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Railway Age Weekly 1959 November 9 Concrete Ties P&WV ACL SAL Unity work rule is
Railway Age Weekly 1959 November 9 Concrete Ties
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What top PRR change means P. 9
The Pennsylvania's announcement of a switch in its top management left a lot of questions unanswered last week. In an interview with Railway Age on the day he assumed his new job, PRR President Allen J. Greenough gave some of the answers. Here's what he had to say.
Rules proposals arouse unions p.10
Reaction of labor leaders to management's demands for sweeping revisions of working rules has ranged from bitter to mild. BLF&E President Gilbert says the carriers want to maintain "record profit levels" by "shoving thousands into unemployment lines." BLE President Brown thinks the proposals "could have been worse."
How to reduce crosstie costs p.18
Several areas of potential savings-including standardization-were explored at the recent convention of the Railway Tie Association in Cincinnati.
Cover Story-RRs plan concrete-tie tests p.20
Proponents of concrete crossties say they'll last longer and cost less to maintain than wood ties. Tests planned by the Seaboard and the Coast Line will be watched closely by the industry.
Cover Story-P&WV likes composition brake shoes p.26
Among other advantages, says the road, composition shoes last four times longer than metal shoes. All P&WV locomotives are now equipped with composition shoes. The changeover required close cooperation between the operating and mechanical departments.
New consolidated code ready p.34
Here's a rundown on the new Consolidated Code of Operating Rules 14 western roads are adopting Dec. 1. Technological improvements have resulted in a number of changes. For one thing, the engine crew rules no longer mention the job of locomotive fireman.
The Action Page-Why unity's imperative on rules issue p.42
The present working rules in the railroad industry are as out-of-date as a horsedrawn buggy. The rules can, and must, be changed by railroad men themselves-management and unions. Only by such unity can the industry's traffic, and employment possibilities, be protected.
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