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Show 'TV S t n v v , 0 S' ,,. X dou mos Vi - y,"v it i " 7r Sk ' V' f - : Cr-...- I V S . 1 F . ! s ka 'rSr Tr u v n, ? -- ;g:. , ; 4 . -- t vi - sj- fJ&YY' - ' ';. - J1 VC 4 si;f ' f: ' ! ; i. , ot J A 7- 8iOt Thats nearly feet of diesel locomotive above a maintenance Lack at U.P. suspended Bry Cedt Dell Hor ICO - lyTlf,; facility. Rated at 6,600 horsepower, the world's biggest locomotive. Local diesel I its I I ' ' f - "Sf JtS J? H t . Mh ' fl, . JZjB.AJi'- n shops service some 600 diesels each month, ranging from inspections to major overhauls. Union Pacifics diesel No. 6939 is lifted by overhead crane at Tribune Staff Photos Bv Ross Welser A Centennial Salt Uke shops. loco, it weighs I 333,160 pounds. Milf Ooo Prir Pro Ror Rid Locomotive Overhaul alt Mt Clear Sfilmiw Week in Finance Roc son Js.u Bolt Bur Goc idol Le Ma P Soli Twl 'But Says Council Aide Boi By Thomas E. Muilaney New York Times Writer Wei Elk Ely Lot ft Wk CM ef E Rd Dt Op Ao Fo Juf CO1 fy So Sc s SOI Bis CM Do) Ou' 9 Mil Ok1 Off St. At) Bil CO Mb No Alt Et Ft Ph So To ti do Jo Pr 14 cto O it cl m sh Si Si no no hh Those Shop Tracks, Engine Coming Through 'Freeze to Squeeze, prescription, if it indeed adheres to the formula established, to bring the economy through a difficult transitional period. propnee NEW YORK In a rather firm rebuff to those businessmen, labor leaders, private economists and others who TtI had been advocat- , , mg a prompt re- - k turn to a decontrolled economy or, at least, a sof- permissive mechanism Phase IV, in the & Nixon administra-tion opted instead I I this week for what Mr. Muilaney it described as a regulation tough system of wage-pnestaas the next round of its bilization effort. 1 , e Were going from the freeze to the said William Walker, general squeeze, counsel of the Cost of Living Council, which is managing the controls program. But John T. Dunlop, director of the council, also said the government would be fairly lenient in granting exceptions to the stringent pricing rules. No Predictions Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz, uncharacteristically, refrained from any optimistic predictions on expectations from Phase IV, but he emphasized that the administration would not rely on controls alone to try to wring excessive inflation out of an economy. To complement the stiffened controls mechanism, he said, the government has e determined to return to that the balance budget. religion Under the circumstances, it appears that Washington has come up with an ap- old-tim- Sunday Morning, July 22, The decision to end the price freeze on the food and health industry now and to lift it in other areas (except oil products) on Aug. 12. when new guidelines for wage and price increases become effective, seems wise and realistic. It will almost certainly and unfortunately produce a new big bulge in prices in the weeks and mor.:hs ahead and a tighter rein on corporate profits adverse effects on business and consumers. Rising prices will be particularly devastating for many of the 31 million Americans who must subsist on fixed incomes. But the program, rigidly enforced, could lead to a better, less inflationary economic climate before very long. There are a lot of things going for the administration to help produce the see- nario it seeks. The economy appears to be cooling a bit; a firm monetary policy is in place, and that always has been effective in dampening excessive demand; fiscal policy seems to be less stimulative; inflation psychology related to war spending has waned, and there continues to be a necessary quality cf restraint on wage goals evident in the changed attitude of labor and its leaders. What is needed now is time, patience, and a good bit of luck a stiff backbone in the way of a bountiful harvest and slackened consumer and business demand to find the way out of the forest. Section 1973 Page 6 11 Market Stages Rally Despite 'Uncertainties New York Times Service NEW YORK The stock market staged a spirited rally this week despite the uncertainties of Phase 4, the realities of sharply rising interest rates and the prospects for possibly level profits in 1974. This market mystifies some people in confessed at the Street, closing bell on Friday. There was no arguing with the stock s tape, however. The Industrial Average ran up nearly 25 points to finish a welcome performance. at 910 90 Glamour issues led the rally. The stocks of health-car- e companies, exempt from the price freeze under Phase 2, showed sharp gains late in the week. Wail Dow-Jone- kidding. But R. T. (Dick) Johnson isn't kidding. After a word with his foreman, a bnght yellow cowl appears in the doorway of the Union Pacific Railroads Diesel Facility. Deep and resonant, its throbbing engines bespeak nothing less than raw power. In fact, 6,608 horsepowet. The 6900 is Union Pacifics locoCentenmal class . unveiled in 1969 for the Golden motive Spike centennial (At the time, one observer quipped: Only Union Pacific could love something that bf ' ) ic The goliath easing one of 47 into the shop is No. 6939 Centennials on the railroads roster. Its the biggest locomotive m the world. Giant Heave Ho An overhead crane lowers two lifting beams astride either end of No. 6939. Then slowly, almost silently, it pulls the diesel five feet off the rails. It seems almost effortless. Thats 533,160 pounds up there, says a machinist in blue stnped overalls looking a little impressed himself. y yellow-and-gra- But to Mr. Johnson, superintendent of shops for the past four years, its almost routine. 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So the big steel building is being extended westward in a $3. project. An wing will cover the new running repair and inspection area. Additional tracks will join the 13 already penetrating the complex. Other cranes will supplement the current six whose muscle ranges from a mere 2.5 tons to the behemoth. The expansion project, already begun, will be finished in about a year. Its not a operation for the facilitys 480 employes. Three shifts work round the clock, keeping the locomotives rolling. And roll, they do. An engine will run 30 days sometimes 90 days without shutting down, Office WarehousePlant Proudly Presents New Concepts in Mr. Johnson says. Meanwhile, theyre capacities range gassed up (fuel-tanfrom 800 to 8,200 gallons), inspected and even repaired all while the mammoth engines are turnrng. Plenty of Horsepower But BUILDING? ton matter-of-factl- g NEED A (Copyright) (Copyright) And less than half of the 1,366 locomotives in U.P.s entire motive-powe- r fleet. Maintenance ranges from a routine servicing job on a through train to a week-lonmajor overhaul. The shop sprawling over 144,000 is one of two major inssquare feet pection-serving facilities in the U.P. system. The other is at North Platte, Neb. Both install major components diesel engines, generators, traction motors rebuilt by the railroads Omaha shops. When the Salt Lake facility at 500 W. 9th North opened in 1955, railroad publicists billed it as the largest diesel shop under cover m the country. And 18 years later, it's still almost monumental. says thats little Well move a 6900 inside, says the big man in a plaid sport coat, and take her up. And your reaction falls somewhere beWow! tween and Hes got to be diesel-electr- he here, Tribune Staff Writer Wise Decision . ter, By Lance Gudmundsen Maintenance truck. J D J AND ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES USLL WE WILL BUY OR SELL ANYTHING FOR ANY- PWR. SEAT, AMEM STEREO RADIO, VINTt TOP, TllT WHEEl, LEASE, OPEN END, PLUS TAX, LICENSE A PWR. 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