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Railway Age 1974 September 30 Railroad R&D It’s Coming on Strong
Railway Age 1974 September 30 Railroad R&D Its Coming on Strong
Railway Age is published semi-monthly. Cover, Design by Art Director Maurice Mates, Close-up photo of car coupler by Wallace W. Abbey.
Contents
FREIGHT TRAFFIC ISSUE
Railroad R&D
Railroads mount widening attack in 12 key problem areasp 20
"An improved basis for change"p 29
SPECIAL REPORT
Ideas for better shippingp 34
News
Latest spending forecast: Up 23% p. 8
Amtrak's five-year plan p. 8
Reading goes into the black p. 8
Portland to Portland: 250 FMC cars p. 8
Toward a cleaner aci p. 8
An understanding, not a settlement p. 8
Servo grants aci license p. 8
From Pullman: A new family of open-tops p.10
$12.9-billion trust fund for railroads? p.12
Loan-guarantee bill gains in Congress p.16
Hartke proposes roadway takeover p.19
MoPac will haul trash, power plant will burn it p.19
Welded rail: Santa Fe passes the 5,000th milestone . . . p.48
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