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Railway Age 2002 December
48 pages
Contents
Departments
1 Industry Indicators
6 Industry Outlook
8 Market
40 Company Index
40 Advertising Index
42 People
42 100 Years Ago
42 Meetings
42 Advertising Sales
43 Products
44 Professional Directory
45 Classified
Commentary
4 From the Editor
10 Best Practices
48 Point of View
Rail update
12 Freight car market takes an upturn; RPI, RSA finalizing merger; What the 108th Congress could look like.
Transit update
18 Bidders line up to run Boston's commuter trains; Metra capital plan; VIA high speed rail prospects
Features
21Railroading in 2003, Part 1: Change is in the air-Next year promises to be a pivotal one as economic and legislative forces affecting the industry come into play. Here's how top railroaders view the big picture.
24Railroading in 2003, Part 2: Continued rough weather?-How do suppliers view the coming year? A survey conducted exclusively for Railway Age provides some insights into a turbulent market.
29Looking for flaws in all the right places-Finding metallurgical flaws in rail is a high-tech process as railroads demand speed and efficiency.
33Ingredients for a smooth ride-Suppliers of freight car components that enable damage-free transport are confident about what they can offer.
37Moving away from "corrective maintenance"-A TTCI R&D program is identifying ways to improve the economics of freight car repair maintenance.
39The ayes of Texas-Rail transit won a new vote of confidence in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in the November elections. Transit initiatives elsewhere received a mixed response.
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