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Railway Age 2005 November Westward expansion Whats next for Amtrak
Railway Age 2005 November
56 pages
Contents
Departments
1 Industry Indicators
6 Industry Outlook
8 Market
48 Letters
48 People
49 100 Years Ago
49 Meetings
49 Company Index
50 Products
51 Website Directory
52 Advertising Sales
52 Advertising Index
53 Professional Directory
54 Classified
Commentary
4 From the Editor
10 On the Record
12 Financial Edge
14 Supply Side
56 World Perspective
Rail update16 "An extremely healthy environment"; FRA names new second-in-command; YSD closing its doors in January.
Transit update22 Despite Rita, APTA Expo sees strong turnout; Bombardier expands rail parts business; ORX, Bonatrans partner to produce LRV wheels in U.S.
Features
26 Westward expansion-While the trains kept moving, CPR built new capacity in western Canada to handle surging traffic. By William C. Vantuono, Editor.
31 What next for Amtrak?-Debate over the future of intercity rail is politically charged and highly polarized, as evidenced at Railway Age's 2005 Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads conference. By William C. Vantuono, Editor.
31 What can others teach us?-What can Amtrak's "reformers" learn from other passenger operators? Here are some observations from someone who's been there. By David R. Solow, CEO, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, for Railway Age.
37 Shippers speak out on service-Service is a mixed bag, depending on rail line and commodity carried, but shippers agree that more improvement is needed. By Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor.
43 Pushing aside the obstacles-Railroads forging ahead with Positive Train Control are growing in numbers as the technology matures and the business case for PTC is established.
46 Bridging to recovery-A massive effort to rebuild six major bridges following Hurricane Katrina's devastation is now under way on CSXT's Gulf Coast main trunk. By Tom Judge, Engineering Editor
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