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321. Do railroads promote industrial and agricultural development in their
territories?
Many large railroads maintain departments which devote their full time to promoting industrial and agricultural developments in their territories. These departments, manned by industrial and agricultural experts, are active in locating new manufacturing plants, mining enterprises and business establishments in communities along their lines and in cooperating with farmers in introducing new and profitable crops and better farming methods, improving livestock and dairy herds, developing markets and otherwise aiding agriculture
and industry.
322. What is the Interstate Commerce Commission?
The Interstate Commerce Commission is the agency of the Federal Government which carries out the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act and other federal laws regulating railroads and certain other carriers engaged in interstate commerce. The Interstate Commerce Commission was created by the Interstate Commerce Act, approved February 4, 1887, effective April 5, 1887.
323. In what ways are the railroads regulated by the Federal Government?
Under the Interstate Commerce Act and subsequent amendments, the railroads are regulated as to freight rates, passenger fares, charges for switching and other incidental services, publication of tariffs, issuance of stocks, bonds and other
securities, extensions of lines, abandonments, consolidations, sales, leases and purchases of other properties, accounting rules and practices, pooling of services, interlocking directorships, safety appliances, supply of equipment, equipment standards and appliances, hours of service for labor, minimum wages, and in other ways.
324. Are the railroads regulated by the States as well as by the Federal Government?
Numerous state laws regulating the railroads are in force. Forty-seven of the forty-eight states have regulatory commissions which exercise considerable
control over railroads within their respective states. In addition, there are many state bureaus or agencies which exercise control over railway taxation
and other phases of railroading. Railway operations and activities are also affected in various ways by city ordinances.
325. What is (a) intrastate commerce; (b) interstate commerce?
Traffic which is handled from the point of origin to the point of destination entirely within the confines of a single state is intrastate commerce.
Traffic which originates in one state and terminates in another state, or which moves between points in the same state via a route that takes it through another state, is interstate commerce.
326. Is a railroad whose operations are confined to a single state subject to regulation by the Federal Government under the Interstate Commerce Act?
When such a railroad engages in interstate or foreign commerce - that is, when it handles traffic which originates in or is destined to some other state or a foreign country - it is subject to federal regulation under the Interstate Commerce Act.
327. How many reports are required of the railroads by federal and state
agencies?
Approximately 888 different reports are required each year by the forty-eight state governments and the Federal Government. Ten reports are daily, six are weekly, 294 are monthly, 73 are quarterly or semi-annually, 402 are on an annual basis, and 103 are for special purposes, the number and frequency depending upon developments and occurrences in the industry.
328. What is The American Short Line Railroad Association?
The American Short Line Railroad Association, with headquarters in Washington, D. C., is an organization representing 310 steam and electric railway companies in the United States. Its member railroads range from I mile to more than 2,500
miles in length and have an aggregate investment of approximately $750,000,000. Together these railroads employ more than 34,600 persons, have a payroll in excess of $60,000,000 a year, and do an annual business of more than $125,000,000.
329. What are some outstanding periodicals in the railway transportation
field?
Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Central America. Published monthly by the National Railway Publication Company, 424 West 33d Street, New York City. 0fficial Railway Equipment Register. Published quarterly by the Railway Equipment and Publication Company, 424 West 33d Street, New York City. Pocket List of Railroad Officials. Published quarterly by the Railway Equipment and Publication Company. Railroad Magazine. Published monthly by the
Frank A. Munsey Company, 280 Broadway, New York City. Railway Age. Published weekly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 30 Church Street, New York City. Railway Electrical Engineer. Published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Railway Engineering and Maintenance. Published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Railway Mechanical Engineer. Published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Railway Purchases and Stores. Published monthly by Railway Purchases and Stores, 9 South
Clinton Street, Chicago. Railway Signaling. Published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Traffic World. Published weekly by the Traffic
Service Corporation, 418 South Market Street, Chicago.
330. What is the Association of American Railroads?
The Association of American Railroads is the central coordinating agency of the American railway industry. In June, 1941, the Association's membership consisted of 212 railroad companies, as follows: 125 Class I railroads, 34 Class II rail-
roads, 15 Class III railroads, 23 switching and terminal companies, 4 electric railroads and one leased line, all in the United States; 5 Canadian railroads and 5 Mexican railroads. The 202 railroads in the United States operated 6,088 miles of railroad, or approximately 99 per cent of all railway mileage in the country. In addition, associate membership is held by 178 railway companies, embracing 75,090 miles of railroad in the United States and in foreign countries.
331. What is the world's largest railroad library?
The world's largest library on railroad subjects is located in the Transportation Building, Washington, D. C., and is maintained by the Bureau of
Railway Economics of the Association of American Railroads. It is extensively used by railroad men, research workers and by the general public.
332. Where can a bibliography of railway literature be obtained?
The Association of American Railroads, Transportation Building, Washington, D. C. issues for free distribution a bibliography of "Railway Literature for Young People" listing more than 200 story books, histories, statistical and financial reviews, encyclopedias, railway and travel periodicals, books on model railroading and other publications relating to the American railroads.
333. Where is there a glossary of railway terms?
There is no complete glossary of railway terms, but the following books contain specialized glossaries: Car Builders' Cyclopedia, 1940; Locomotive Cy-
clopedia, 1941; Railway Engineering and Maintenance Cyclopedia, 1939; Freight Traffic Red Book (Published annually).
334. Has a list of motion pictures relating to the railroads been compiled?
The Association of American Railroads, Washington, D. C., has compiled a list of more than 200 motion pictures owned by or relating to the railroads of the United States and Canada. The list will be furnished free upon request.
335. How many model railroad enthusiasts are there in the United States?
In an article in Scientific American (April, 1940), R. T. Griebling estimates that there are 100,000 model railroad hobbyists in the United States. He
estimates that these model railroaders collectively own and operate enough trackage to reach from New York to San Antonio, Texas. Their total in-
vestment in trains and tracks is around $10,000,000.
336. Has a statistical survey of model railroad fans been made?
A "census" taken in 1940 by the magazine Model Railroading, covering about 2,000 model railroad hobbyists, disclosed that the average age of the devotees was between 30 and 35 years. Almost 60 per cent of them were between 25 and 40 years
of age. Annual income of about 45 per cent of those canvassed was between $1,000 and $3,000; 5 per cent had incomes of less than $1,000; 9 per cent had incomes of more than $5,000. Of the 2,000 hobbyists reporting, 15.5 per cent were semi-
professional people; 11.7 per cent were brokers, traders and merchants; 10.6 per cent were students;10.3 per cent belonged to skilled trades; 9.6 per cent were engineers; 9.4 per cent were professional men; 7.6 per cent were executives; 7.2 per cent were office workers; 5.4 per cent were salesmen; 2.8 per cent were teachers and I.I per cent were farmers.
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