National Transportation Policy. Preliminary Draft1961 - 732 pages |
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... problem__ . 314 314- 319 319 ( a ) Recommendations for railroad management__ ( b ) Recommendations for Federal action _ - _- ( c ) Recommendations for State and local action__ ( d ) Recommendation for both State and Federal regulatory ...
... problem__ . 314 314- 319 319 ( a ) Recommendations for railroad management__ ( b ) Recommendations for Federal action _ - _- ( c ) Recommendations for State and local action__ ( d ) Recommendation for both State and Federal regulatory ...
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... problem__ 1. The problem --- ( a ) The car supply --- 2. Cost aspects ---- ( a ) The carbuilding industry . ( b ) Maintenance_ . ( c ) Storage ---- 698 698 699 699 701 702 703- 704 704 705 706 707- 707 714 714 716 718 720 721 721 723 ...
... problem__ 1. The problem --- ( a ) The car supply --- 2. Cost aspects ---- ( a ) The carbuilding industry . ( b ) Maintenance_ . ( c ) Storage ---- 698 698 699 699 701 702 703- 704 704 705 706 707- 707 714 714 716 718 720 721 721 723 ...
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... problem of instantaneous reaction . The planning section of OCDM is located on a prime target , and would require hours , if they survived , to reach the emer- gency headquarters . There is no arrangement for exercise of na- tional ...
... problem of instantaneous reaction . The planning section of OCDM is located on a prime target , and would require hours , if they survived , to reach the emer- gency headquarters . There is no arrangement for exercise of na- tional ...
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... problems of the commuter railroads are not an isolated disease , they are symptoms of deep - seated deficiencies in urban ... problem is an effort to find the best way to administer public funds and public operation in all parts of large ...
... problems of the commuter railroads are not an isolated disease , they are symptoms of deep - seated deficiencies in urban ... problem is an effort to find the best way to administer public funds and public operation in all parts of large ...
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... PROBLEM There are two parts to the overall rail freight car problem . One is the question of the car supply . The other is cost associated with our present practices which might be reduced under other conditions thus reducing the cost ...
... PROBLEM There are two parts to the overall rail freight car problem . One is the question of the car supply . The other is cost associated with our present practices which might be reduced under other conditions thus reducing the cost ...
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Page 142 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 101 - Administrator has certified in writing (and filed copies thereof with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs...
Page 27 - I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times.
Page 118 - When used in this section the term "rates" means rates, fares, and charges, and all classifications, regulations, and practices relating thereto. (2) In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates the Commission shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the effect of rates on the movement of traffic by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed...
Page 193 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 497 - As some indication of the volume of unregulated traffic, according to a study made by the Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics of the Interstate Commerce Commission...
Page 387 - ... the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient transportation service by such carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such service; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable such carriers, under honest, economical, and efficient management, to provide such service.
Page 147 - ... to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices...
Page 118 - In a proceeding involving competition between carriers of different modes of transportation subject to this act, the Commission, in determining whether a rate is lower than a reasonable minimum rate, shall consider the facts and circumstances attending the movement of the traffic by the carrier or carriers to which the rate is applicable.
Page 233 - An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes," approved October 15, 1914, and of all other restraints or prohibitions by law, State or Federal, in so far as may be necessary to enable them to do anything authorized or required by any order made under and pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section.