Railroads Seek Faster Haul With Fewer Cars and Standards
Railroads aim to move more goods with fewer freight cars, increasing speed while cutting costs. The industry debates automation, standardization, and the shift from custom builds to mass production. Pullman-Standard has produced 110000 new cars since 1946, expanding from box cars to gondolas and covered hoppers as railroads face truck and barge competition.
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New York
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co
Pullman, Inc
Minneapolis & St
Louis Railroad Receives 10000th Standardized Hopper Car
Louis Railroad announces delivery of the 10,000th standardized covered hopper car built at Pullman’s Butler Pennsylvania plant. President A W Schroeder endorses standard hoppers to aid cement factories on line and allow smaller loads to share pricing and delivery dates with larger orders due to streamlined production.
Freak Streamliner Mishap Injures 58 Near Grants New Mexico
About 38 passengers were bruised when a loose tie plate flew up and severed an air brake hose on the Santa Fe El Capitan westbound near Grants New Mexico. Emergency brakes auto activated, four rear cars uncoupled and rolled back into the forward section. The train resumed Chicago to Los Angeles service about four hours late.
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Grants
N. M
Santa Fe
el Capitan
Los Angeles
Guests Visit at Homes In Clarksburg Community
In Clarksburg on June 19 special notes list visitors and locals. Mrs O W Raithel hosted guests from Lake Worth Florida and St Louis with families, while local residents welcome relatives, former residents, and travelers for weekends and holidays. Several families, including the Grahams and Robertsons, host or visit kin in nearby Jefferson City and Fortuna. Community clubs met, and residents travel for church, trips, and naval leave.
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Clarksburg
O. W. Raithel
the Cedars
Clinton Herbel
Lake Worth
Fla
A. A. Francis
Kathy
Bert
Sandra Smith
St. Louis
Mother and Daughters Die in Missouri Road Crash
A 63 year old woman and two of her married daughters were killed when their car rolled over near Festus Missouri last night. A third daughter was seriously injured. Identified victims were Mrs George W Paul and daughters Mrs Raymond Medaris 34 and Mrs Ila Vance 43 all of St Louis Injured was Mrs James Asher 46 of St Louis Driver Mrs Medaris swerved to dodge a truck and struck a rock embankment simplifying the crash context.
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Festus
Missouri
Missouri Highway Patrol
George W. Paul
Raymond K. Medaris
Ila Vance
St. Louis
James Asher
Medaris
Dewey Yarnell Jr
Dave
Japanese Court Sentences GI to 15 Years in Japan
An American soldier Pvt. Randall B. Boyles, 24, Kenton Delaware, received a 15 year term from a Japanese District Court for robbing and killing a Buddhist priest. He assaulted the priest last December, dumped him in Lake Biwa where he drowned. Judge Yamagida cited penitent behavior and sympathy money as mitigating factors. The Army paid the priest's widow $3,333.
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Otsu
Japan
Randall B. Boyles
Kenton
Del
Lake Biwa
Toshio Yamagida
Boyles
Carroll the GIs' lawyer reshapes Girard case image
Earl J. Carroll, 53, defender of Army Specialist William S. Girard, is described as a tall, sharp nosed lawyer who held a news conference in New York after a federal judge barred turning Girard over to Japan for trial. Carroll, with partner Joseph S. Robinson, explained the victory as a win for constitutional government, while revealing details of past high fee cases and his worldwide military-law career. He noted his willingness to defend Girard in a U.S. Army court martial if needed, and described his background including service in World War II and a roaming, globe-trotting practice with limited time with his San Francisco wife.
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Earl J. Carroll
William S. Girard
Carroll
Joseph S. Robinson
Girard
Aederal
Washington
John Griffin
5Th Avenue
Robinson
Flanders Fields
John Macrae
State Department
U.S. Army
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England
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Germany
Girard’s
Sue
Tokyo
San Francisco
Army Air Force
Clarence Carrow
Europe
Georgie
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