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Railway Age Weekly 1959 December 14 Special Report Communication Tell the People
Railway Age Weekly 1959 December 14 Special Report Communication Tell the People
44 Pages
Contents
Canadian RRs ask grain rate aid p. 9
Losses on export grain traffic-totaling about $65,000,000 a year-constitute the "largest single problem" of the CNR and CPR. To close the gap-and still maintain low freight rates for western farmers-they have asked for a government subsidy.
D&H uses TV at grade crossing p.15
It's part of a crossing-protection installation that has produced net annual savings of $130,596 for the road.
TELL THE PEOPLE p. 21
Here begins a program we hope will help railroad public relations officers in their vitally important assignment of telling today's railroad story to their own people, their customers and the public. The ideas, copy, photos and art may be freely used by any railroad as it sees fit . . . in employee publications, advertisements, talks, letters, mailings, etc.
C&EI, Seaway hit it off well p.26
One road that's happy about the St. Lawrence Seaway is the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. C&EI is now in the process of establishing new export rates which promise to (1) recapture business from trucks and barges and (2) yield a high revenue per ton-mile.
Jet blast clears NYC tracks p.27
A surplus B-36 engine harnessed to a modified caboose has given the New York Central a snow blower that has excited the interest of both the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Agency, who have similar snow removal problems.
The Action Page-What about suburban service? p.44
A solution to the suburban passenger service mess is urgently needed. The solution would help the entire railroad industry, not just that part of it where losses from the service are critical.
Short and Significant
Experimental double-deck flat car . . .
with improved Shock Control sliding underframe was expected to go into service on the Santa Fe last week. Car will handle new autos from Detroit to the West.
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