Word: freighting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this is of little or no importance to New Englanders except as it is an indication of the commercial side of their railroad problem. Freight shipments originating in the Boston area, or being transferred from Boston's busy waterfront, destined for the Middle or Far West, may take their choice of accomplishing the first lap (Chicago) on a through-freight via B. & A., or routing by stages starting over one or two carriers from Boston. Reverse traffic is similarly confronted...
...guardsmen leaving the base were mistaken for the crew of the C. G. 290, were beaten up back of the freight yards by seven hard-faced...
...Freight rates were also increased a year ago, and grudging but helpless shippers paid an extra 200,000,000 marks...
...addition to its carrier service (in which it has a virtual monopoly) Pullman also engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger and freight cars. Last week it arranged to strengthen its dominant position in this field by absorbing Standard Steel Car Co. and its affiliated Osgood-Bradley Car Co. From this merger Pullman would diversify its production to include street railway cars, steel forgings, grey iron castings, as well as increase its railroad car production...