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Railway Age 1987 January Great passenger train comeback Centralizing opeerations
Railway Age 1987 January
Features
27 CSX centralizes operations control
Ex-Seaboard and ex-Chessie people are now overseeing all train operations from Jacksonville, a changeover that was accomplished with speed and efficiency.
30 Regional railroading: Risks and rewards
How does a seller identify a spin-off candidate line? How does a buyer pick a winner? A Railway Age/Irving Trust seminar turned up some answers.
35 Will aluminum cars lead a turnaround?
As trainsets of coal cars ordered 15 to 20 years ago start to wear out, the market for lighter-weight, aluminum-sided hoppers and gondolas could open up.
37 Heavy hauling for profit
Harnessing advances in track/train dynamics technology for greater productivity in a time of depressed business was the theme of the latest heavy-haul conclave.
43 ATCS: Will UP be first?
A ground based track-transponder/on-board interrogator system could be in place systemwide within 36 months. The projected rate of return: 60% annually.
48 The great passenger train comeback
Though still viewed by a near-sighted Reagan Administration as anachronisms, trains as people movers are experiencing an extraordinary renaissance.
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