CAR REPAIR: THE NEW DYNAMIC

This special report discusses the contract car repair shop. It looks at the origins and early growth of nonrailroad car lines and leasing companies, along with the repair shops they spawned. The existing contract car repair industry is examined and the future trends are suggested. North American Car, the largest such operation, is then described with attention to both facilities and capabilities. The future of freight car supply and car leasing are then discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated

  Watson Publications, 5 South Wabash Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 19
• Serial:
  • Modern Railroads/Rail Transit
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0736-2064

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car shops (Railroads); Car supply (Railroads); Carbuilders; Contracts; Forecasting; Freight cars; Leasing; Private car lines; Repairing
• Old TRIS Terms: Car shops; Freight car repairs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325438
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM