UTILITY-OWNED COAL CARS: A BOOM THAT REBUTS THE SKEPTICS

The growing fleet of privately owned hopper and gondola cars for unit train service has reversed the declining trend in ownership of open-top cars in railroad service. Utilities, coal companies and leasing organizations are all involved and surveys show that the fleet of non-railroad-owned coal cars will continue to expand.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Welty, G
• Publication Date: 1977-9-26

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28-29
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 178
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Fleet management; Freight traffic; Gondola cars; Hopper cars; Open top cars; Planning; Private car lines; Public utilities; Railcar ownership; Unit trains
• Uncontrolled Terms: Utilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167509
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Age
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM