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Railway Age 1997 October MExico railroad revolution PTS is coming Baltimore Tran
Railway Age 1997 October
92 pages
Contents
35 IN MEXICO, A RAILROAD REVOLUTIONWith heavy capital investment and the best-available management expertise, KCS and its partners are fast turning Mexico's Northeast Railroad into a first-class, if not yet Class I, operation.
53 PTS IS COMING. BUT WHEN-AND AT WHAT COST? Implementing Positive Train Separation industry-wide could cost $4-5 billion. As carriers ponder the economics, the technology continues to evolve.
61 AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . Railway Age's Regional Railroad of the Year is the Red River Valley & Western. Short Line Railroad of the Year is the Livonia, Avon, & Lakeville. The Award of Merit goes to the Central Oregon & Pacific.
73 BALTIMORE LRT: AN INTERMODAL, DESIGN-BUILD TRIUMPH An LRT extension offers the right connections for its riders, and proof that the design-build concept saves time and money.
RAIL UPDATE 17
FRA, and UP's safety problems; OmniTRAX buys Saskatchewan lines; California's safety rules; Conrail breakup could boost intermodal; MPI switchers out for testing; Harriman Center upgrade; RoadRailer orders; Supply Side; World Update.
TRANSIT UPDATE 26Amtrak finds PEB recommendations life-threatening; DART wins APTA award; new Colorado rail project; Boston's subway centennial; APTA commuter rail study; LIRR main line upgrade; Transit Briefs.
COMMENTARY
INSIDE4
LINES ON LABOR10
FINANCIAL EDGE12
IN TRANSIT14
WATCHING WASHINGTON16
POLICY PERSPECTIVE92
DEPARTMENTS
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK6
THE RAILWAY MARKET 8
INDUSTRY INDICATORS 9
75/150 YEARS AGO77
MEETINGS77
PEOPLE78
BOOKSHELF80
PRODUCTS80
LETTERS82
ADVERTISING SALES85
ADVERTISING INDEX85
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY86
CLASSIFIED87
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