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Railway Age 1961 January 16 Weekly Staff report to management REview Outlook
Railway Age Weekly January 16 1961 Vol 150 No 3
CONTENTS
Atlantic-Gulf ships get umbrella P. 9
In order that water carriers in the Atlantic-Gulf coastwise trade may "survive," the ICC has ordered railroads to maintain piggyback rates 6% higher than competing truck-water and Seatrain rates.
REA: New container service p.95
A pilot operation between New York and St. Louis will involve the handling of containers (loaded on piggyback cars) in passenger trains.
REB gets hints on hiring p.1 13
The hiring gamble can be reduced by careful attention to details in the interview-and-testing stage, a Railway Educational Bureau meeting of training directors was told by Robert C. Johnson, Paxton-Mitchell personnel manager.
Southern fights BLF&E demands p.114
The railroad has asked a federal court in Georgia to throw out four "illegal" proposals of the union. One of the demands would freeze jobs as of March 1957.
Teamster pact may force rate hike p.114
A 42-cent wage and fringe benefit package won by the Teamsters is expected to force Chicago truckers to seek a 15% increase in rates.
Report to Management
OUTLOOK FOR 1961
Railroads eye new diesels p.15
Work rules controversy still warm p.18
Legislative program needs union support p.22
'Moderate' increases seen for maintenance-of-wayp.30
Spending plans hitched to carloadings p.35
New-rate program may make real gains p.37
Car builders look for sales upturn p.38
S&C outlays may total $60 million p.42
The Action Page: 1961-It's up to the executives p.118
REVIEW OF 1960
Resume of last year's railway operations p.49
Statistical review p.78
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