Railway Age 1961 April 3 Weekly Santa Fe opens new terminal Kansas City Seattle

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Railway Age 1961 April 3 Weekly Santa Fe opens new terminal Kansas City Seattle
Railway Age Weekly April 3 1961 Vol 150 No 14
CONTENTS
Labor steps up merger fight
Railway labor has extended its drive against mergers from the ICC to the White House and Capitol Hill. In response to an RLEA plea, President Kennedy has asked Labor Secretary Goldberg to study the impact of railroad unemployment, including the merger problem. And RLEA is also seeking Congressional action to limit ICC power to approve mergers.  p.9
Santa Fe opens new rail-truck terminal
The new facility is part of the road's long-range program for maintaining up-to-date service that will attract new business. The terminal, designed to speed the movement of local and transcontinental freight, took about two years to build  p.16
Seattle gets preview of new monorail system
The system, construction of which is to begin this month, will connect downtown Seattle with the Century 21 Exposition grounds. The 5,200-ft line will carry two four-car trains, each running on a separate track p  23
Aluminum hoppers pass derailment test'
What happens to aluminum rolling stock when it's derailed ? Here's some tangible evidence to support the view that it would be hurt no more badly than cars built of conventional materials p  24
Canadian roads don't miss firemen
The Presidential Railroad Commission was told last week that experience of Canadian roads fully supports U. S. management's position that firemen are not needed on yard and freight diesels    p.32
RSMA hears facsimile role
Developments in high-speed facsimile message transmission are opening up new territory for railroad communications. A Railway Systems and Management Association conference explores the problems of integrating facsimile into present communications-and some benefits that can be expected   p.33
The Action Page: Four freedoms-how get them?
The AAR's four freedoms program is a realistic effort to redress the chaotic imbalance that has developed in transportation. To be successful, the program must be backed by the political power of the American people. To get that backing will require education  p.38
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