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Railway Age 1957 November 25 Detection devices coming into own WHeel checker for
Railway Age 1957 November 25
Loomis 'plugs' diversification p. 9
Restrictions on railroad use of other transportation media "cause an unwarranted increase in the total cost of moving the nation's traffic," AAR President Loomis told the convention of the National Industrial Traffic League. The league voted "no participation" in selective rate increase action and also deferred action on the "Symes Plan" for federal financing of railroad equipment purchases.
New C&O ore pier unloads a ton a second p.18
The $8.2-million facility being completed by the railroad at Newport News, Va., has three 18-ton ore-unloading cranes on a finger-type pier with two 48-in, belt conveyors running inshore to a semi-automatic carloading house. Here's how and why the pier will speed delivery of ore to its final destination, reduce ship turnaround time, and afford substantial savings to ship owners.
Detection devices are coming into their own p.20
Ten forms of apparatus, installed at many places on the road and in yards, can automatically detect hazardous conditions on tracks and bridges as well as defects on passing cars and locomotives, and can control signals to stop trains. Use of such devices is becoming increasingly necessary because, for one thing, there are now fewer men working on the wayside to spot the defects visually.
Public relations pay off for the D&H p.29
The effectiveness of the road's new and complete PR program, which is now a year and a half old, makes D&H men wonder how they ever got along without it. Main goal of the program is to help D&H employees, customers, shareholders, municipal and state legislatures and the general public understand why the road does what it does.
Santa Fe 'non-op' strike is averted p.40
Agreement in union-shop dispute, reached last week, came 77 hours before deadline set for a walkout by 15 non-operating unions. The issue of union use of members' dues for political purposes did not enter directly into the agreement, a labor spokesman says. The railroad indicates any dispute over the issue will be open for judgment by the courts.
Public relations are key to RR future p.41
So said Owen Clarke, chairman of the ICC, at the Railroad Industry Forum during last week's annual convention of the National Defense Transportation Association. Solution of the car-supply problem, he also said, should come from within the industry rather than through government assistance.
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