Railway Age Weekly 1960 June 6 Southern new Aluminum hoppers Butt welding boom

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Railway Age Weekly 1960 June 6 Southern new Aluminum hoppers Butt welding boom
Railway Age Weekly June 6, 1960
Rail rate reductions defended p. 9
The railroads picked up strong shipper support last week as they defended-before a Senate subcommittee-their right to make rate cuts which are economically sound and in the public interest. Without this right, the Senators were told, the industry can't survive as private enterprise.
New platforms lower station upkeep p.14
The New York City Transit Authority is replacing wooden platforms with pre-cast concrete slabs. Wood must be renewed every six years, but the concrete slabs have a 50-year life expectancy.
Superintendents stress need for leadership p.19
Employee morale, service improvements and training railroad supervisors for leadership are among the topics slated for discussion at this week's meeting of the American Association of Railroad Superintendents.
Cover Story-Butt-welding booms p.22
Indications are that soon more rail will be welded and more railroads will be laying welded rail for the first time. Reason: the expanding construction of fixed rail-welding plants around the country near rail-rolling steel mills.
Cover Story-New Southern hoppers set records p.28
The railroad now owns what may be the world's largest fleet of aluminum freight cars. Among them are 75 four-compartment cars called the largest covered hoppers ever built, and 180 units said to be the largest triple hoppers ever built.
Cover Story-Wabash revamps for prosperity p.34
In recent years the railroad has been a consistent moneymaker, but it's had to fight to maintain that position. President Pevler has now made sweeping reorganizations of the operating and traffic departments.
Jenks cites key role of P&S p.41
Today's purchasing officer, the Rock Island president told last week's Purchases and Stores Division meeting, must be a member of the "top team." One important task, he said, is keeping abreast of suppliers' technological developments.
The Action Page-Wisdom from St. Louis p.46
Publisher Amberg of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat is extremely well informed about what's wrong with the transportation business. His courage and insight were displayed by a recent address before the American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers.
Short and Significant
Railroad and supplier research . . .
is a ,000,000 per year business, according to estimates developed by the Railway Progress Institute. Holcombe Parkes, RPI president, says a projection of supply company research reports points to a total annual expenditure of almost ,000,000. AAR estimates on association and member-road research add another ,000,000.
A joint rail-pipeline rate . . .
has been established by Soo Line and Minnesota Pipe Line Co. to cover movement of crude oil from North Dakota and Montana to refineries at the Twin Cities. Oil moves by rail tank car to Clearbrook, Minn., where it's transferred to the pipeline. Another tariff has been filed with the ICC to provide a similar service from the same origin points to refineries at Wrenshall, Minn., and Superior, Wis., in connection with Lakehead Pipe Line Co.
Agricultural exemptions . . .
now applicable to truckers would be repealed or extended to railroads by bills introduced in the House by Representative Rostenkowski of Illinois. The exemptions are those provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act which leave for-hire trucking of agricultural commodities, livestock and fish free of regulation.
Relief from the 500-mile brake inspection rule . . .
has been denied again to five western railroads. The ICC affirmed its Division 3'S ruling which held that the roads had not shown that safety would be "improved" by the proposed modifications. The roads. are Santa Fe, GN, NP, SP and UP. They wanted relief to make inspections at points ranging from 502 miles to 577 miles apart.
Appointment of a 'Nixon Democrat' to ICC . . .
has cleared the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. The appointee, Timothy J. Murphy, was named by President Eisenhower to succeed Anthony F. Arpaia, who resigned. Mr. Murphy identified himself as a Democrat although he seconded Vice President Nixon's nomination at the 1956 Republican convention and supported the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket in the 1956 election. The committee voted 11 to 5 last week to report the nomination favorably to the Senate. Confirmation was expected.
An expected arbitration award . . .
in the BLE wage case hadn't materialized by last Thursday afternoon, June 2-despite earlier indications that the dispute would be resolved by mid-week. The indecision left both management and labor still waiting for emergence of a "pattern" for wage settlement.
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