Railway Age back issues from November 2008:
Traffic originated.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)
Nov 01, 2008 ... <Pre> TRAFFIC ORIGINATED CARLOADS WEEK 42 ENDING OCTOBER 18, 2008 MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS By commodity 20082007% Change Agricultural products41,433 46.032 -10.0% Chemicals34,453 35,358 ...
Short line and regional traffic index.(Industry Indicators)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... <Pre> Short line and regional traffic index Carloads Carloadsoriginated originated % Carloads, by commodity Sept. '08Sept. '07Change Chemicals 39,704 38,462 3.2% Coal ...
Railroad employment Class I linehaul carriers, August 2008.(Industry Indicators)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... <Pre> Railroad employment Class I linehaul carriers, August 2008 (% change from August 2007) Professional and 13,584 administrative (-1.96%) Maintenance-of-way35,857 and structures (0.32%) Maintenance of30,175 equipment and(-0.55%) ...
Presidential aspirations.(from the editor)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... "Almost everyone in North America's passenger rail transportation industry agrees: Standardization is a plus. Achieving it? That's something else." So comments Managing Editor Doug Bowen in his feature story on rail transit vehicle standardization (p. 34). Many knowledgeable ...
Seidl reiterates "buy" rating for railroads.(industry outlook)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wall Street transportation analyst Jason Seidl, director of equity research for Dahlman Rose & Co. (and a contributing editor to Railway Age), last month reiterated his "buy" rating on CSX Corp. specifically and the rail industry in general, despite the ...
Transit as an economic stimulus.(industry outlook)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In testimony on economic stimulus legislation, the American Public Tranportation Association told Congress on Oct. 29 that it has identified 559 ready-to-go public transit projects, worth $8 billion, that could start within 90 days of a federal funding commitment. APTA chair Dr. Beverly ...
FRA: new wireless opportunities.(industry outlook)(Federal Railroad Administration)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Federal Railroad Administration has published a report, "An Analysis of the Opportunities for Wireless Technologies in Passenger and Freight Rail Operations," prepared by consultant Ron Lindsey, principal of Communication Architecture and contributing editor to Railway Age. The study ...
CN.(North America)(Canadian National Railway Co)(Wi-Tronix[R], LLC )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... CN: Is deploying Wi-Tronix[R], LLC remote monitoring equipment on CN's fleet of Distributed Braking Cars (DBCs). CN plans to use the upgrade to run longer trains in the winter months from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Edmonton, Alberta. The DBCs are placed at the end of trains ...
CSX.(North America)(RailComm )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... CSX: Erwin Terminal in Erwin, Tenn., is deploying RailComm's wireless remote control yard system. Three RailComm Local Control Panels will provide remote control to 31 switches. RailComm's Domain Operations Controller (DOC[R]) system will be configured to control all switches individually ...
Delaware DOT.(North America)(Department of Transportation)(Silverliner V electric multiple-unit)(Hyundai Rotem)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Delaware DOT: Purchased four Silverliner V electric multiple-unit (EMU) cars from Hyundai Rotem at a cost of $7.5 million for use on SEPTA's R-2 line, part of ...
Modesto & Empire Traction Co.(North America)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Modesto & Empire Traction Co.: Ordered two RP20BD Eco-Motive Ultra-Low Emission locomotives from based Railpower Technologies Corp., after working with a demonstration unit for two weeks. Said M&ET Vice President Ken Beard, "Not only does the ...
Norfolk Southern.(North America)(Trainyard Tech, LLC )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Norfolk Southern: Awarded a contract to Trainyard Tech, LLC for a new CLASSMASTER[TM] Process Control System for Norris Yard in Birmingham, Ala. Features include: auto calibration; loggers; graphic playback; realtime hump list display; eBlock[TM], electronic track blocking; automatic ...
CN: from RDC to track geometry vehicle.(market)(Canadian National Railway Co.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It may look a lot like the classic Budd RDC from which it was built, but this new railcar is actually a state-of-the-art, self-propelled track geometry inspection vehicle custom-built for CN by Gateway Rail Services, Inc, of Madison, Ill., with a geometry ...
Intermodal trends impact us all.(financial edge)(Interview)(Column)
Nov 01, 2008; ... For a variety of reasons, this column rarely wanders onto intermodal turf. Why? First of all, the majority of intermodal cars are owned by TTX, a rail industry cooperative owned by the Class I's that finances itself at advantageous rates reflecting its ownership. Second, the way TTX ...
Defying high anxiety.(Rail Update)(revenue report)(Financial report)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Caught in the economic anxiety blanketing October, the Class I's had to wonder whether solid performance matters when fear drives decision-making. Investors were leery or weary, but railroad third-quarter earnings demonstrated economic resilience. CSX CSX Corp ....
