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Railway Age 1990 February Light rail as an urban planning tool Why IC is single
Railway Age 1990 February
58 pages
Contents
Features
27 UP's Mike Walsh charts a bold courseA world class company, the best in the world at what we do...." That's the goal UP hopes to achieve through higher levels of productivity, efficiency, and service.
31 Iron Highway due for testUnder an agreement with CSL Intermodal, New York Air Brake hopes to bring to the prototype stage its High Productivity Integral Train concept.
32 Why Illinois Central is single-trackingBy removing nearly 500 miles of track on its Chicago-New Orleans main line and installing a new ctc system, IC says it will simultaneously cut costs and improve service.
1990 Light Rail Planner's Guide
Light rail as an urban planning toolLR2Contributing Editor William D. Middleton describes how Portland, Ore., has made its MAX light rail system a key element of urban planning actions that have helped to make the City of Roses one of America's most livable urban areas.
Who's Who in Light Rail Transit .. LR12An updated directory of manufacturers, consultants, and other companies that offer light rail planners a wide spectrum of services, ranging from consulting to hardware to operation.
37 Finding (and fixing) faulty crosstiesPandrol now offers railroads a tool which it says more accurately assesses wood-tie condition-plus a wood preservative implant to extend tie life where decay is detected.
39 Transit: Signaling for efficiencyBecause transit operations differ so widely, there's no one "best" signaling system-but here are broad guidelines to help planners fit the solution to the need.
Comment
4 Inside
10 Watching Washington
15 Lines on Labor
17 Equipment Financial Trends
58 Perspective
Departments
7 Industry Outlook
8 Market Outlook
41 People in the News
43 Products
47 Literature
51 100 Years Ago
51 Advertising Sales
57 Advertisers Index
58 Meetings
Update
18 GTW and BLE agree to scrap "fireman" phase of training
18 CP and Soo reach merger agreement
18 BN opens fourth container corridor
18 UMLER entry required for interchange cars
20 For a bridge problem, an electronic solution
20 Fox River Valley off to strong start
20 Clearing the way for more stack trains
21 Improvements coming at El Paso-Juarez
21 CSX managers will get drug tests
23 CSXT continues to cut crew sizes
23 Bethlehem Steel finds South Buffalo buyer
23 Expo keynoters: Grinstein, Mandl
24 LRT high on list as Chicago studies downtown options
24 For PATH patrons, info by video
24 SelecTie adapted for transit lines
24 Cross-border lease cuts BART car costs
24 Shore Line East prepares for start-up
25 Revenues cover 72% of Amtrak costs; 100% is 10-year goal
25 NJ Transit orders funds-transfer system
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