Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., 415 North Main Street, Fairmont, Minn.; R. G. Wade, president.

Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., Rectifier Capacitor Division, North Chicago, Ill.; Glen Ramsey, consultant.

Farr Co., 200 Spring Road, Oak Brook, Ill.; F. A. Doody, manager, central district.

General Electric Co., 840 South Canal Street, Chicago, Ill.; G. L. Irvine, regional vice president.

General Motors Corp., Electro-Motive Division, LaGrange, Ill.; R. L. Terrell, vice president and general manager.

General Railway Signal Co., 801 West Avenue, Rochester, N.Y.; J. W. Porter, executive vice president.

General Steel Industries, Inc., Granite City, Ill.; W. Ashley Gray, Jr., president. Greenville Steel Car Co., 401 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Edwin Hodge, Jr., president.

The Gregg Co., Ltd., 15 Dyatt Place, Hackensack, N.J.; W. K. Gregg, president. Griffin Wheel Co., 445 North Sacramento Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.

Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co., 123 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill.; Paul Gunthorp Warren, president.

Gustin-Bacon Manufacturing Co., Prudential Plaza, Chicago, Ill.; E. N. Sleight, vice president, railroad sales.

Handling & Shipping magazine, 812 Huron Road, Cleveland, Ohio; T. L. Dempsey, vice president and publicity director.

Holland Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; C. E. Holland, vice president.

Illinois Railway Equipment Co., 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.; E. Payson Smith, president.

Ingersoll-Rand Co., 400 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill.; J. A. Anderson,

manager.

International Car Corp., 835 Englewood Avenue, Buffalo, N.Y.; B. J. Yelin, vice president.

International Equipment Co., Ltd., 6205 Co.e de Liesse Road, Montreal, Canada; C. W. Smith, president.

International Steel Co., 1321 Edgar Street, Evansville, Ind.; F. E. Cheshire, manager of sales, railway division.

Journal Box Servicing Corp., 332 South Michigan Aveune, Chicago, Ill.; J. E. McNamara, president.

K W Battery Co., 3555 Howard Street, Skokie, Ill.; W. B. Loewenherz, chairman of the board.

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc., 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Calif.;
M. C. Crockett, manager, transit industry.

The Kerite Co., 30 Church Street, New York, N. Y.; A. H. Smith, president.
LFM-Atchison Division, Rockwell Manufacturing Co., Post Office Box 188,
Atchison, Kans.; R. J. Bruggen, general sales manager.

Landreth Industries, Inc., 2100 Greenwood Avenue, Evanston, Ill.; John T.
Landreth, chairman-chief executive.

Lovell-Dressel Co., Inc., 478 Forest Street, Kearny, N.J.; Lane Lovell, president. MacLean-Fogg Lock Nut Co., 5535 North Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; John A. MacLean, Jr., president.

Magnus Chemical Co., Inc., Garwood, N.J.; Roy D. King, Jr., vice president, national accounts sales.

Magnus Metal Corp., 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.; B. H. Sullivan, Jr., president.

Magor Car Corp., 660 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, N.J.; R. Van Hassel, vice president and general manager.

Manganese Steel Forge Co., Richmond Street and Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.; H. C. Doepken, president.

Mannix International, Inc., Post Office Box 7485, Minneapolis, Minn.; R. A. Peppin, executive vice president.

The Marquardt Corp., 2880 Metropolitan Place, Pomona, Calif.; E. R. Zebe, manager of marketing and sales, industrial products department.

Metal Finishers, Inc., 3125 Brinkerhoff Road, Kansas City, Kans.; H. B. Hoesly, vice president.

Miller Lubricator Co., Winona, Minn.; R. W. Miller, president.

McConway & Torley Corp., 109 48th Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.; D. Y. Clem, president.

Henry Miller Spring & Manufacturing Co., 8 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; R. S. Russell, president.

W. H. Miner, Inc., 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill.; J. O. Evans, vice president-sales.

Modern Railroads, 5 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; Frank Richter, executive vice president and publisher.

Morton Manufacturing Co., 5125 West Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.; John D. Cannon.

