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Railway Age 1961 February 20 Weekly Automatic yards Auto TOFC damage
Railway Age Weekly February 20 1961 Vol 150 No 8
CONTENTS
Mitchell quits rules commission P. 9
The former secretary of labor has found that political campaigning in New Jersey won't leave him with sufficient time to devote to the "featherbedding" study.
AAR hits Teamster charges p.10
The railroads have struck back at what they call "a self-serving, destructive campaign... to halt or cripple piggybacking."
Cover Story-New Haven cleans diesel parts fasterp.12
The road does it with automatic cleaning systems, which have reduced costs. Cleaning time has been cut by over 60%.
ICC orders grade crossing probe p.14
The Commission will investigate the rising number of accidents involving trains and highway trucks hauling dangerous cargoes.
Cover Story-Automatic yards: What they will and won't do p.16
The yards have limitations and advantages. Among the latter are the facts that they reduce damage to lading and cars and they cost less to operate than flat yards. Here's a summary of current thinking about the problems, and the decided benefits, of operating automatic yards.
How two RRs fight the damage problem p.22
The C&NW has stepped up its successful campaign against loss and damage by creating a department staffed with specialists. The Clinchfield has come up with an ingenious solution to the problem of ice-caused damage to automobiles stacked on multi-level cars.
Philadelphia could be pattern p.33
President Kennedy, who has talked about setting up a department of urban affairs to deal with mass-transit problems, will find Philadelphia ready and willing to work out a joint federal-local program.
The Action Page-Regulation or execution? p.46
Some Interstate Commerce Commissioners deplore the undermining of common carriers by unregulated and private transportation. Other Commission members, and some hearing examiners, seem to be doing their level best to aid and accelerate that disastrous trend.
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