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Railway Age 1991 September Short LInes & Regional Coal M/W macines fast on AC TR
Railway Age 1991 September
124 pages
Contents
SHORT LINES AND REGIONALS
RailTex clones success p. 59Bruce Flohr rules a mini-empire of short lines with a simple management philosophy: Get good people, give them a chance to do their thing, then give them a share of the profits.
Short lines, shops, and bottom lines p. 77Some short lines are generating significant extra income by repairing or rebuilding cars for other railroads, private car lines, and leasing companies.
30 Coal: New markets, new equipmentNew opportunities for coal-hauling roads will mean new opportunities for railcar builders as the demand for higher-capacity, lighter-weight equipment increases.
35 Fast-on, fast-off m/w machinesQuick Removal Equipment developed by Burlington Northern and a supplier permits mini-gangs to take advantage of relatively small track-time windows for tie removal/ insertion.
41 A.c. traction: How soon?AAR researchers have concluded that a.c. traction is the way to go-but first they recommend a limited North American pilot fleet to develop additional performance data.
51 What shippers really wantIt's not just price, but a "value package" including "ease of doing business." That TBS roundtable finding helps set the stage for the upcoming American Railroad Conference.
84 Transit: Talking tough on turnkeyAn expert cautions: "It's time to stop dreaming that simply transferring the risks and responsibilities to the private sector miraculously will transform subsidized public service projects into privately financed money-making machines."
Comment
4 Inside
9 Lines on Labor
12 Watching Washington
14 Financially Speaking
75 The Marketing Advocate
83 In Transit
Departments
7 Industry Outlook
8 Market Outlook
96 VTS Newsletter
102 People in the News
106 Products
112 100 Years Ago
115 Meetings
118 Literature
123 Advertisers Index
123 Advertising Sales
Update
Rail
15 Dempsey to retire; AAR critic Walsh takes a new job
15 Private freight car ownership increases as the total fleet declines
18 Operating employees grumble as more roads repeal a "rite of passage"
18 Ad winners: NYCTA, CR, UTC, MK, Brenco
20 TCU withdrawal further weakens Railway Labor Executives group
22 O T committee votes mandatory AEI for the North American fleet
22 Santa Fe begins runthrough operation
23 Thrall sharpens focus on customers
23 Transcontrol business merged into US&S
23 $51 million added to TTX outlays
24 Two accidents trigger SP hazmat review
25 Conrail expands Ashtabula capacity
Short Lines and Regionals
26 Iowa Interstate gets a new start under Heartland and RDC
26 216-mile TC&W begins operation in Minnesota
Intermodal
27 A new intermodal team: BN and GB&W
27 Santa Fe raises intermodal rates
27 Quality Stack Service expanded by Santa Fe
27 ITA and IMA schedule joint meeting
Transit
28 Proposals sought for LAX-Palmdale line
28 SEPTA and PAT win dedicated funding
28 Toronto expands POP to all streetcars
28 CN adds passenger marketing unit
28 What AFC will mean for New York
28 Siemens and Duewag form new company
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