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Railway Age 1954 March 1 Weekly 169 seats for commuters High capacity for all se
Railway Age March 1 1954 Vol 136 No 9
CONTENTS
A schedule of licensing fees which would cost the nation's carriers about $1,750,000 for filing various types of applications, has been proposed by the I.C.C. 8
Kentucky Derby trips by railroad officers in business cars with guests now have a formal frown from the I.C.C. In its report on past Norfolk Southern practices, the commission said such use of railway equipment and carrier funds "is not consistent with the type of management contemplated by section 15a(2) of the Interstate Commerce Act." 9
The railroads' gross doubled, but net operating income increased only 11 per cent, in the period between 1941 and 1953, according to the latest "Monthly Comment" of an I.C.C. bureau. 13
To clean ditches in a long cut, the Toledo, Peoria & Western made successful use of off track grading machines. 14
Allocation of responsibility for loss and damage to freight is the principal topic in this week's Questions and Answers page. 16
FORUM: Economics of car supply is an inter-railroad problem which seems not to be receiving attention commensurate with its importance. 21
A high-capacity, all-service diesel, rated at 2,250 hp., is the latest addition to the Alco line. 22
New 169-seat commuter cars 16 double deckers - are now under construction for the Chicago & North Western by the St. Louis Car Company. 25
Despite the general decline in passenger traffic in 1953, as compared with 1952, eight Class I railroads reported higher passenger revenues the Burlington; Illinois
Central; Long Island; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Susquehanna; Northern Pacific; Reading, and Ann Arbor. Regular revenue and expense tables for all Class I railroads for December and 12 months of 1953 begin on page .... 27
BRIEFS
Another proxy fight seems to be in the offing, this time for control of the New Haven. The road's management recently announced a slate of nominees to the 21-man board which included replacements for seven incumbent directors, four of whom were named to the board last year to avert a proxy battle. Patrick B. McGinnis, partner in a New York Stock Exchange firm, has said a group of stockholders he represents will present the April 14 stockholders' meeting with an alternative list of 21 candidates, including the seven management is seeking to replace.
All western roads taking part in the family fare plan have "liberalized" it, with a further fare reduction (one-fourth, instead of one-half, the one-way fare for children between five and 12 years), plus removal of the restriction that required the head of the family to make the return trip with his family on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday departure dates only. The new features of the plan went into effect March 1.
The Department of Commerce has underway a study of "what should be modern government's role in the field of transportation." That's how the department's undersecretary for transportation, Robert B. Murray, Jr., describes the survey, which he thinks should lead to a "clearer definition of the basic needs of the nation for shipping, aviation, and highway transportation."
Television is being used by the Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh to speed up switching of mail cars to and from the post office. The camera is permanently focused on tracks serving the building; the receiver is in a signal tower 2,000 ft. away.
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