Railway Age 1977 May 30 V178 #10 TOFC / COFC Unitainer Milw BN Southern

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Railway Age 1977 May 30 V178 #10 TOFC / COFC Unitainer Milw BN Southern
Railway Age May 30 1977 Vol 178 No 10
CONTENTS
FEATURES
NTERMODAL
TOFC/COFC in '77: A time for testing-a time for growingp 16
For household moves, the "Unitainer"p 22
Containers simplify copper shipment by truck and railp 24
Two-engine switcher saves fuel, pulls harderp 28
Future yard needs: Three scenariosp  30
On the AARS agenda: A new look at derailmentsp 32
Freight-car scheduling: Another step forwardp 40
Traffic poll: How shippers rate rail sales effortsp 44
NEWS
Railroad VHF radio channels threatenedp 8
Milwaukee delays preference-share actionp 8
BN plans preferred-stock offeringp 8
Southern ups its dividendp 8
ICC measures the backhaul problemp 8
Incentive per diem for plain gondolasp 8
Chessie, D&H team up at Buffalop 8
Evans to expand railcar lease fleetp 8
Abandonment plans submitted to ICCp 10
Cutting hazardous materials risksp 10
Pueblo to study electrificationp 12
Model of new yard will help train staffp 13
ARAM names Golden Spike winnersp 13
RSPO issues paper on merger studyp 13
Top safety award goes to Southernp 13
Senate panels split on waterway feesp 14
More for railroads in Stimulus Actp 63
Conrail: Wheel shop for commuter carsp 63
OPINION
INSIDE Positive speechifyingp 3
LINES ON LABOR Incentives for change?p 14
WATCHING WASHINGTON How far up for per diem?p 12
DEPARTMENTS
Advertising Sales Officesp 62
Canadian Carloadingsp 60
Carloadingsp 60
Industrial Trafficp 54
Lettersp 50
Marketp 60
New Literaturep 64
100 Years Agop 56
People in the Newsp 51
Piggyback Loadingsp 60
Product Reportp 64
Publisher's Columnp 57
Short and Significantp 8
Suppliersp 54
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