RAILROADS BUILD UP FOR COAL

Over the next couple of years, railways can expect a major increase in the amount of coal traffic they carry. Several railways are planning new unit coal train operations and new equipment purchases in anticipation of the new traffic. The article outlines the proposals of several major railways and the development of new cars for the future coal traffic.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-42
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Freight cars; Freight traffic; Unit trains; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099198
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM