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Railway Age 1957 September 2 WHere railroad radio stands today
Railway Age 1957 September 2
Another waterways threat to the railroads p 9
Maybe even more vital to them than the St. Lawrence river project is the Illinois Waterway scheme to open up a big-capacity link between Chicago and the Mississippi. Aware of the "backdoor" challenge, railroads affected are shaping plans to meet it.
What is the railroads' financial picture? p.11
Wall Street appraisal generally is not too bright, but strong sentiments of selective optimism pervade the gloom. Scarce money situation isn't thought to harm rail equipment programs any more than it does other industries seeking expansion capital. There's money to be had-at a price; experts think the potential gains are worth it.
British roads set up new LCL rate pattern p.11
With almost complete rate-making freedom acquired July 1, British Railways have set up an lcl scale based on "loadability" and destination, whether between major or minor stations. They are to price services to compete with other carriers and shipper-owned transport.
Where railroad radio stands today p.20
In yards, on trains, for dispatching, for inspections-it's radio that ties railroads together to an increasing degree. Communications keeps trains moving; the job radio does makes you wonder how the industry could have got along without it.
Canadian shippers like agreed charges p.26
Virtually 100 per cent agreement is found among industrial traffic men in the provinces that agreed charges are being used fairly and sensibly. They are an aid to business, they say; they are not discriminatory and they aren't going to drive the trucks off the highways.
Special tie car cuts unloading costs p.30
A gondola with side sheets removed provided the answer to the Illinois Central's problem of tie distribution and unloading. Removable vertical slats ease the job of sliding ties off cars along trackside with train underway, reducing costs and injury hazards.
New car repair idea wins on NY Central p.33
Pioneering rip track procedures have been set up at the road's Frontier yard. Repair time is being trimmed, cars are being forwarded quicker. That's why the system will be
They're turning night into day p.36
New equipment and techniques give "illumination as well as light" and they pay off in efficiency, safety and morale.
Teletype duplicated in 4 seconds p.40
With 5,000 messages a day flooding the Great Northern's communications center, fast paperwork processing is a must. Here's how they handle the job.
The Action Page-Cities and railroads, natural alliesp.46
There are signs of increasing agreement that highways alone can't solve urban transportation problems. The railroads are a natural element in the picture which makes it important for industry spokesmen to join in whenever the subject is aired.
Short and Significant
Each of the New Haven's three lightweight trains . . .
will have a dining car within a month. The dining cars will be made by converting one of the present cars on each of the trains -the "Dan'l Webster," the "John Quincy Adams" and the "Roger Williams"-at a total cost of about $300,000. Decision to convert, a railroad spokesman said, was based partly on a poll of the preferences of the passengers on the new trains.
Trainmasters drive on rails . . .
on the Minneapolis & St. Louis to cut their driving time by one-third. Two Hy-Rail cars (station wagons with retractable flanged wheels) have been purchased and more are coming so that all trainmasters will have them.
Industrial development . . .
continues to boom around Chicago. In connection with its accelerated program, Chicago & North Western is promoting a new industrial project totaling almost 1,500 acres in subUrban Elk Grove (plus another 1,500 acres of residential development). The Milwaukee indicates it, too, will serve the area.
Super-roads come high . . .
The Illinois toll road commission's $415 million bond issue will fall about $40 million short of covering costs of completing the 187-mile system. Not included in the $40 million figure are financing and interest charges that will be incurred in issuing a supplemental bond issue.
To halt fiery crossing accidents . . .
Missouri Pacific employees have been urged to report drivers of trucks hauling explosives or incendiary materials who violate crossing laws. Two incendiary collisions occurred on MoPac lines in a month.
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