RAILROADS: The Big Back-Up
(2 of 2)
Only time will tell what the railroads can do to cut through the maze of Government and union rules (for example, laws that prohibit rail crews from working more than twelve hours a day even with overtime) that prevent the most efficient use of cars. A consortium of railroaders, union leaders, elevator operators and farm economists who met at the Grain Movement '73 Conference in Chicago last week placed most of the blame for the jam on the Federal Government for overloading the rails with the Russian grain. They think new laws are needed to modernize and better coordinate the interlocking parts of the transportation system. But the remedies, even if adopted, will come far too late to unsnarl the present tie-up.
- « PREV PAGE
- 1
- 2
Most Popular »
- Former Nazi Hitman, 88, Finally Stands Trial
- Obama's Fort Hood Speech: Lost in Translation
- Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Hadron Collider?
- 21-Year-Old Wins World Series of Poker
- After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom
- FBI Fights Claims It Dropped the Ball on Hasan
- Maclaren's Stroller Recall: A Stumbling Response Online
- I Love Local Commercials
- Does Obama Have a Plan B for the Middle East?
- The Meaning of Manny Pacquiao
- Maclaren's Stroller Recall: A Stumbling Response Online
- Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Hadron Collider?
- After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom
- Former Nazi Hitman, 88, Finally Stands Trial
- Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?
- I Love Local Commercials
- Asia's Economic Forum: Seeking New Growth
- Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral: The Breakdown
- 21-Year-Old Wins World Series of Poker
- Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame
Quotes of the Day »
JOACHIM LOEW, German National team coach, after Robert Enke, a goalkeeper for the German national football
team was found dead after jumping in front of a train







RSS