Word: freighting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...companies had even complained to Washington about the differentials. But the Congressional Joint Economic Committee got wind of the matter in May and tipped off Kennedy. The Congressmen -notably the committee's chairman, Illinois' Senator Paul Douglas-were shocked to learn that, for example, the freight for U.S. steel pipe and tubing outbound to Europe is $42.40 a ton, while the inbound rate is $22.62. Scotch whisky moves to New York at a shipping cost of 840 a case; U.S. bourbon heading in the opposite direction is nicked...
Firemen & Featherbeds. The railroads want to revoke their 1937 concession to the Firemen's Brotherhood and get rid of the firemen on diesels in freight and yard service. These firemen do no necessary work, the railroads say. Firemen would continue to ride in the cabs of passenger trains to serve as safety lookouts. Some diesel engineers frankly agree that firemen are dispensable. "I don't really need him," says an Ohio engineer, "but he's handy to have around. He gets four hours' sleep and I get four hours' sleep." Another diesel engineer tells...
...station agent's helper. In addition to taking tickets, conductors act as straw bosses while the train is on the road. They are supposed to see that other crewmen are on the job, and that the train moves smoothly enough to avoid discomfort to passengers or damage to freight. Brakemen used to be train-top daredevils who leaped from car to car, setting hand brakes at each stop. Automatic braking equipment has made the job a lot safer, but it has also made brakemen semi-obsolete. They now serve as lookouts at front and rear when the train...
...many railroad workers is based on the quaint rule that a man gets a full day's pay for 100 miles of travel, with the result that an engineer on a fast express may get $39.95 for four hours' work while his counterpart on a slow freight may get $34.33 for ten hours...
...October. They briefly touched a seven-year peak last week. Because of the economy's general strength, the Association of American Railroads predicts that carloadings in this year's third quarter will rise 3% over the same period a year ago. The backlog of orders for new freight cars has jumped from 14,000 in mid-1962 to 23,000 in mid-1963. Newly liberalized depreciation allowances have helped to increase profits and dividends so far this year for major lines, including the Southern Pacific, the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, and the Northern Pacific. The Interstate Commerce Commission...