"Working together, we'll make a lot more progress": Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads conference.(Rail Update)(Conference news)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The demand for additional rail infrastructure will put pressure on both freight and passenger railroads in the years ahead, and both sectors will have to closely cooperate to resolve potential conflicts between them. So said Lisa Mancini, vice president, ...
Southwest Signal.(Supply Briefs)(Southwest Signal Engineering formed Xorail Construction Services, LLC)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Southwest Signal Engineering has formed a new subsidiary called Xorail Construction Services, LLC, The change in structure will allow the company to grow its railroad construction business, Southwest has recently been awarded two large construction projects, and is participating in the bid ...
Railpower.(Supply Briefs)(Railpower Technologies Corp)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Railpower Technologies Corp, says it will postpone completion of a assembly plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, initially scheduled to open early next year, Construction began last June, but Railpower says it requires "new significant orders" before it can proceed. "The measure aims ...
National Steel Car.(Supply Briefs)(Canadian National Railway Co. acquires ore cars from National Steel Car )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... CN is acquiring 232 rapid-discharge ore cars from National Steel Car and is refurbishing 500 existing ore cars as part of a long-term plan to upgrade its car fleet for transporting pelletized iron ore produced in the Upper Midwest, Delivery of the new ore ...
STB denies petition on revenue adequacy.(Rail Update)(Surface Transportation Board)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Surface Transportation Board has denied a proposed rulemaking petition from the Association of American Railroads to shift to a replacement cost methodology for the purposes of calculating railroad returns on capital. The decision in essence declares that "the railroads are ...
Public hearings on nuclear waste?(Rail Update)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... STB Chairman Charles Nottingham says he is willing to hold a public hearing on the Department of Energy, application to build a rail line to ship nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, Nev. Nottingham noted STB usually does not hold public hearings, determining the outcome of rail ...
STB expert: consider PTC's business benefits.(Rail Update)(positive train control)(Board of Surface Transportation)
Nov 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When advocates of positive train control (PTC) focus narrowly on safety considerations, they improperly ignore the far more valuable business benefits, which include faster, more consistent and more reliable transit times--for which shippers will pay ...
For the record.(Rail Update)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The photo on p, 28 of the October 2008 issue is of a WMATA 6000 Series railcar, not a 7000 Series. The Railroad Financial Desk Book directory listing on Helm Financial in the October 2008 issue incorrectly lists Joe Lencewicz ...
Utah Transit Authority has begun construction of the its Airport TRAX light rail line, to be completed by 2015.(SALT LAKE CITY)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Utah Transit Authority has begun construction of the its Airport TRAX light rail line, to be completed by 2015. The line branches off from current TRAX service at the Arena Station, and will include five new station stops, terminating at ...
North Texas Rail Group, a consortium comprised of Herzog Contracting Corp, and Archer Western Contractors, has been awarded a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) contract by the Denton County (Tex,) Transportation Authority for the "A-train," a 21-mile diesel light rail transit (DLRT) line.(DENTON, TEX.)
Nov 01, 2008 ... North Texas Rail Group, a consortium comprised of Herzog Contracting Corp, and Archer Western Contractors, has been awarded a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) contract by the Denton County (Tex,) Transportation Authority for the "A-train," a 21-mile diesel ...
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is evaluating two options for a "Regional Connector," tieing the area's fight rail lines while passing through Downtown.(LOS ANGELES)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is evaluating two options for a "Regional Connector," tieing the area's fight rail lines while passing through Downtown. An above-ground rail route or a subway alternative is being considered to facilitate through-running routes, ...
Amtrak ridership at all-time high.(Transit Update)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Amtrak carried 28,716,407 passengers in Fiscal Year 2008, which ended Sept. 30. It was the highest number since Amtrak began operations 27 years ago and marked the national passenger railroad's sixth straight year of gains, much of those gains made before ...
North Carolina study recommends commuter rail.(Transit Update)(North Carolina Railroad Company)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) last month released results from an 11-month study concluding rush-hour commuter trains can operate on NCRR tracks, mixed with freight traffic, along with freight trains on a 141-mile east-west route stretching from Greensboro to Goldsboro, with ...
Delaware buys its first rail equipment.(Transit Update)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In a first for "The First State." Delaware has purchased four Silverliner V electric multiple-unit (EMU) cars for use on SEPTA's R-2 line, part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Cost of the purchase was $7.5 million. Delaware's Department of Transportation says the new cars, manufacturered ...
NJ Transit adds funds for rail tunnel.(Transit Update)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... New Jersey Transit last month approved $124 million to complete preliminary design and begin final design of a new Hudson River rail tunnel. The project's current cost is projected at $7.6 billion. NJ Transit Executive Director Richard Sarles said the project, now renamed Access ...
Steady as she goes: in uncertain times, Canadian Pacific remains focused on long-term strategies.(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)(Cover story)(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ask the average Canadian Pacific Railway line employee what's going on at the railroad, and the answer today is apt to be: "More of the same." That answer is indeed correct, but an outside observer is apt to modify it. CP is, indeed, doing more ...
