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Railway Age 1958 June 20 Weekly Santa Fe Convention report EMD
Railway Age Weekly June 20 1960 Vol 148 No 25
CONTENTS
NYC asks merger 'ground rules' P. 9
C&O's decision to ask ICC for permission to acquire control of the B&O was followed by two fast moves by the NYC: (1) A request that the Commission consider new "ground rules" for eastern mergers; (2) an announcment that NYC will consider making its own proposal to B&O stockholders. Meanwhile, N&W and NKP reached agreement on merger terms.
Cover Story-Mechanical division meets in San Francisco p.14
The convention heard SP's D. J. Russell call for broader, interdepartmental thinking, and a plea for revised per diem rates that would spur new equipment development from Southern VP D. W. Brosnan.
Cover Story-Re-dieselize and save money, says EMD p.20
The savings, EMD believes, would be comparable to those realized from the railroads' initial dieselization. Diesel replacement offers added motive power capacity, as well as fuel economy, and lower operating and maintenance costs.
Cover Story-Santa Fe impresses engineering students p.28
Railroading still offers challenge and opportunity. The Santa Fe has been demonstrating this to civil engineering students by showing them its huge line-change job in Arizona
Microwave: The pros and cons p.30
The plus and minus factors that must be considered in microwave planning were outlined in special committee reports presented at the AAR's Communications Section meeting in Detroit last week.
The Action Page-Spotlight on freight traffic p.42
Railroads urgently need more revenue to meet the cost of increased wage rates. The revenue will have to be brought in by the traffic department. Here's a list of some major assignments on the agenda of most traffic departments.
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