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Railway Age Weekly 1958 Oct 27 Special Report Tomorrow's Railroad Philadelphia
Railway Age Weekly 1958 Oct 27 Special Report Tomorrows Railroad
86 pages
RRs fight for full crew repeal . P. 9
Fourteen states now have laws fixing minimum crews for trains. In Arkansas, voters will have the opportunity Nov. 4 to return this prerogative to railroad management. If the law is upset, Arkansas railroads will be able to take the third brakeman off freight trains, save $3,000,000 a year.
Passenger trains to stay-Loomis p.80
The railroads don't want to quit the passenger business, and don't expect to, AAR chief tells New York businessmen. His own prediction : railroad passenger service will recover-and may even expand.
In Philadelphia: Trains vs. autos p.82
By paying the out-of-pocket costs arising from extra railroad service and lower fares, the city hopes to attract more commuters to the rails, unclog city streets. If successful, the subsidy, now on an experimental basis, may be extended.
Bi-levels slash maintenance costs p.72
C&NW's new cars will pay for themselves quickly, can be converted to commuter service if-as Chairman Heineman fears-through business is dying.
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