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Railway Age 1976 May 10 ConRail’s first 30 days
Railway Age 1976 May 10 ConRails first 30 days
Published Semi-monthly by Simmons- Boardman publishing corporation
Cover: EMD's experimental electric locomotivethe GM6Cwas photographed by Don Ball, Jr., as it moved a ConRail Railvan consist eastbound through Metro Park, N.J., in April 1976.
Contents:
TRAFFIC
ConRail's first 30 daysp 20
ConRail system mapp 21
MOVING PEOPLE
Amtrak still awaits a firm "go" signalp 26
Los Angeles transit: Once more a grand planp 36
UMTA's start on railcar standardizationp 40
Grade crossings: Federal funds may help smooth the bumpsp 46
How to measure specific fuel consumptionIIIp 48
Super C: A noble experiment, endedp 8
RI sees "endorsement" in DOT movep 8
Union chiefs reject conciliation reportp 8
Frisco: "Pivotal"but "at ease"p 8
UP cuts grain rates to the Northwestp 8
First quarter '76: The trends are goodp 11
WRA calls "foul" on L&D 26 jam-upp 12
GATC Tank Train in commercial usep 14
CTA will install new radio networkp 45
Baltimore: Ready to start diggingp 45
MARTA signs with SFB for carsp 60
PA to back N.Y., N.J. transit projectsp 60
RTA makes service-purchase gainsp 60
UMTA to test people moversp 60
More crossing-gate protection?p 60
Best on-time record: Union Pacificp 60
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