COAL, CASH, COSTS AND CREDIBILITY

Norfolk and Western Railway has been selected as Modern Railroad's Railroad of the year. The railroad's success is due largely to its constant awareness of costs and their relation to profit. Its major profit source is coal, and Norfolk and Western is not interested in diversification. Major projects are the modernization of computer and communication systems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • Roberts, R
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 53-57
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: K-III Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Communication systems; Freight traffic; Information processing
• Identifier Terms: Norfolk and Western Railway Company
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128844
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1976 12:00AM