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Railway Age 2002 June
72 pages Small tears in cover
Departments
1 Industry Indicators
8 Market
6 Industry Outlook
61 People
61 100 Years Ago
61 Meetings
61 Advertising Sales
62 Products
63 Letters
65 Company Index
65 Advertising Index
66 Professional Directory
68 Classified
Commentary
4 From the Editor
10 Best Practices
72 Point of View
Rail update12 BNSF, NS win PRB move; Harriman Award winners.
Small-road update18 BNSF seeks better relations with small carriers,
Transit update20 SEPTA first with CBTC?; New York's capital plan.
World update24 Netherlands smart cards; ICE T in Germany.
Features
27New urgency for backup control centers-In a post-9111 world, railroads are finding out that having a "Plan B" for all-too-important dispatching centers is no longer a luxury.
32Mexican merger fever-Mirroring activities in the U.S. and Canada, Ferromex and FerroSur are attempting to tie the knot. But rival TFM objects, and (so far) so do the regulators.
35SEPTA looks westward-SEPTA aims to ease highway congestion between Philadelphia and Reading with the $1.83 billion Schuylkill Valley MetroRail project. But is everyone on board?
39Beyond 1 million miles-Freight car truck reconditioners are offering premium parts and comprehensive field services to help railroads extend service life.
432002 Guide to Equipment Leasing
58Reaching out for rail flaws-TTCI is spearheading an international cooperative research program on rail defect risk management
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