Moss-American, Inc., Security Building, St. Louis, Mo.; I. C. Miller, executive vice president.

Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc., 4501 West Augusta Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.; R. Floyd McCall, vice president-sales, national accounts.

Nalco Chemical Co., 6216 West 66th Place, Chicago, Ill.; R. G. Bielenberg, manager, transportation division.

Nash-Finch Co., 3381 Gorham Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.; R. S. Goodge, general traffic manager.

National Castings Co., 10600 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; M. W. Stevenson, vice president of marketing.

The New York Air Brake Co., 230 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.; R. L. Mitchell, general manager, railroad sales.

New York Railroad Club, Inc., 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.; F. R. McCarthy, executive secretary.

Oakite Products, Inc., 19 Rector Street, New York, N.Y.; L. M. Bowne, manager, transportation division.

Ottawa Steel Products, 1313 North Hickory Street, Ottawa, Kans.; E. L. Johnson, vice president and general manager.

Pacific Car & Foundry Co., 1400 Fourth Avenue, North, Renton, Wash.; T. B. Monson, vice president and general manager.

Pittsburgh Forgings Co., 401 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, 424 West 33d Street, New York, N.Y.; R. G. Hilts, advertising manager.

Progressive Railroading, 9 South Clinton Street, Chicago, Ill.; Phil Murphy, publisher and editor.

Pullman Inc., 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; J. W. Scallan, president. Railroad Accessories Corp., Tenakill Park, Cresskill, N.J.; H. A. Scott, president. Railroad Materials Corp., 100 Church Street, New York, N.Y.; A. W. Boorom, president.

Repair & Supply Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; Leo F. Duffy, president.

The Rail-Trailer Co., 228 North La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill.; Mel G. Barnes, executive vice president.

The Rails Co., 187 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, N.J.; Lester T. Burwell, president.

Railway Maintenance Corp., Post Office Box 1888, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Paul S. Settle, president.

Railway Service & Supply Corp., 510 South Harding Street, Indianapolis, Ind.; E. S. Pearce, president.

Railway Track Work Co., 3207 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.; Wm. D. Hoffman, president.

Reynolds Metals Co., 6601 Broad Street Road, Richmond 18, Va.; Warren W. Časkie, manager, transportation market sales.

Safety Electrical Equipment Corp., 1187 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, Conn.; J. J. Kennedy, vice president and sales manager.

St. Louis Car, A Division of General Steel Industries, Inc., 8000 Hall Street, St. Louis 47, Mo.; Edwin B. Meissner, Jr., president.

Schaefer Equipment Co., 2710 Koppers Building, Pittsburgh 19, Pa.; C. W. Wright, Jr., executive vice president.

Screw & Bolt Corp. of America, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 60603; W. N. Hoelzel, manager, railroad production sales.

Scullin Steel Co., 6700 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., 63139; R.A.K. Smith, vice president, sales.

Servo Corp. of America, 111 New South Road, Hicksville, Long Island, N.Y.; Henry Blackstone, president.

Shell Oil Co., 50 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y.; W. C. Landis, manager, railroad sales department.

Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp., 30 Church Street, New York, N.Y.; J. G. Lyne, chairman of the board.

Sinclair Refining Co., 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.; E. G. Mittelstaedt, manager, railway sales.

Sloan Valve Co., 4300 West Lake Street, Chicago 24, Ill.; C. C. Allen, secretarytreasurer.

Frank Speno RR Ballast Cleaning Co., Inc., 200 Hobart Avenue, Summit, N.J.; Frank Speno, Jr., president.

Sperry Rail Service, Shelter Rock Road, Danbury, Conn.; A. B. Allison, chief executive officer.

Standard Car Truck Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 4, Ill.; F. D. Barber, president.

Standard Forgings Corp., 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 4, Ill.; R. W. Clansky, Jr., president.

Standard Railway Equipment, Division of Stanray Corp., 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; R. Arthur Williams, president.

A. Stucki Co., 1619 Olivet Building, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.; William S. Hansen, president.

