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Railway Age 1980 June 30 Commodities Grain by rail Technology L&D prevention
Railway Age June 30 1980 Vol 181 No 12
CONTENTS
FEATURES
COMMODITIES BY RAIL GRAIN
24 Granger roads gear up for long-term growthThe recent performance of grain-hauling railroads will be a tough act to follow: In the 12 months ended March 31, they hauled an average of 92.1 million bushels a week, but while uncertainty clouds the immediate future, the granger roads are solidly optimistic for the long term.
30 How one big grain co-op cultivates the railroadsAGRI Industries is among those Iowa shippers that are working closely with the railroads-sometimes putting up cash advances-to ensure good service.
32 Railroad technology: L&D preventionThe AAR's relatively recent emphasis on preventive tactics has stirred new interest and greater activity among manufacturers of damage-reducing hardware.
46 When 20-20 vision was flawedABC-TV's recent look at railroad safety gave the viewers some spectacular film footage-but a badly distorted picture of what is really going on.
38 GTW-DT&I: A smooth transitionSays GTW President John Burdakin: "We are both very much service-oriented railroads. We can't afford to let that commitment to service be upset."
NEWS
4 Short and Significant
12 Conrail falters; new study ordered
12 Southern and NW come to terms
12 D&H plea: Act now, study later
18 Court challenges coal-rate formula
18 Amtrak to test LRC in Northeast
18 SP, SF: Where does Tucumcari fit in?
66 New grains scored in produce traffic
68 Locomotive safety: How rules were set
71 The Railroad Market
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