Chasing Water Pockets
Soft Spots in Railroad Tracks, Caused by Pockets in the Subsoil, Create Maintenance Problems and Frequently Necessitate Speed Reductions. Effective Use of Cement Mixtures is Eliminating Such Pockets Without Interfering with the Use of the Track
Turbines on Rails
At Operating Speeds, the First Locomotive In America to be Driven by a Steam Turbine Geared Directly to the Driving Wheels Compares Favorably With the Most Economical Reciprocating Units. A New Era of Rail Power May be in the Making as this Locomotive Accumulates Mileage. The Unique Gears are Being Carefully Watched by Engineers
Power Plants on Wheels
Comfort in Modern Passenger Trains Requires Large Quantities of Electric Power Put to Work in Many and Diverse Ways. On Most Trains, this Needed Energy Is Produced by Cor-Mounted Generators Driven by the Axles. Other Methods Are Also Used
Chemicals on Rails
Expansion of Many Chemical Industries Has Been Made Possible Only by Co-Operative Measures Taken to Reduce the Hazards of Bulk Shipments of Explosive, Flammable, and Other Dangerous Materials. Intensive Research Has Resulted in Safe Methods of Shipping by Rail
On the Railroad Frontier
From the Wood-Burning Engines of a Century Ago to the Streamliners of Today, the Railroads have Served All Industry in Many Ways. Here is the Compact Story of Railroad Progress
Railways Roll on Research
Many Problems Became the Subjects of Research Early in the History of the Industry. Some of These Have Been Under Almost Continuous Investigation Since Practically No Industry Employing Research in the Development of its Products Has Not Made its Contribution to the Railways