SUPER Co., Post Office Box 566, Fort Worth 1, Tex.; H. S. Green, Jr., executive vice president and general manager.

Superior Steel Castings Co., 309 Graham Avenue, Benton Harbor, Mich.; R. L. Gilmore, president.

Symington Wayne Corp., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 60604; J. D. Loftis, vice president.

Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., 26th and Wallace Streets, Chicago Heights, Ill.; R. L. Duchossois, president.

The Timken Roller Bearing Co., 1835 Dueber Avenue SW., Canton 6, Ohio; Mark S. Downes, general manager, sales-railway division.

Townsend Co., Post Office Box 71, Ellwood City, Pa.; H. C. Kornman, vice president and general manager.

Unarco Industries, Inc., 104 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; John F. Corcoran, senior vice president.

Unit Truck Corp., 140 Cedar Street, New York 6, N. Y.; S. G. Peterson, vice president.

United States Railway Equipment Co., 231 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill.; Sheldon Kaplan, executive vice president.

Vapor Corp., 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 4, Ill.; L. H. Gillick, vice chairman of the board.

Vulcan Materials Co., Post Office Box 7497, Birmingham 23, Ala.; Arthur M. Ribe, director of transportation.

Westinghouse Air Brake Co., 3 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh 22, Pa.; W. Lyle Richeson, vice president.

Westinghouse Electric Corp., Research and Development Center, Building 601, 2A25, Pittsburgh 35, Pa.; P. R. Gillespie, transportation systems department. Wheel Truing Brake Shoe Co., 628 West Baltimore Avenue, Detroit 2, Mich.; John M. Graves, vice president.

Whitehead & Kales Co., 58 Haltiner Street, River Rouge 18, Mich.; W. R. McCormick, vice president.

Wine Railway Appliance, Division of Unitcast Corp., Post Office Box 4007, Station E, Toledo, Ohio, 43609; Orville J. Ingram, vice president, sales, Wine Railway Appliance Division.

Woodings-Verona Tool Works, Box 126, Verona, Pa.; W. H. Woodings, president.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND GOVERNING BOARD AS OF JUNE 9, 1965

F. D. Barber, president, Standard Car Truck Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

L. A. Bonar, executive vice president, Alexander & Alexander, Inc., 225 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

*J. D. Cannon, director and consultant, Morton Manufacturing Co., 5125 West Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.

F. E. Carlstedt, chairman, Cardwell Westinghouse Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

R. A. Carr, president, Dearborn Chemical Division, W. R. Grace & Co., Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, Ill.

H. T. Casey, consultant, Symington Division, Symington Wayne Corp., 230 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.

*Indicates member of executive committee.

D. Y. Clem, president, McConway & Torley Corp., 109 48th Street, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
J. F. Corcoran, senior vice president, Unarco Industries, Inc., 104 South Michigan
Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

*H. A. Correa, vice president, executive department, ACF Industries, Inc., 750 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y.

W. M. Cree, vice president and secretary, Edgewater Steel Co., Post Office Box 478, Pittsburgh, Pa.

B. W. Crenshaw, president, A division of Universal Marion Corp., Scullin Steel Co., 6691 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.

L. A. Crone, president, Buffalo Brake Beam Co., 140 Cedar Street, New York, N.Y.

M. S. Downes, general manager, sales, The Timken Roller Bearing Co., 1835 Dueber Avenue, Canton, Ohio.

R. J. Drewniak, president, Apex Railway Products Co., 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

*R. L. Duchossois, president, Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., 26th and Wallace Streets, Chicago Heights, Ill.

R. A. Frick, president, Railroad Products Division, American Brake Shoe Co., 530 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.

*W. A. Gray, Jr., president, General Steel Industries, Inc., Granite City, Ill. J. W. Henderson, Jr., president, the Buckeye Steel Castings Co., 2211 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.

Edwin Hodge, Jr., chairman, Greenville Steel Car Co., 3 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

*G. L. Irvine, regional vice president, General Electric Co., 840 South Canal Street, Chicago, Ill.

