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Railway Age 1947 January 4 Annual statistical and Outlook number
Railway Age 1947 January 4 Lots of ads. 224 pages
EDITORIAL
Railroads Enter a New Era 1
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK SECTION
Stage Set for Large-Scale Improvements, by J. G. Lyne 4
A Year of Labor Turmoil and Wage Boosts, by Charles Robinson and W. H. Schmidt, Jr. 8
Work Equipment Purchases Down in 1946, But Need for Mechanization Grows, by Neal D. Howard 12
Maintenance Expenditures in Down Trend, by Merwin H. Dick16
New Power Shows Way to Economies, by H. C. Wilcox 21
Box, Hopper and Reefer Supply Inadequate, by C. P. Peck25
Packin"em in - But with a Flourish, by W. H. Schmidt, Jr.28
Freight Traffic Sets Peace-Time High, by Charles Robinson33
Electrical Applications Increase Rapidly, by Alfred G. Oehler37
Much Ahead in Modern Signaling, by John H. Dunn 39
Shop Tool Programs Going Ahead, by H. C. Wilcox 43
Traffic Large, Earnings Down in Canada, by our correspondent in Ottawa 45
Mexican Railways Had Unsettled Year, by our correspondent in Mexico 49
Railway Materials - How Much and When?, by Fred W. Smith 52
A Review of Railway Operations in 1946, by Dr. J. H. Parmelee58
STATISTICAL SECTION
Railroad Equities Are Still Depressed, by J. G. Lyne 68
1946 Railway Buying Near 1923 Peak, by Fred W. Smith 74
Equipment Price Increases Restrained 78
1946 Construction Covered Wide Range, by George E. Boyd79
Fast Changes in Communications, by John H. Dunn 87
Construction of Signaling Was Stepped Up in 1946, by Maurice
Peacock 92
Line Abandonments Up Slightly in 1946, by George E. Boyd100
97,730 Freight Cars Ordered in 1946, by Fred C. Miles 102
Passenger Car Orders for Year Total 1,986, by Elaine C. Farrar107
Locomotives Ordered and Built in 1946, by Fred C Miles110
GENERAL NEWS 114
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