Railway Age 1956 November 5 Automation comes to Minot Mechanical reefers keep ru
Railway Age November 5 1956 Vol 141 No 20
CONTENTS
Railroads need more cooperation . . . ... and less pressure in their attempts to meet problems with which the industry is faced, George M. Harrison, Railway Clerks' president, told the annual convention of the Associated Traffic Clubs. . . . . p. 7
An extra $600 million . . . . . . in annual revenues is available to the railroads through expansion of piggyback operations and the time is ripe right now, according to t-o-f-c proponent Deodat Clejan. . . . p.8
FORUM: A job ahead . . . . . . for the railroads is in the political field, regardless of the outcome of this week's election. The industry still has to arouse popular support for the changes in national transportation policies which it needs to achieve equal competitive opportunity. . . . p. 33
Automation comes to Minot . . . . . . and brings the Great Northern savings great enough to pay for its $6.5-million investment in 10 years. . . . p.34
Mechanical reefers keep running . . . ... for FGE and associated companies because their policy is to change out parts in the temperature control system before they fail. . . . p.38
Go up 20,000 ft to make location maps . . . . . . effective for selecting the best route in areas where ground reconnaissance is well nigh impossible. . . . p.40
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