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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Across the U.S., in the mass population move from city to suburb, the problem of getting to and from work is at best a fretful one. But nowhere is it more irritating than in New York City, into which about 370,000 commuters pour each weekday by train, bus and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: How Not to Run a Railroad | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

But as for the New Haven-reported one New Haven trainman to the R.L.E.A.: "[On one train] the water was almost over the laces on my shoes, leaking all over the coach, all running down through the coaches." Reported another: "Cars are allowed to go into service dirty, without water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: How Not to Run a Railroad | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

Since McGinnis left the New Haven, the line has increased its commutation fares three times, for an overall hike of 40.91%, and President Alpert recently announced that he is after another, averaging 6.26%, effective July 1. At the same time, the New Haven last year cut its equipment-maintenance costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: How Not to Run a Railroad | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

Of all the traditions of Hawaii's territorial legislature, few were more cherished than the lawmakers' session-end custom of taking various items of office equipment home as "mementos." Nobody ever objected to the practice until last month, when the legislature adjourned for the last time before Hawaii...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAWAII: The Souvenir Collectors | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

No sooner did the light of publicity shine than it was shut off again by Democratic Territorial Senator John Duarte, chairman of the watchdog Accounts Committee, who ordered a blackout on senate equipment inventories. Cried Republican Senator Wilfred Tsukiyama, a candidate for the U.S. House: "I didn't even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAWAII: The Souvenir Collectors | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

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