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Railway Age 1995 September New options in materials & advanced components Train
Railway Age 1995 September
140 pages
Contents
39 The high-tech car takes shapeNew materials-including composites-and advanced components will add to the cost of a new generation of cars, but buyers may find that it will pay to pay more.
53 For CSX Transportation, a new m/w strategyThrough cross-functional planning, CSXT has found a way to balance the needs of its Transportation division with those of its Engineering division.
59 Clearing the way for high and wideThe Railway Industrial Clearance Association of North America is working toward making interchange of dimensional freight a seamless exercise.
61 Canada: Where short lines fitCanada's position not long ago was that trucks could meet regional transport needs. Short-liners Tom Payne and Bruce Flohr have helped derail that heresy.
79 C-B train control: Toronto prepares to switchA fast-track program should put a communications-based train control system in revenue service by 2000. Five suppliers will demonstrate systems in 1996.
87 AAR's Chuck Dettmann: Doing more with lessStill downsizing, AAR is working hard to respond faster to member roads' needs, and to strengthen its relationships with FRA and labor organizations.
93 Time to revise wheel-removal rules?By revising AAR interchange rules governing wheels, annual savings to the railroad industry in wheel removal and replacement costs could reach as high as $32 million.
20 Rail UpdateUP+SP; Iron Highway; Short Line Awards; The Supply Side.
34 Transit UpdateWhat's happening in Washington; NYMTA capital program, In Transit.
COMMENTARY
4Inside
12 Lines on Labor
14 The Financial Edge
16Watching Washington
18 Short Line Marketing Advocate
DEPARTMENTS
8Industry Indicators
6Industry Outlook
9The Railway Market
101 VTS News
107 75/150 Years Ago
108 People
114 Meetings
117 Products/Literature
125 Bookshelf
127 Letters
133 Advertisers Index/Ad Sales
134 Professional Directory
135 Classified
140 World Update
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