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Railway Age 1991 May Is profitable intermodal here at last Washington Metro
Railway Age 1991 May
88 pages
Contents
Special Report:
INTERNATIONAL INTERMODAL EXPO '91
Conrail Mercury, Hub and IBM:Have they broken the code to profitability"p 30
New Orleans thinks bigA port, six line-haul railroads, and a plan p. 37
Quantum's pace quickensA successful railroad-trucker partnershipp 43
Iron Highway fills a gapIt could open rail intermodal to new trafficp 48A
TT equips for growthNow: the heavy-lift double-stack carp 53
56B CN's high-tech operations managementWith a sophisticated new computerized management center, CN hopes to improve safety, service, and efficiency. It will eventually integrate ATCS with existing computer systems.
58 Washington's world-class Metro at 15President Lyndon B. Johnson, 25 years ago, ordered a transit system for the nation's capital that would be "among the most attractive in the world." That system has now been running brilliantly for 15 years. Despite problems, building continues toward the 103-mile goal.
72 From GATX, the ArcticarGeneral American calls it "the most efficient cryogenic railcar in the industry today." It could help capture frozen food traffic that now moves by motor carrier.
74 Locomotives: A rebuilding rebound?Battered in recent months by war and recession, rebuilding/remanufacturing continues to offer a cost-effective option to power-hungry railroads.
Comment
4 Inside
9 Lines on Labor
12 Watching Washington
14 Financially Speaking
16 High Speed Currents
Departments
7 Industry Outlook
8 Market Outlook
71 Advertising Sales
73 People in the News
78 Products
80 Meetings
82 100 Years Ago
83 Advertisers Index
Update
17 ICC will consider IC bid for MidSouth
17 Trackwork company plans Alabama facility
17 A Special Board-and a 65-day countdown
17 AAR, FRA schedule World Rail Congress
18 CP wins access to Philadelphia port
18 GE cites US&S as a quality shipper
18 Vancouver to host heavy-haul workshop
19 CN ranks safest in accident frequency
19 CSXT signs with Motel Sleepers
19 RailTex starts up 17th short line
20 Hub's Phil Yaeger wins ITA award
20 Con-Way Intermodal reports growth
20 SP and MOL move to tighten security
20 Salzberg winners: Don Welch, Nat Welch
22 Crowley's Dimmling is new ITA president
22 Portland posts record container loadings
22 Itel Rail takes over container terminals
24 Intermodal's future: Perils and promise
26 Bay Area introduces multi-transit tickets
26 Transit mourns the death of a friend
27 Amtrak consolidates New York service
28 VRE moves toward October opening
28 Los Angeles finds that safety pays
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