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Railway Age 1997 February REmote control Urban rail planners guide
Railway Age 1997 February
64 pages
Contents
Supplement: 1997 URBAN RAIL PLANNER'S GUIDE Railway Age's annual report on light and heavy rail transit takes a close look at NJ Transit's "super-turnkey" Hudson-Bergen LRT project.
33 REMOTE CONTROL: UNDER CHALLENGE Will disasters result from use of remote control? Labor says yes, but experience to date has been to the contrary.
41 WHY SHIPPERS ARE ANGRYNIT League's Ed Emmett says shippers are profoundly concerned about rates and service and may seek legislative remedies.
46 TANK CARS THAT CAN TAKE A BEATINGTwo derailments without product loss have convinced Rohm and Haas that a pressure tank car upgrade has paid off.
48 MIS'S VITAL ROLE IN SEAMLESS TRANSPORTATION Information is the rock upon which everything is built, as railroads strive to provide consistently reliable service.
51 THE SEARCH FOR BETTER RAIL STEELS Domestic manufacturers have invested in facilities and research to produce flaw-free rail, and the results are impressive.
RAIL UPDATE 22STB simplifies guidelines for small rate cases; Norfolk Southern ups 1997 spending; UTU employees at IC reach agreement; Alameda Corridor funding; a new freight tunnel for New York; BRC on a growth curve; The Supply Side; World Update.
TRANSIT UPDATE 28Amtrak's RoadRailers are hauling the U.S. mail; NJ Transit experiments with electric commuter cars; Transit Briefs.
COMMENTARY
INSIDE4
LINES ON LABOR9
POLICY PERSPECTIVE10
FINANCIAL EDGE12
IN TRANSIT16
WATCHING WASHINGTON18
DEPARTMENTS
INDUSTRY INDICATORS1
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK6
THE RAILWAY MARKET 9
75/150 YEARS AGO53
MEETINGS54
PEOPLE55
PRODUCTS56
ADVERTISING SALES57
ADVERTISING INDEX57
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY59
CLASSIFIEDso
LETTERS64
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