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Railway Age 2000 March
72 pages
Contents
Departments
1 Industry Indicators
8 Market
10 Industry Outlook
57 People
58 100 Years Ago
58 Meetings
58 Advertising Sales
60 Products
62 Letters
64 Company Index
64 Advertising Index
65 Professional Directory
66 Classified
Commentary
6 From the editor
12 Financial Edge
72 Policy Perspective
38 E-business is good business
Rail update14 BNSF, CN: A Valentine's Day pledge to customers; Supply Side; Washington Watch.
Transit update22 New York to Boston, under wire; In Transit.
World update26 Railtrack raises spending to $4 billion; Briefs.
Features
29 Are suppliers getting squeezed?-Suppliers sound off about what they feel is mistreatment by some of their biggest customers.
38 E-business is good business-Railroads are finding that the web can speed up and improve customer and vendor contacts.
41 Premium trucks for premium service-Continuing work in R&D helps suppliers produce the high-technology trucks that help keep the railroad industry rolling smoothly.
51 Railroads dig for drainage answers-Engineers know water is going to get into track. The challenge is to remove it efficiently and keep it out.
54 Tools for better railroading: A world of opportunity-AAR/UIC program showcases multinational presence, alliances, and partnerships for technology exchange.
56 A covered hopper with flour power
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