Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Railway Age 1978 June 12 Route surgery for Amtrak Railway Age June 12 1978 Vol 179 No 11 CONTENTS FEATURES 14 Route surgery for Amtrak? To ease Amtrak's financial ills, DOT wants to cut 8,000 miles out of a 27,000-mile system. Reaction in Congress, which would have to order the operation, has been mixed. 18 Boyd's-eye view of Amtrak Formerly head of the CAB, the DOT, and the ICG, in that order, Alan Boyd now has a job that may prove to be the toughest yet. 23 Pittsburgh ponders downtown subway Six possible routes for the downtown part of a new light rail system have been proposed. An underground choice is likely. 31 Coping with curve problems As train weights and speeds increase, so do the forces that are imposed on curved track. Here's how five roads deal with these problems-with particular emphasis on the Santa Fe approach. NEWS 8 Industry's quarterly net at record low 8 L&D payout takes a smaller bite of revenues 11 Budd bi-levels for Chicago RTA commuters 11 NECIP: Southern part on schedule 12 Santa Fe wins top safety award COMMENT 3 Inside 10 Watching Washington 12 Lines on Labor 38 Speaking of Books DEPARTMENTS 44 Carloadings 42 Letters 44 Market 24 Moving People 50 New Literature 38 100 Years Ago 40 People in the News 50 Product Report 42 Suppliers 49 Guide to Advertising All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: Ebay will add $1.25 each additional items, there are a few exceptions. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and forwarded to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. Refunds may be issued if you add multiple items to your cart and pay with one payment. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 7 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.
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