Railway Age 1979 December 10 CP Rail building for growth RRing for profit pt 6
Railway Age December 10 1979 Vol 180 No 23
CONTENTS
FEATURES
16 CP Rail: Building for growth
In its rugged western territory, the railroad is investing a quarter of a billion dollars in double-tracking projects which, writes Associate Editor Frank Malone, will mean the difference between traffic growth and stagnation.
24 Railroading for Profit-The people factor
Senior Editor Gus Welty analyzes the roles that management and labor-as well as government and the public-must play as a survival drama is acted out.
32 Calgary light rail: Ahead of schedule
Construction is going smoothly, and the projected May 1981 opening date appears certain to be met. Siemens-Duwag of West Germany is supplying the cars
36 Superliners: A touch of class in the West
Amtrak's new "Empire Builder" equipment was two years late going into service, but it appears to have been well worth the wait.
40 In New York, a railroad is reborn
People are calling it the "Winter Olympics railroad," but the new 114-mile Adirondack, its managers say, will turn out to be much more than that.
44 "Muni Metro" rolls toward a start-up
One big plus: Most of the problems Boston experienced with its Boeing LRVs had been corrected by the time similar cars were delivered to San Francisco.
NEWS
4 Short and Significant
10 NRUC, in the red, tightens its belt
10 Agreement near on deregulation?
10 ICC refuses to quarantine Conrail
12 Watching Washington
12 A moving walkway that accelerates
14 Amtrak studies
11 rail corridors
53 The Railroad Market
COMMENT
3 Inside
DEPARTMENTS
48 People in the News
48 Suppliers
48 Transit
50 100 Years Ago
14 Lines on Labor
53 Carloadings
56 Products Report
56 New Literature
55 Guide to Advertising
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