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Railway Age 1957 March 18 Weekly Speedy data Why young engineers shun RRs
Railway age March 18 1957 Vol 142 No 11
CONTENTS
CPR steps up information flow p. 9
Operating a vast rail system is more than handling cars; there's an endless flow of data that parallels the freight. To keep pace with paperwork-and provide management with information in a hurry--the Canadian Pacific has linked its car-reporting network into eight data centers. These in turn are tied to the "nerve center" in Montreal, an IBM 705 electronic computer.
ICC okays merging NC&StL into L&N p.10
A new 6,000-mile rail system takes shape in the South as a result of last week's approval of the merger of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis into the Louisville & Nashville. L&N has long controlled NC&StL but the ICC said single-management operation should provide better cost control and aid in competition with other forms of transport.
NYC streamlines a key terminal p.28
With one big new automatic yard, which it dedicated last week, the New York Central has replaced eight existing yards in Buffalo. The new Frontier yard promises sharply improved service and a 72% return on investment.
How communications tie a yard together p.30
Frontier yard not only features the latest automatic equipment for the swift handling of cars, but has a speaker network which keeps key control points within fingertip reach of each other.
Thumbs down on "economy fuel" p.31
That's how Chicago & North Western's management feels after extensive comparison tests between low-grade and regular fuels. Use of economy fuel, C&NW found, increases maintenance due to greater wear and causes engine deposits which rob the diesel of operating efficiency.
Venezuela builds railroads instead of highways p.33
Because railroads have inherent advantages, for both passenger and freight service, this South American country is embarked on a 10-year building program to create a 2,637-mi rail network. Studies showed the railroad could be built, up to U.S. standards, at far less cost than a highway system strong enough to handle heavy over-the-road trucks.
Can you pull the pin on pessimists? p.58
You can when their arguments are full of holes, and that's the case with a recent piece in Harper's that paints the railroads' future in dark colors. But friends of the railroads have to stay on their toes to show up these specious soothsayings. Nobody else will do it.
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