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Railway Age 1954 April 26 Weekly New Orleans Union Passenger
Railway Age April 26 1954 Vol 136 No 17
CONTENTS
New management, headed by Patrick B. McGinnis, has taken over from the Dumaine interests control of the New Haven, as the result of a hairline decision in a bitter stockholders' proxy fight, overshadowed only by the continuing battle on the NYC. 7, 8
AAR research is paying off, with annual savings of $100 million resulting from 55 projects.9
More liberal tax amortization may be allowed on freight cars, if a DTA recommendation is adopted. DTA also favors extending amortization to passenger cars. 11
A new all-purpose flat car designed. either for general service or "piggyback," is soon to be unveiled by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company. 11
FORUM: The contest for control of the New York Central imposes on both sides, regardless of the merits of their respective positions, the obligation to keep their public expressions within the realm of factual debate, lest the fight between them do serious harm to the railroad industry as a whole. 19
The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, which will be dedicated May 1, solves a multitude of headaches for the city and its attendant railroads. This issue covers the details of the new terminal in six separate articles, as follows:
Traffic Strangulation-and What New Orleans Did About It22
The New Terminal as the Key to the Traffic Problem24
The Station-Combining Beauty with Utility 26
Engine Terminal and Coach Yard29
Grade Separation on a Grand Scale30
Signals and Communications for Fast Train Handling32
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