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Railway Age 1978 May 8 Chicago Rail renaissance in the making
Railway Age May 8 1978 Vol 179 No 9
CONTENTS
28 Rail renaissance in Chicago
With RTA now firmly in control, rail transit /commuter facilities are taking on a handsome new look-and riders are starting to respond.
38 New Budd cars are Morocco bound
First order for the SPV-2000s will go to North Africa. U.S. buyers-including Amtrak, MBTA, and Chicago's RTA-are also interested.
40 FEC: Productivity showcase
Work-rules reform has brought gains in productivity and profits-and, not least important, greater job security and safety for employees.
44 Foot-dragging at the crossings?
Federal money is now available for greatly stepped-up activity in grade-crossing protection, but some feel that progress is far from satisfactory.
NEWS
10 Moving coal: Contract rates for railroads?
10 For urban transport: $200 million more?
12 Transit cars: Joint ordering by cities
14 Franco-Belge cars debut in Atlanta
18 RI: $50 million with strings attached
18 Freight cars: Caught in tangled CR web
20 Brake control saves flat wheels
DEPARTMENTS
61 Advertising sales offices
3 Inside
36 Letters
20 Lines on Labor
57 Market
39 Moving People
62 New Literature
48 100 Years Ago
52 People in the News
62 Product Report
4 Short and Significant
12 Watching Washington
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