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Railway Age 1987 December Amtrak outlook Grain intermodal UP
Railway Age 1987 December
29 Architects of change: W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
To help keep the nation's intercity rail passenger system going-and growing-Amtrak's CEO proposes a trust fund: 'A penny a gallon on the gasoline tax would give us enough capital to meet all of our needs and allow reasonable expansion."
33 1988 Outlook: View from the top
Railroad CEOs see '88 as another year of sizing down and shaping up. As they strive to become more competitive, they're looking hopefully to the bargaining tables-and worriedly at rereg legislation in Congress.
40 Traffic trends: Grain, intermodal set the pace
An analysis by Atlantic Systems, Inc. shows that unexpectedly strong traffic has pushed up demand for nearly all car types, especially equipment for grain and chemicals.
42 Dispatching, "Stars Wars" style
At Omaha, UP will consolidate dispatching for the entire system, using US&S technology pioneered at Portland where the ctc center is known as the "Star Wars" room.
45 Labor/management: Time for tough decisions
Labor expert Ben Fischer finds "strong reasons for each railroad and its employees to deal directly with each other rather than through intermediaries..."
48 Personal injuries: C. Bio-mechato the rescue
Over-exertion causes problems painful to both workers and employers. The dollar cost to railroads is over half a billion a year. Now a new science suggests remedies,
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