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Railway Age 1961 February 27 Weekly Freight Traffic issue Four way merger
Railway Age Weekly February 27 1961 Vol 150 No 9
CONTENTS
Four-way merger - why and how P. 9
Now before the ICC is a proposal that would create the nation's largest railroad network-the 24,000-mile Great Northern Pacific & Burlington Lines. Here, in two parts, is the story of what the merger will mean to the public and the railroads involved; and how it will be effected.
Eastern roads win antitrust case p.10
The U. S. Supreme Court has reversed lower-court rulings which awarded $852,000 in damages and lawyers fees to 41 Pennsylvania truckers and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association.
Shippers ask uniform regulation p.15
Well over half the respondents to this month's Traffic Poll favored combining transport regulation activities under a single agency. Creation of a federal department of transportation also was recommended by a majority of respondents.
N&W awards coal-pier contract p.18
The pier project will cost about $19,000,000. Target date for completion is December 1962.
Shipper of china needs low rates p.22
Transportation costs are of prime importance when an industry ships from one location to distributors all over the country. One such shipper is Syracuse China Corp., the country's largest and oldest manufacturer of china tableware.
CITL explores cost savers p.31
The league's Fifth Annual Traffic and Transportation Conference at Toronto focused attention on economies to be gained by more efficient distribution of goods.
Commission gets fireman issue p.37
The railroads have told the Presidential commission that they want to work out ways of eliminating firemen from road freight and yard diesels "without undue, unreasonable or unnecessary hardship" to the employees.
Seminar probes distribution management p.40
The concept of distribution management is a relatively new entry in the field of transportation studies. But the concept has come in for a lot of attention. A recent two-day seminar on the subject was attended by 43 traffic specialists.
The Action Page: 'Get well - but not just yet' p.58
How sick does transportation have to get before the doctors get down to serious surgery and medication? The patient has been diagnosed for a long time. What transportation needs more than anything right now are some significant legislative projects in the hands of able legislative strategists.
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