Problems of the Railroads: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session.... |
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... Northern Pacific Railway Co. , Northern Pacific Building , 5th and Jackson Streets , St. Paul . , Minn . , January 13 , 1958 ... 506 570 322 337 163 Major , Cedric A. , president , Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. , 143 Liberty Street , New ...
... Northern Pacific Railway Co. , Northern Pacific Building , 5th and Jackson Streets , St. Paul . , Minn . , January 13 , 1958 ... 506 570 322 337 163 Major , Cedric A. , president , Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. , 143 Liberty Street , New ...
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... to the inquiry was " If a ticket is purchased in Vancouver , British Columbia , down to Seattle and over the Northern Pacific , is that taxed ? " Section 4261 ( b ) of the Internal Revenue Code PROBLEMS OF THE RAILROADS 71.
... to the inquiry was " If a ticket is purchased in Vancouver , British Columbia , down to Seattle and over the Northern Pacific , is that taxed ? " Section 4261 ( b ) of the Internal Revenue Code PROBLEMS OF THE RAILROADS 71.
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... northern boundary the Great Lakes . Now refer to page 2 of my exhibit . It is a statistical comparison of the Pennsylvania Railroad with all class I line - haul railroads of the United States , for the year 1956. As to comparative size ...
... northern boundary the Great Lakes . Now refer to page 2 of my exhibit . It is a statistical comparison of the Pennsylvania Railroad with all class I line - haul railroads of the United States , for the year 1956. As to comparative size ...
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... Northern .. 12.370 28 , 132 1,546 , 250 1,039 , 946 795 , 854 351 , 555 799 , 511 Pittsburgh . 32 , 468 46,092 4,058 , 500 2,729 , 585 1,303 , 943 922 , 741 1,309 , 935 Lake .. 18 , 378 22,772 2,297 , 250 1 , 545 , 038 644 , 220 522 ...
... Northern .. 12.370 28 , 132 1,546 , 250 1,039 , 946 795 , 854 351 , 555 799 , 511 Pittsburgh . 32 , 468 46,092 4,058 , 500 2,729 , 585 1,303 , 943 922 , 741 1,309 , 935 Lake .. 18 , 378 22,772 2,297 , 250 1 , 545 , 038 644 , 220 522 ...
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... Northern . Pittsburgh . Buckeye . 266 395 341 465 , 500 395,000 204 , 600 835 , 389 351 , 360 242 , 662 207,646 355 , 659 1,305 , 942 2,850 , 170 242 358 236 423 , 500 358,000 141 , 600 760 , 016 318 , 448 167 , 942 246 , 483 2,415 ...
... Northern . Pittsburgh . Buckeye . 266 395 341 465 , 500 395,000 204 , 600 835 , 389 351 , 360 242 , 662 207,646 355 , 659 1,305 , 942 2,850 , 170 242 358 236 423 , 500 358,000 141 , 600 760 , 016 318 , 448 167 , 942 246 , 483 2,415 ...
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Page 372 - ... motor vehicles controlled and operated by a cooperative association as defined in the Agricultural Marketing Act...
Page 375 - May 5 by the Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics of the Interstate Commerce Commission. That Bureau publishes what they call a monthly comment on transportation statistics.
Page 200 - Commission shall find that the continuance or acquisition of such ownership, lease, operation, control, or interest will not prevent such common carrier by water or vessel from being operated in the interest of the public and with advantage to the convenience and commerce of the people, and that it will not exclude, prevent, or reduce competition on the route by water under consideration...
Page 27 - Nothing in this part, except the provisions of section 204 relative to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation or standards of equipment shall be construed to include * * * (6) motor vehicles used in carrying property consisting of ordinary livestock, fish (including shell fish), or agricultural (including horticultural) commodities (not including manufactured products thereof...
Page 371 - private carrier of property by motor vehicle" means any person not included in the terms "common carrier by motor vehicle" or "contract carrier by motor vehicle", who or which transports in interstate or foreign commerce by motor vehicle property of which such person is the owner, lessee, or bailee, when such transportation is for the purpose of sale, lease, rent, or bailment, or in furtherance of any commercial enterprise.
Page 650 - ... (c) In passing upon any proposed transaction under the provisions of this paragraph (2), the Commission shall give weight to the following considerations, among others: (1) The effect of the proposed transaction upon adequate transportation service to the public; (2) the effect upon the public interest of the inclusion, or failure to include, other railroads in the territory involved in the proposed transaction; (3) the total fixed charges resulting from the proposed transaction; and (4) the...
Page 771 - That nothing in this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat...
Page 543 - 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 199 - ... property consisting of ordinary livestock, fish (including shell fish), or agricultural (including horticultural) commodities (not including manufactured products thereof), if such motor vehicles are not used in carrying any other property, or passengers, for compensation...
Page 372 - It shall be the duty of every contract carrier by motor vehicle to file with the Commission, publish, and keep open for public inspection, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission, schedules containing the actual rates or charges...