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Railway Age 1961 August 7 Will weakened railroads cripple defense effort
Railway Age Weekly August 7 1961 Vol 151 No 6
CONTENTS
ATSF fears monopoly in West
In pressing its own bid for control of WP, Santa Fe told an ICC hearing that the rival bid of SP "does not provide for rail competition" between major centers p. 9
L&N uses throw-away filters
Air filtration costs for Louisville & Nashville locomotives are being cut in half by use of disposable glass-fiber pads in place of permanent panel-type filters p.13
Will weakened railroads cripple the defense effort?
More defense means more rail traffic. Can railroads handle it? There's disturbing room for grave doubt-unless Congress acts fast to correct old inequities p.14
AAR rail test car uses tracks or highways
A rail-testing vehicle that weighs less, costs less, and goes wherever there is a track or a road, uses transistorized components to fit equipment into limited space p.17
CTC cuts train times
Traffic control, with reversible running, is helping the Santa Fe cut one to three hours off train schedules on its new Arizona line relocation p.30
Hutchinson urges coordination
Complete rail-highway coordination, via joint-rate and through-route arrangements, will provide "the type of flexible service the public has a right to expect," says the ICC chairman. p.37
REB offers supervisors' course
Railway Educational Bureau's 24-unit course of instruction gives supervisors for those preparing for supervisory work) a new self-help tool p.38
The Action Page-Costs for competition
Here's a simple example of how railroads and public alike can be hurt by insistence on using "fully distributed costs" as a "floor" for setting competitive rates p.42
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