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Railway Age 1985 February Cabooses The end is in sight High speed studies pick u
Railway Age 1985 February
74 pages
Contents
Features
27 Cabooses: The end is in sight Cabooseless operations are safer as well as cheaper. That's the finding of railroads that are now running 1,000 cabooseless trains.
35 PLC looks to diversified role Pullman Leasing, with a fleet of more than 24,000 cars, is no longer tied to the equipment of a single builder as it seeks to broaden its base.
36 Light weight, heavy returnDetroit Edison's experience with aluminum/steel cars has proved so rewarding that the utility is buying three new trainsets from Ortner.
40 Laser beams bright in CN's future Reliability and truck-competitive rates helped put CN's Montreal-Toronto trains in the win column. Now, Laser service is ready for expansion.
44 High-speed rail: Down to serious businessThe map of proposed high-speed passenger corridors is getting less cluttered, but planners who are still on the job seem to mean business.
53 Amtrak: Miracle at Beech GroveBrought back from the brink of obsolescence, the shop is efficiently handling Amtrak's work and assembling subway cars under contract.
63 Winning the war on weedsMost vegetation control is now in the hands of contract killers, who are bringing an impressive arsenal of weapons to bear on the problems.
Update
21 West Coast ports vie for lead in intermodal race
21 C&NW seeks access to more BN traffic
21 Competitive access agreement
22 NASAB plans a "summit" seminar
22 Union Pacific offers a new service
23 GTW and P&LE: The "Prorail" alternative
24 On tap at Madison: Advice for short lines
24 Thrall takes over Portec car line
24 Trinity acquires the BACKPACKER
25 SP expands use of solar power
Comment
6 Inside
16 Watching Washington
18 Lines on Labor
42 In Transit
74 Publisher's Perspective
Departments
8 Meetings
13 Industry Outlook
14 Market Outlook
51 Letters
65 People in the News
69 Products Report
70 New Literature
72 Classified Advertising
72 Advertisers Index
73 100 Years Ago
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