Railway Age 1982 May 10 Northeast Corridor track program Amtrak girdsnew budget

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Railway Age 1982 May 10 Northeast Corridor track program Amtrak girdsnew budget
Railway Age May 10 1982 Vol 183 No 9
CONTENTS
FEATURES
15 Amtrak and DOT: A gentlemen's disagreement
Another budget battle is shaping up-but, in contrast to last year's melee, the two sides are giving Congress their well-thought-out positions early on.
18 Does the bullet train have a U.S. future?
A private company's plan to put Japanese trains into service in California-and maybe Florida and Texas-may not be as far-out as some people think.
22 CTA cars: No frills, no nonsense
Budd is supplying Chicago with new transit cars. Like those that have preceded them, they are evolutionary, not revolutionary, in concept.
26 South Shore: "A good, basic car"
They're made (mostly)in Japan-but CSS&SB's new commuter cars, now in the prototype testing stage, are unexotic, utilizing proven technology.
28 National Castings: Gearing up for the future
A continuing R&D commitment, in good times and bad, is a hallmark of a company that has been helping make freight cars more reliable for more than a century.
36 BAR puts its track on tape
The railroad has videotaped its entire 494-mile main line-and officers can "inspect" any section by pulling out the proper cassette and playing it.
NEWS
4 Short and Significant
8 ICC okays Mellon takeover of B&M
8 South Dakota buys a rail line
10 CSX to buy 50 EMD locomotives
10 SP gets ready for an upturn
12 Southern wins top safety award
41 The Railroad Market
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