Heavy metal: a weld need not be the weakest link in the track structure.(ENGINEERING)
Nov 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As traffic rises on a given rail line, rail field welds, in particular, are affected by wheel loads and can experience shortened life, leading at a minimum to increased costs and, possibly, to service interruptions. Dan Gutscher, senior ...
Standardization beckons: with APTA on the point, North America's passenger rail players all agree on vehicle standardization--as a concept. Will an urgent need for new high-performance equipment speed up the process?(TRANSIT)(American Public Transportation Association)
Nov 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Almost everyone in North America's passenger rail transportation industry agrees: Standardization is a plus. Achieving it? That's something else. Understandably, the needs and desires of industry carbuilders, parts suppliers, ...
Can your yard talk to your main line? Modern yard process control systems are bringing the two closer together.(COMMUNICATIONS & SIGNALS)
Nov 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Here is a situation railroads still find problematic, even with advancements in traffic control: Trains en route to a classification yard emerge out of what, to the yardmaster, is the abyss of the main line. Likewise, trains moving into a yard are ...
Delcan Corp.(HIGH PROFILE)(appointment of Alan F. Rumsey)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Delcan Corp., a multi-disciplinary engineering, management, and technology consulting firm, named Dr. Alan F. Rumsey, P.Eng., Vice President, Rail and Transit Systems. Dr. Rumsey brings more than 30 years of rail transit systems planning, ...
Interfleet Technology.(HIGH PROFILE)(appointment of Chris Heald )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chris Heald has joined the U.S. operation of international rail consultancy Interfleet Technology as a Principal Consultant. Heald was previously Project Manager and Head of Rail Vehicle Projects at Toronto Transit Commission, delivering the design and ...
Meetings.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2008 ... December 11-12 The New Railway Age, Washington Marriott, Washington, D.C. Website: www.railwayage.com/conference/conference3.html; email: conferences@sbpub.com. 2009 January 7-18 NRC 2009 Annual Conference. Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort ...
(November 1908): Mr. Hill on the future of the Northwest.(100 YEARS AGO IN Railroad Age Gazette: INCLUDING THE RAILROAD GAZETTE AND THE RAILWAY AGE)(James J. Hill)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In a speech at Tacoma November 11, James J. Hill said that after the St. Paul road's coast extension is completed, no other transcontinental road will be built for many years. He said that the entire country north of the Platte River is now well occupied by railroads and that any new ones ...
Kansas City Southern.(people)(appointment of Patrick J. Ottensmeyer )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN--realigned the leadership of its sales and marketing and finance departments, naming Patrick J. Ottensmeyer as executive vice president sales and marketing and promoting Michael W. Upchurch to executive vice ...
TTX.(people)
Nov 01, 2008 ... TTX--Sharon Harmsworth ...
Ansaldo STS-Union Switch & Signal.(Suppliers)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Ansaldo STS-Union Switch & Signal promoted Keith Szewczyk to Assistant ...
Global Rail Systems.(Suppliers)(appointment of Clyde Priest)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Global Rail Systems named Clyde Priest to the sales and customer service group. His background includes 29 years servicing the U.S. and Canadian rail ...
Parsons Brinckerhoff.(Suppliers)(Central Florida Commuter RailTransit appoints Parsons Brinckerhoff )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Parsons Brinckerhoff Senior Engineering Manager Pete Turrell has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Central Florida Commuter RailTransit project. Turell will oversee day-to-day CFCRT commuter rail operations and service, as PB provides technical review of final ...
ProTran 1.(Suppliers)
Nov 01, 2008 ... ProTran 1 appointed William C ....
New Mexico Rail Runner.(Transit)
Nov 01, 2008 ... New Mexico Rail Runner appointed Dan ...
Bright idea!(products)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Railhead Corp. recently completed development on a "smart" 75 v.d.c. LED bulb for locomotives. The new KE-4WLL Locomotive LED 4 Watt Lamp was developed for the railroad industry to dramatically reduce light bulb maintenance while eliminating cut and burn ...
This tablet PC can take it.(products)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Railroad field technicians typically move from project to project. BNSF wanted a lightweight, portable device that would travel well with each technician. In addition, technicians were familiar with the traditional "clipboard and pen" for writing work ...
Flags and tags.(products)
Nov 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Electrocutions are the most common cause of crane-related fatalities. OSHA estimates that there are more than 250,000 crane operators working on more than 175,000 railroad, mobile, and tower cranes nationwide. Each year, dozens of these workers lose their ...
Website directory.
Nov 01, 2008 ... BEARINGS Brenco www.brencoqbs.com The Timken Company www.timken.com CAR HOISTS Macton Corp. www.macton.com Railquip, Inc. www.railquip.com CAR MOVERS Central ...