NORFOLK & WESTERN STRIVES FOR BETTER ON-TIME PERFORMANCE

Six years ago, Norfolk and Western established a "System Operations Center" at Roanoke. SOC's first assignment dealt with motive-power (1,554 units) control and distribution, but it rather soon got into system-wide control of train make-up and dispatch. Results, in terms of its on-time performance and equipment utilization, have been impressive. Statistics are included.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-2-26

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 36-37
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 174
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight service; On time performance
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044073
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Age
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM