NOW, THIS IS THE WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD

This is a report of the Florida East Coast Railway's operations and management techniques in the 12th year of its strike by operating unions. The 530-mile railroad has completely restructured its operations and rebuilt its physical plant. Freight trains are run strictly by timetable with two-man crews operating the entire length of the mainline between Jacksonville and Miami. Minimizing of operating labor costs and other techniques have enabled FEC to show a return on investment substantially higher than the U.S. average.

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• Corporate Authors:

  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1974-9-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 66-67
• Serial:
  • Business Week
  • Issue Number: 2347
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0007-7135

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Labor unions; Management; Productivity; Strikes; Work rules
• Identifier Terms: Florida East Coast Railway
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097244
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1975 12:00AM