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Railway Age 1997 September Freight car builders take the high tech road
Railway Age 1997 September
108 pages
Contents
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FREIGHT CAR BUILDERS TAKE THE HIGH-TECH ROADAs buyers recognize the need for technologically-innovative equipment to boost market share, the builders are responding. But how far buyer and/or builder is willing to go in new and risky R&D is uncertain.
59 IMCs HELP FUEL INTERMODAL GROWTH "Piggyback shipper's agents" have evolved into high-tech, multi-modal Intermodal Marketing Companies, but they're still bringing home the bacon for railroads.
71 RAIL TRANSIT: THE PEOPLE'S CHOICEThe authors of "Ten Transit Myths" may have fallen victim to the greatest myth of them all: that selfish interests are over-selling rail transit to an unwary public.
83 TRANSIT VEHICLES: LIGHT, FLEXIBLE-AND LESS EXPENSIVENorth American transit agencies may want to take a closer look at some of the new-tech, lower-cost vehicles developed for the European market.
RAIL UPDATE 22FRA introduces safety issues in CR split-up; FRA/intermodal safety; STB abandons TTX oversight; proposed trespasser legislation; R-EDI upgrade; CN, CSX reach landmark agreement; KCS stock split; Supply Side; World Update.
TRANSIT UPDATE 34RTL Ills for New York State; Amtrak ridership growth; NJ Transit Positive Train Stop; Portland's low-floor cars; AFC for CTA; APTA award for CBTC project; Transit Briefs.
COMMENTARY
INSIDE4
LINES ON LABOR9
FINANCIAL EDGE12
MARKETING ADVOCATE 14
IN TRANSIT16
WATCHING WASHINGTON20
POLICY PERSPECTIVE108
DEPARTMENTS
INDUSTRY INDICATORS1
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK6
THE RAILWAY MARKET 8
R&T HEADLINE NEWS 88
75/150 YEARS AGO92
MEETINGS92
PEOPLE94
PRODUCTS96
LETTERS100
ADVERTISING SALES101
ADVERTISING INDEX101
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY102
CLASSIFIED103
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