Problem of motor truck competition with railroad transportation; profitability of moving motor carrier trailers in railroad flat cars; practices of various railroads using system; traffic moves in regularly scheduled through freight trains, requires no absoption of foreign line switching, is usually 2-way loaded movement, and has little or no claim payments.


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    Title :

    Highway trailers on railroad flat cars from traffic viewpoint


    Additional title:

    Am Soc Mech Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    American Society of Mechanical Engineers -- Meeting A-77 ; 1951



    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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