Railway Age 1957 January 7 Weekly No retainers A program for industry action

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Railway Age 1957 January 7 Weekly No retainers A program for industry action
Railway Age January 7 1957 Vol 142 No 1
CONTENTS
Hook-up of bus and airline express service . . . . p.9
has been established by Greyhound in conjunction with 16 airlines and two air freight forwarders. Some 6,000 communities now without air freight service are included in nationwide plan.
Tax-equalization proposals for income accounts  p.10
have been rejected again by the ICC. Affirming its prior refusal, the commission action was prompted largely by "practical" considerations.
Pressure maintaining speeds freight movement . . p.22
over sections of the Western Maryland. The valve used for this purpose, along with the dynamic brake on severe grades, is eliminating use of retainers, and reduces lading and equipment damage.
Corrosion-resistant alloys are but one phase . . . p.25
of International Nickel's research activities, which employ about 750 people and hit the budget for million a year. This is No. 3 of the Railway Age series-"Contributions to Railway Research."
Transferring coal from rail to boat   p.28
at the phenomenal rate of 4,000 tons an hour has been made possible by a new Chicago facility. Key to the operation's speed is its new, up-to-date loading equipment.
Average tonnages have been increased 17% . . . p.32
since the Reading began chemically treating the rails on a 35-mile grade on its Catawissa branch. Another not unimportant gain has been an estimated net saving of 25 to 40 cents per train-mile.
Should your son go railroading"'   p.34
An emphatic YES is the answer of Perry M. Shoemaker, president of the Lackawanna. An authentic letter from Mr. Shoemaker to his son tells why he believes there is a bright future for the industry and for alert young men who make railroading their career.
The Action Page (Forum)   p.46
Changing the caption of this department is based on the idea that the general principles which should govern successful railroad policy are pretty well understood and agreed to. The department hereafter will be mainly devoted to translating those principles into terms of concrete action.
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