W. C. Landis, manager, Railroad Sales Department, Shell Oil Co., 50 West 50th Street, New York, N. Y.

J. G. Lyne, chairman of the board, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp., 30 Church Street, New York, N.Y.

W. G. Miller, chairman of the board, Alco Products, Inc., 530 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.

R. L. Mitchell, general manager, railroad sales, the New York Air Brake Co., 230 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y.

T. B. Monson, vice president and general manager, Pacific Car & Foundry Co., Renton, Wash.

J. W. Porter, executive vice president, General Railway Signal Co., 801 West Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

*W. L. Richeson, vice president, Westinghouse Air Brake Co., 3 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Frank Richter, executive vice president and publisher, Modern Railroads, 5 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

J. W. Scallan, president, Pullman-Standard, 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

*A. H. Smith, president, the Kerite Co., 30 Church Street, New York, N. Y. C. T. Stansfield, chairman of the board, Ellcon-National, Inc., 74 Trinity Place, New York, N. Y.

*M. W. Stevenson, vice president of marketing, National Castings Co., 10600 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

B. H. Sullivan, Jr., president, Magnus Metal Corp., 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.

*R. L. Terrell, general manager and vice president, Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Corp., La Grange, Ill.

R. Van Hassel, vice president and general manager, Magor Car Corp., 660 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, N.J.

E. Walcher, Jr., president and chairman of the board, American Steel Foundries, Inc., Prudential Plaza, Chicago, Ill.

R. A. Williams, president, Stanray Corp., 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Senator LAUSCHE. Thank you very much for your very informative paper.

You state, "However, our committee found that many commuter railroad operations were in dire economic straits and in danger of serious curtailment or abandonment of services."

*Indicates member of executive committee.

Will you identify at least a few of these commuter services that are in these straits?

Mr. LICH. I would say generally all of the commuter railroad operations in the East have these economic problems. As we move farther west into the Chicago area, for example, we don't have the same difficulty. Frankly, we believe this is a matter of time until they experience similar difficulties. Primarily the problem is in the eastern part of the United States.

Senator LAUSCHE. Do you know whether the legislatures of these States in the northeastern part of the States have attacked the problem for the purpose of helping solve the difficulties which those railroads encounter in providing commuter service?

Mr. LICH. Within the scope of our knowledge, we understand that some efforts have been made along these lines. However, I certainly concur with the point you brought out, that more can be done by the States to sympathize with the problems, particularly taxation, that confront these railroad operations.

Senator LA USCHE. Are you familiar with the fact that some States impose a heavier burden of taxation on railroads than they do on the general properties of their citizens?

Mr. LICH. We generally recognize this, Senator, yes.

Senator LA USCHE. That is a fact, is it?

Mr. LICH. Yes.

Senator LAUSCHE. Are you familiar with the operation of the Chicago Northwestern and its new equipment, and what the consequence has been respecting increased passengers and improved fiscal results?

Mr. LICH. Our committee has had some contact with the Northwestern Railroad officials. We have great hope that the aggressive operation undertaken by this railroad, particularly involving the new equipment that they have, will permit them to provide these new services as a free enterprise organization. We certainly hope this will continue.

Senator LAUSCHE. Is it known as the Northwestern?

Mr. LICH. Popularly, yes.

Senator LAUSCHE. If it has succeeded on its own in introducing modern equipment, faster service and improved comfort, why can't similar success be achieved in the corridor on the Atlantic coast?

Mr. LICH. I believe with full public understanding, particularly regarding lower taxation, there may be a chance that this can be done in the East.

Senator LAUSCHE. You state, "In special test runs passenger trains have been operated at speeds up to 130 miles per hour." Does that mean that it has already been demonstrated that you can operate them at 130 miles per hour, and that no research need be done in that field?

Mr. LICH. In special test runs-and most of these runs date back to steam locomotive days-these higher speeds have been attained. In recent years, consistent with ICC regulations, "name" trains have operated at maximum speeds of up to 110 or 115 miles an hour.

In going up from the speeds that I just mentioned, to maximum speeds of 150 miles per hour, which would be consistent with the top speed of the Tokaido Line in Japan, and top speeds which are con