Policy of substituting motor vehicles with their low operating cost, for local trains expensive to operate, which is employed by Cotton Belt; system includes St. Louis Southwestern and St. Louis Southwestern of Texas railroads; system has 1126 mi. of motor-coach lines and 1243 mi. of truck lines; 868 daily passenger train-miles already eliminated.
Cotton belt replaces trains with motor vehicles
Ry. Age (Motor Transport Sec.)
Railway Age -- Motor Transport Section ; 86 , n 17
1929
4 pages
7 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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