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Railway Age Weekly 1962 November 5 WP opens new line Diesel ydraulics
Railway Age Weekly November 5, 1962
CONTENTS
Diesel-hydraulics: How many, how soon?
Still-incomplete cost data will determine the U.S. future of this combination "race horse and mule." Meanwhile, at least one U.S. builder is known to be eyeing the marketp 9
Researchers probe private carriage
How extensive is "do-it-yourself" transport-and how can common carriers win the traffic back? A Northwestern University conference suggested some answersp 11
CP-BRT pact called significant advance
New gains have been made by the Canadian Pacific in the elimination of work rules that produce and promote featherbedding. p 13
WP opens new $40-million Oroville line
The 23-mile job, one of the largest line-change projects in years, replaces a section of line that will be flooded after construction of a dam in the area.p 14
L&N gets big-load box cars
The 6,146-cu-ft cars, just being delivered, are designed for shippers wishing to take advantage of rates providing a reduction for tonnage over the standard minimum.p 18
New container is unveiled
"X-Tainer," a fully compatible freight container system, is being offered to the transportation industry by Xtra, Inc., Boston-based trailer rental firm.p 19
'Rail data central' urged for carriers
A central clearing house for information, it is suggested, would help railroads make more effective use of the various types of data already available to them p.22
New rack cuts auto-car height
The overall height of loaded tri-level auto cars is reduced by having the rack's middle deck slant toward one side and by offsetting bottom-deck cars toward the opposite side.p.23
D.C. planners give nod to rail transit
A blueprint for an 83-mile, $793-million rail rapid transit system for Washington has been submitted to President Kennedy. Next move is up to Congressp 31
'62: Black ink chases the blues
While admittedly not a great year, 1962 has been a year of rising hope for the railroads as reflected by an expected net income that should range between $400 and $450 million. p.35
The Action Page-Will America wake up now?
The Cuba incident is a dramatic warning that the U.S. must forsake its profligate frivolity in, among other things, transportation and union- management relations.p 38
Short and Significant
Defense Department's freight bill ...
will be cut again. Western roads have adopted the 55%-of-first-class rate on military impedimenta which became effective last July in the East and South.
First all-cargo jets for a domestic carrier ...
have been ordered by American Airlines-four 80,000-lb capacity planes which are expected to cut operating costs from 12 cents a ton mile to five cents.
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