FOR RAILROADS, IT WAS A YEAR OF MIXED BLESSINGS

The highlights of industry development are listed in this overview article, which covers railroads in 1974. The review is accompanied by graphs and tables showing the U.S. railroads' financial and operating statistics for the period from 1964 through 1974. The text summarizes 1974 capital expenditures, service improvements, rates, management/labor relations, legislation, research and development, the Northeast, merger activity, safety, and passenger service.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1975-1-27

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 64-75
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bankruptcy; Capital investments; Development; Finance; Freight service; Labor unions; Legislation; Quality of service; Railroad equipment industry; Research; Statistics; Traffic data
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Law; Railroads; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083060
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM