Railway Age 1974 February 11 Chemical Weed Control

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Published semi-monthly by the Simmons Boardman Publishing Corporation

Cover: Photo shows a highway/rail-way spray truck applying du Pont "Krovar" I weed killer. It was taken by Jim Dallas for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Contents:

Chemical Weed Control:

Tool for economical track maintenance p. 18

America's oldest: MBTA maps 10-year, $1.5 billion rail transit expansion p. 20

America's newest: As others take potshots, 70,000 a day say BART is great p. 22

Railroads and the press: The view from the newsroomp. 24

Alternative to octopus concept of Northeast reorganization p. 30

Car orders at 105,765 in 1973p 8

NTSB asks action on rail failuresp 8

Changes proposed in Federal car standardsp 8

Rate-hike plea tied to fuel costsp 8

CP Rail buys line from Maine Centralp 8

20-million-ton coal terminal plannedp 8

DOT recommends restructure for Northeastp 8

TAA sessions focus on rail problemsp 10

Rising costs offset increased revenuesp 14

CN Turbo stages a comebackagainp 16

If rationing comes, then what?p 38

Herringer pledges UMTA funds will be spentp 38

Hartke announces Amtrak auto ferryp 38

NY, NJ push airport rail projectsp 38

I RT issues new safety guidelinesp 38

Wabco, Ltd. plans $3.5-million plantp 38

Klauder will design Amtrak carsp 38

FRA to look into subway safetyp 38

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