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Railway Age 1955 September 26 Harriman Safety award winners
Railway Age September 26 1955 Vol 139 No 13
CONTENTS
Week at a Glance
Cabinet Committee report recommendations were analyzed in House committee hearings last week. Secretary Weeks explained the objectives of the report and Carter Fort expounded the railroads' support of the rate-freedom proposals. 7
Joint UP-C&NW operation of through trains between Chicago and the Pacific Coast, in effect for 66 years, will end October 30, when the Milwaukee takes over for the North Western. 8
Transport executives are optimistic about the future progress of each important form of transportation. Last week's Associated Traffic Clubs of America's annual meeting was the forum where they expressed their views. 9
Harriman Awards for the best 1954 safety records have been presented. Gold medal winners: Norfolk & Western, Monon, and Texas Mexican. The railroads' 1954 overall safety record was the best in their history, with fatalities down 15% from the best previous showing. 10 and 38
New "Denver Zephyr" equipment has been ordered from Budd by the Burlington, including four "Siesta coaches." the first to be operated on any railroad. 13
FORUM: Should railroad suppliers join the RPI? The answer is "Yes," and the fundamental reasons are two-such affiliation will be in the interests of the suppliers' customers, and so will advance the legitimate self-interest of the suppliers themselves. 31
"Piggyback" is giving the trucks a run in eastern Canada, where the two principal roads have set up a "three phase" tariff system to accommodate the needs of different classes of shippers using trailer-on-fiat-car service between Toronto and Montreal. 32
Insulated "damage free" cars are serving the Texas & Pacific well in the movement of canned goods and similar commodities where sweating induced by sudden temperature changes may cause rusting, or where cold spells may make freezing possible. 34
How the D&RGW finds broken wheels with a device installed at its classification yard at Grand Junction, Colo. 35
Revisions in locomotive inspection rules, particularly those applying to diesels, have been proposed by the ICC, which plans a public hearing in November to get the reaction of railroads and other interests to the changes. 36
Three lessons in supervision-that's what railroad men at last week's Roadmasters' and Bridge & Building conventions heard from three railroad executives. The topics: How to deal with "automation"; How to work together; and How to keep modern. 40
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