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Railway Age 1961 June 12 Weekly Special report CPR NYC 3 ways to boose freight t
Railway Age Weekly June 12 1961 Vol 150 No 24
CONTENTS
REA introduces 'cube' rate
The "radical" new tariff for small shipments discards the weight-times-distance method of computing rates and puts the emphasis on space occupied P.9
Superintendents probe terminal tie-ups
An AARS committee which studied the problem came up with no pat answers-but suggested several areas where improvements can be made p.13
NYC introduces new Flexi-Van design
The so-called Mark III Flexi-Van system involves a new type of lighter and cheaper car, a different loading concept, and new king-size containers p.16
Pushbutton plant thaws coal cars
The oil-fired facility, built for an electric-generating plant of the Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., can thaw two five-car trains an hour p.22
CPR speeds data flow with tape
A tri-directional tape converter is used by the road to quickly prepare information received from the field for processing on a high-speed computer p.27
GE expands universal diesel line
The 600-hp U5B now becomes the smallest of the company's universal locomotives. The other new model is designated the U8B and is rated at 900 hp p.35
Martin outlines transport goals
The undersecretary of commerce for transportation says his office will move swiftly to translate previous transport studies into "action programs" p.40
Phillips buys 30,300-gal. tank cars
Built by General American, the cars are 19 ft shorter than other large-sized models but diameter increases from 99 in. at each end to 118 in. at the midriff p.41
Computer dispatching role aired
How digital computers can help the train dispatcher-particularly in the rapid-transit field -was described at an AIEE conference in Cleveland last week p.42
The Action Page-Three ways to boost freight traffic
Railroads must provide large-volume movement at lower rates, accelerate the extension of piggyback and container service, and intensify their rate-reform program p.46
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