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Railway Age 1957 August 5 Reading upgrades bridges
Railway Age 1957 August 5
Faricy sees earnings key to future car supplyp 9
Big question facing railroads is where the money will come from to maintain buying programs. Elevated to AAR chairmanship, he introduces his successor as president, Daniel P. Loomis.
Car-lease plan reaction runs gamut p.13
Split between critics and proponents is on lines of whether federal agency equipment-leasing setup would accelerate or stem drift to government control.
New mining technology stimulates coal-fired turbine study p.20
Modern techniques in getting the coal, and post-mining processing give new impetus to experiments.
Test pairs container with 'Clejan' car p.23
Innovation in rampless piggyback loading uses truck-container unit specially rigged to work with lightweight TOFC car.
This CTC saves time two ways p.25
Completion of a 124-mile control section saves two hours running time for freight trains while giving the Santa Fe needed track capacity.
PICTURE REPORT: How the Reading upgrades bridges p.31
To get maximum use of a belt line skirting Reading, Pa., this road had to up the rating of four 50-plus year old bridges. Here's how four modern spans were erected.
The Action Page-Make Uncle Sam a Partner? p.52
The eastern roads' equipment-leasing plan is an expedient-but it's no disgrace. Chronic car shortage ailments must be cured. Opponents of this prescription should offer an alternative remedy.
Short and Significant
Frisco will accept conditions . . .
attached by ICC's Division 4 to its approval of that road's acquisition of Central of Georgia. It has so advised the commission. In addition to the usual ones for protection of employees and maintenance of existing routes, the conditions will require that Frisco offer to purchase Central stock held by minority interests. Close of the case awaits commission disposition of expected ap
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