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Railway Age 1981 November 30 TOFC / COFC
Railway Age November 30 1981 Vol 182 No 22
CONTENTS
FEATURES 22 TOFC/COFC: It's a growth market again
In a recession year that has seen overall railroad traffic slide. piggyback is bucking the trend. Deregulation has helped; savvier marketing and improved equipment and service are also contributing to the turnaround.
26 CP Rail places its bets on domestic containers
The shift of boxcar traffic into containers is well under way. CP is investing $80 million in intermodal improvements, with the emphasis on domestic containers. They now come in both 44-ft, 3-in. and 29-ft sizes.
30 A unit train that's in the chips
A Conrail/Hammermill Paper Co. unit train has now completed 10 years of operation. Associate Editor Bill Fahrenwald, who was aboard the train on its 936th trip, tells how it came to be-and how both parties have benefited.
36 What the new tax law means to railroads.
While certain provisions of the law grant important short-term benefits-particularly in track depreciation-the overall effects are complex and poorly understood, says AAR Executive Vice President Richard E. Briggs.
41 Wheelsets: A world view
The seventh International Wheelset Congress in Vienna covered all aspects of the subject-metallurgy, design, manufacture, maintenance, and performance. Associate Editor John Armstrong summarizes the proceedings.
NEWS
4 Short and Significant
10 Non-ops retreat on wage demands
12 How Family Lines cut its fuel bill
16 Coal traffic sets new records
16 RPI backs OT-5 changes
16 Justice probes flag-out boycott
20 FRA gets bids for Conrail lines
56 The Railroad Market
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