NEW DIMENSIONS

While industry efforts will produce future major benefits in terms of car utilization, several of the immediate improvements are described. Included are steps taken by Chicago & North Western to assure the quality of cars placed for shippers' loading; Missouri Pacific's efforts to improve the quality of input to its computerized car control system; Denver & Rio Grande Western's drive to assure return loads for its cars when off-line; and achievements of a private boxcar pool operator, National Railway Utilization Corp.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • SHAFFER, F E
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 54-55
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: K-III Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control systems; Management information systems; Private car lines; Railcar distribution; Railcar utilization
• Identifier Terms: Chicago and North Western Transportation Company; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Missouri Pacific Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Management information and control
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099829
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM