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Railway Age 1954 September 20 Weekly How to improve freight operations Erie
Railway Age September 20 1954 Vol 137 No 12
CONTENTS
Railroads have protested extension of first-class air mail experiments. The 69 chief mail-handling roads have demanded a "full hearing" before the Civil Aeronautics Board, claiming extension of the tests through 1955 would cost the railroads $1,000,000. 9
The Seaboard Air Line has filed suit asking suspension of a recent ICC order that the SAL and the Atlantic Coast Line provide for interchange of freight traffic at Jacksonville, Fla. 10
Santa Fe President Gurley, speaking before a Chicago Board of Trade symposium, stated that enforced union membership is "an intolerable deprivation of liberty" and that unions seek, not to serve members, but to dominate them. 12
FORUM-How best avoid government ownership? If other forms of transport continue to have free access to the public purse, ought not the railroads, seeking equality, explore the possibility of gaining tax credits for fixed property improvements? 55
The walls were bulging (almost) at the Erie's Chicago freighthouse. Switch to mechanized operation resulted in more capacity and higher efficiency. 56
What's ahead for the supervisor? Plans for cost control, greater efficiency and better employee relations discussed at Roadmasters' and B&B meeting along with view of what might be expected in event of H-bomb attack. 58
How to improve freight operation. Investigation shows more, rather than less, time spent on air brake inspection is one solution. 61
Gas-turbine operation has been extended on the Union Pacific; fuel costs per gtm are now no greater than for diesels.62
Cost-cutting mergers were advocated by Katy President Fraser at the AAR Treasury Division meeting, where Railway Age's W. H. Schmidt, Jr., called for new pricing and government policies. 63
The Crandic goes diesel on its 50th anniversary with complete change in motive power-and in communications. 69
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