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Railway Age 1985 September A new generation of freight equpment
Railway Age 1985 September
126 pages
Contents
Features
41High-tech railroading: A new generation of carsDouble-stack container cars and aluminum/ steel coal cars prove the validity of the axiom that there's nothing like an idea whose time has come.
52 Tracking the fiber optics boomThe race to bury cable alongside railroad rights-of-way continues, despite worrisome signs that one day there may be more capacity than customers.
58 Clearing goes automaticOwners of Chicago's Clearing Yard have decided to invest $4.3 million to automate the east and west humps and speed up an already fast operation.
59 Seaboard's time-saver yardSpeedy handling at the new Bedford Park terminal is helping Chicago-Atlanta-Jacksonville intermodal trains post on-time records of 95% or better.
61 Alcohol/drugs: What the new rule meansIn an exclusive interview with Railway Age, FRA Administrator John H. Riley describes the thinking behind the new rule-and what it's going to take to make it work.
69 Motorola tests ATCS componentGlobal Positioning experiments on UP were aimed at testing the accuracy of train location, and identifying trouble spots where satellite signals are lost.
80Hornell: Back in businessA steady stream of weary transit and commuter equipment is pouring into the former Erie locomotive shop to be rejuvenated by Morrison-Knudsen.
87Chicago's test-tube lineAs it speeds riders to O'Hare, CTA's airport extension is serving as a testing ground for new system-wide signaling and maintenance practices.
Update
23 BN's new Seattle yard opens
24 NYK trains use pioneering SP double-stacks
25 M-K wins intermodal terminal contract
26 BulkTainer brings new tank traffic to railroads
26 C&NW moves to reduce debt
31 New EMD orders total $84.1 million
31 UP backs off from Katy deal
35 Crew agreement spurs BN to add short, fast trains
35 Aluminum bodies for old cars?
37 SP, Redland Worth share award
37 NS consolidates intermodal units
39 World Bank aids Mexican rails
39 FGE upgrades Chessie fleet
75 Toronto: Planning for 21st century
76 LIRR updates riders on electrification
76 PAT awards light rail contracts
77 SEPTA cars get space-age relays
77 High-speed meeting in Florida
77 Siemens completes Houston-Dallas study
78 Federal court bars Westway permit
78 BART tests C-car prototypes
Comment
6 Inside
19 Watching Washington
20 Lines on Labor
73 In Transit
126 Publisher's Perspective
Departments
8 Meetings
13 Industry Outlook
14 Market Outlook
88 Bookshelf
89 TTD Newsletter
95 Letters
97 People in the News
103 Products Report
118 New Literature
125 100 Years Ago
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