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Railway Age 1982 March 8 Conrail GRS staying young at 78 w expanding R&D
Railway Age March 8 1982 Vol 183 No 5
CONTENTS
FEATURES
19 Drew Lewis: "I feel good about Conrail"
In an exclusive interview with Railway Age, DOT Secretary Lewis talks about his hopes for Conrail, Amtrak, transit-and prospects for more rail deregulation.
25 Track machines: They're working harder, faster
Here's how manufacturers have responded-and continue to respond-to railroad demands for m/w programs that leave more track-time for revenue operations.
32 New reefer trailers are designed to keep their cool
Union Pacific Fruit Express and Freuhauf have come up with a design in which air circulation will be improved through a number of structural changes.
34 When is it better to load a foreign car?
Peter W. French, manager of the AAR's Freight Car Management Program, had some interesting answers for railroaders attending a recent Memphis seminar.
36 GRS: Staying young at 78 with expanding R&D
Research and development leading to technological breakthroughs-and new product lines-is a tradition at GRS, which has recently doubled its R&D outlays.
46 Dade County Metrorail takes shape
Completion of the 20.5-mile Stage I line-plus a downtown feeder system-is now assured; first trains are expected to be in operation by Christmas 1983.
NEWS
6 Short and Significant
12 Pullman: "We're down-but not out"
14 Exemption for all boxcar traffic?
14 A leaner Conrail posts a profit
15 FBA's new Track Safety proposals
15 For ICC, help is on the way
43 Track Train Dynamics Newsletter
54 U.S. seeks to ease coal buyers' fears
55 The Railway Market
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