TOMORROW IS HERE

Bessemer and Lake Erie and the Elgin, Joilet and Eastern have refined cost accounting so that operating costs are being accurately measured, resulting in a reduction of car ownership and improved service. Car days are now charged to the transportation department, assigning the responsibility for the time cars spend on line and for the number of cars required. Fleet management financial data is now in the hands of all departments since car cost represent a high percentage of total operating costs. Car and train control systems have been established to supplement the standard cost system; computers give real time data for decision making.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  Watson Publications, 5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Authors:
  • SHAFFER, F E
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 52-55
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost accounting; Decision making; Management; Operating costs; Railcar ownership
• Identifier Terms: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad; Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309897
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1980 12:00AM