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Railway Age 1961 July 31 Weekly Freight traffic issue New trends in car designs
Railway Age Weekly July 31 1961 Vol 151 No 5
CONTENTS
Loomis warns of major peril
In identical letters to Vice President Johnson and House Speaker Rayburn, AAR's president cited evidence indicating a major railroad crisis is at hand p. 9
B&M ponders passenger-end request
Puzzled by ICC refusal to approve a government-guaranteed loan, B&M's President P. B. McGinnis told Railway Age he might reapply-along with a bid to end passenger service p.10
What, now, about Plans III and IV?
Traffic Poll replies indicate that shippers generally support the ICC's approval of TOFC plans III and IV, but want extension of, and changes in, the services offered p.13
U.S. transportation - Highballing to a crisis
David I. Mackie tells a story that must be repeated, often and forcefully, if the crisis facing U.S. transportation in general, and railroads in particular, is to be averted p.19
San Francisco to get transit proposals
Financial and engineering plans for a new 120-mile, $1-billion-plus rapid transit system for the San Francisco Bay area will be presented to county officials in August p.34
New trends in car design bring promises, problems
New, better and bigger freight cars are being designed at a record-breaking rate. Enough of them could mean better service at lower rates-but they present some problems, too p.40
WP case: SP supporters heard
Southern Pacific called on its own traffic people, officers of other roads and `public' witnesses to support its case as Western Pacific control hearings continued p.44
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