American Railway Association; Historical Statement. Present Activities. August 15, 1921

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1921. Excerpt: ... AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION The American Railway Association had its inception in meetings of General Managers and ranking operating railway officials known as Time-Table Conventions, the first of which was held on October 1, 1872, at Louisville. The only business transacted at these sessions was the adoption of summer and winter time schedules for through passenger trains, until April, 1883, when the system of Standard Time was made effective, and the adoption of the report in 1883 covering uniform train signals referred to hereafter. The Time-Table Meeting of October 13, 1875, changed its name, to the General Time Convention by which name it was known until October, 1891, when the name was changed again to the American Railway Association. The Southern Railway Time Convention was consolidated with the General Time Convention in April, 1886. The scope of the American Railway Association was enlarged in January, 1919, and the following organizations have since that date been amalgamated therein: American Railway Master Mechanics' Association. American Railway Perishable Freight Association. Association of Railway Telegraph Superintendents. Association of Transportation and Car Accounting Officers. Freight Claim Association. International Association of Railway Special Agents and Police. Master Car and Locomotive Painters' Association. Master Car Builders' Association. Railway Signal Association. Railway Storekeepers' Association. The present membership of the Association is as follows: 712 railroads, operating 315,340 miles. Included in the membership list are railroads located in Canada, Cuba, Japan, Mexico, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, and Yucatan. There are included also in the membership of the Association 5 steamship companies, 1 express company, and 1 pr...