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Railway Age 2000 October
76 pages
Contents
Departments
6Industry Outlook
8 Market
9Industry Indicators
63 People
64 100 Years Ago
64 Meetings
64 Advertising Sales
65 Products
66 Reviews
67 Professional Directory
68 Company Index
68 Advertising Index
70 Classified
Commentary
4From the Editor
12Point of View
14Marketing Advocate
76Moving People
Rail update24 Extra charges rile shippers; Supply Briefs.
Transit update36 For Talgo, a conditional reprieve; In Transit.
World update44 Austria extends its reach; Briefs.
Features
SUPPLEMENT-Railroad Financial Desk Book 2001
31Cross-border bonanza-Privatization is paying off for Mexico's railroads, and U.S. carriers, suppliers, and shippers are reaping the benefits.
37Mexico in transit-Will a new government mean a new impetus for rail?
39Slack is the enemy-Suppliers are arming railcars with cushioning units and draft gears to fight damage and unwanted in-train action.
45 You can't manage what you can't measure-Need more precise information on your cars and locomotives? Try these sophisticated fault detection systems.
50ECP braking gets results-Field trials are illustrating electronically-controlled pneumatic braking benefits.
55 Metro-North's stealthy switcher-Low-emission switchers from Brookville offer more precise control.
59TTX enters the car building arena-With Trinity as a partner, TTX is manufacturing two classes of heavy-duty flat cars.
60Chicago's big show-If you couldn't attend the Railway Supply Association's show last month, here's what you missed.
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