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Railway Age 1954 May 10 Weekly NYC new operating staff tools
Railway Age May 10 1954 Vol 136 No 19
CONTENTS
First-quarter net income of class I railroads was less than half that reported for the corresponding portion of last year. For March alone, however, figures were a little less discouraging, lending credence to reports of a "leveling off" in the traffic slump. 7
Up to 1,250 new passenger cars can be ordered within the next 14 months under recently authorized accelerated amortization arrangements. The added incentive to buy new cars, and plans to "mothball" older ones, reflect sudden government concern over the reduction-which government itself has helped to create-in the railroads' passenger-carrying capacity. 10
FORUM: The Santa Fe's attack on the "union shop" has profound national significance; discussion of this and other union disputes must be kept on a high level to achieve public understanding. 13
New operating staff tools are provided by new NYC organization, whereby operating and maintenance organizations were revamped to eliminate dual-level management and increase staff efficiency. 19
The ACL uses Gradalls for a wide variety of maintenance jobs, from ditching and bank restoration to laying rail and lining track. 23
Who should be "piggyback'd"? Eugene F. Ryan of the Rail-Trailer Company gives the "practical side" of the controversy presently under investigation by the ICC. 25
All-welded gondolas-500 of them-have made their appearance on the Santa Fe. The 70-ton cars, built by Pressed Steel, all have drop ends. 27
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