
Comment
"Look North! Look East!" 25
Rail's Improved Status 26
Features
A New World for Communications & Signaling 29
C&S people themselves show eagerness to work with such advances as microprocessors, fiber optics, electronic surveillance, digital data, advanced train control project
The View from "The Trenches" 34
It gives them far more to work with; and their own inputs become far more critical
One Control Center for the Rio Grande 39
Modularized system paves the way for Transportation Management Center at Denver covering its entire 1800 miles
Domestic Containerization Picks Up Speed 43
The explosion in double-stack service had provided a fresh impetus to an old concept
Intermodal Expo '86 46
Atlanta meeting to feature exhibits, panel discussions with top railroad officials
Focus on Terminals 47
The advent of double-stack, combined with the rapid growth of intermodal in general, has led to changes in terminal design
Conrail Rides the Wave of the Future 51
Can north-south and short-haul intermodal service really provide profitable business?
Track Recording-The Key to Cost Effective
Maintenance 52
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