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Railway Age 1990 November Wisonsin Central Working for growth 1990-91 commuter r
Railway Age 1990 November
88 pages
Contents
Features
1990-91 Commuter Railroad Planner's Guide
Building new rail markets31Commuters in the sprawling suburbs of Washington, D.C., are increasingly turning to commuter rail as an alternative to jammed highways. Suburban Maryland's MAR system is the nation's fastest growing rail commuter operation; northern Virginia will soon have its own commuter lines into the nation's capital.
Supplier profiles54Some of the major companies that can help to plan, build, equip, and operate commuter rail systems list their capabilities.
24 Wisconsin Central: Working for growthThe philosophy that accounts for WC's prosperity is succinctly summed up by President Edward A. Burkhardt: "The transportation companies that are successful are the ones that get deeply into the customers business.
65 Freeze-fighters get ready for winterCP, BN, and Santa Fe operate in winter climates that range from extreme to moderate, but their freeze-fighting efforts have two things in common: Planning and preparation.
67 For Honolulu, trains at last?It has taken 25 years of on-again, off-again planning, but Hawaii's capital city is finally moving toward a system of automated, medium-capacity trains. Turnkey proposals are being sought.
87 Car builders keep innovatingThis month's expanded Perspective section, by Publishing Director Robert G. Lewis, examines some brand new freight equipment, including a remarkable "seamless train" called the Slot Machine.
Comment
4 Inside
11 Watching Washington
12 Lines on Labor
13 Equipment Financial Trends
16 High Speed Currents
87 Perspective
Departments
9 Industry Outlook
10 Market Outlook
75 100 Years Ago
76 People in the News 78 Products
80 Literature
81 Advertisers Index 81 Advertising Sales
82 Letters
83 Meetings
Update
17 BN acts to help called-up reservists
17 Japanese shipping line buys 5% of Rio Grande
17 Guaranteed service expanded by Hub
17 Granite City plant adding 200 workers
17 Transport praised for Desert Shield role
17 Cogifer upgrading trackwork plant
18 SP gets second route into Chicago
18 CSL Intermodal rates tied to highway miles
19 P&W and ICI open intermodal terminal
19 L&D savings add up to one new locomotive
19 Crews vandalize comfort cabs
20 307 firms sign for Intermodal Expo '91
20 NS, UP publications top ARC honors list
20 Santa Fe expedites chemical traffic
21 Voluntary standard for AEI approved
21 Intermodal leaders: Chicago, Atlanta
22 Billboards suggest pollution solution
22 VIA Rail unveils first restored cars
22 Los Angeles mayor welcomes rail plan
23 European East Pass available Jan. 1
23 NICTD wins grant for CSS&SB deal
23 Arbitration award ends CTA dispute
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