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Railway Age 1986 August High productivity at the ehad end Computers take on cont
Railway Age 1986 August
106 pages
Contents
Features
30 High-productivity railroading: Hiatus at the head-endThe technology for dramatically improved motive power efficiency is ready and waiting-and waiting and waiting. Why?
33 High tech: How much? How soon?A Railway Age Irving Trust Co. conference concluded that railroads can afford what they need; it's a question of priorities.
36 A "second source" success storySome railroads wanted a source of rebuilt turbos other than the OEM. Here's how an aggressive California company responded.
39 1986 Directory of car and locomotive contract repair facilitiesRailway Age's annual listing cross-indexes shops by location and by company, and describes the services each can perform.
71 CAD centers multiplyIn a little over a decade, the number of computer-aided dispatching centers has grown to 29, and the end is not in sight.
78 Longest tunnel takes shapeCenterpiece of an ambitious double-tracking and grade-reduction project, CP's Mount Macdonald tunnel is nearing completion.
80 "Short, fast and frequent"A new breed of trains tailored for new traffic patterns is emerging-but all too often one of the elements is missing.
84 BART: Ridership down, hopes high A combination of increased fares and overcrowded trains has driven riders away. Will a capacity-expansion help?
91 Light rail: San Jose shows the waySanta Clara County's new 20-mile rail system, due to open in 1988, is shaping up as a showpiece of integrated mass transit.
92 "D" train scores A+ in first test New R-68 cars supplied by Westinghouse-Amrail rolled through their initial 30-day test with no problems-a novelty for NYCTA.
Update
22 GE Railcar acquires North American fleet
22 Twin-Hopper fleet delivered to Soo
22 Harmon to acquire Modern Industries
22 Soo ponders new cutbacks in Michigan
24 UP phases in new Customer Center
24 NSC withdraws from Operation Lifesaver
24 Santa Fe expands double-stack service
24 RSA tries to put freeze on freeloaders
25 Salt Lake woes plague the SP
25 Streamlined ICC closes 33 offices
26 Mayflower trailers take to the rails
26 PLM/RMC acquires new shop
26 Jefferson Warrior opens bulk facility
26 CN reclaims waste lubricants
27 Short line goes international
27 Derailment leads to evacuation
28 Dereg, Canadian style
28 Track use law challenged
28 Is ATSF labor listening?
83 Car shop will be DART's "first spike"
83 Honolulu picks project managers
83 Pittsburgh subway: A "phenomenal success"
Comment
6 Inside
19 Watching Washington
20 Lines on Labor
82 In Transit
106 Publisher's Perspective
Departments
8 Meetings
13 Industry Outlook
14 Market Outlook
93 People in the News
97 Products Report
101 Literature
105 100 Years Ago
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