Railway Track and Structures back issues from November 2008:
Top of the hill.(ON TRACK)
Nov 01, 2008; ... This month I celebrate my 65th birthday, a landmark of dubious distinction. You can look at it as the dignity of gray hair and solid accomplishments or one huge milestone on the road to oblivion. In my long-ago youth, I learned the hard way during a tour as a Marine in Southeast Asia that ...
Railroads to establish PTC interoperability standards.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern have reached an agreement on establishing interoperability standards for Positive Train Control, a critical component to safely implementing PTC technology across all rail systems. PTC is a ...
STB approves proposed CPR acquisition of DM&E.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Surface Transportation Board has approved the proposed acquisition of control by the Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation and its indirect subsidiary, the Soo Line Holding Company, of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation and its wholly-owned railroad subsidiary, the ...
Track conditions blamed for WMATA derailment.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Metrorail track inspector, who inspected an area of track the same day that a six-car Orange Line train derailed upon approach to the Court House Metrorail station on June 9 in Washington, D.C., failed to notice and report poor track conditions, according to findings of Metro's ...
Ansaldo STS - Union Switch & Signal.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Toronto Transit Commission has awarded Ansaldo STS - Union Switch & Signal a contract valued at US$13.9 million to design, supply and install a new wayside signaling system for the South Yonge project area of the ...
Systems BE Careers Network.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Bentley Systems BE Careers Network opened its 2009 BE Awards student design competition, an integral part of Bentley's annual BE Award of Excellence program honoring the work of ...
Georgetown Rail Equipment Co.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Texas-based Georgetown Rail Equipment Co. is included on the Inc. 5000 Private US Company list for "Top 100 ...
Infotech Enterprises Ltd.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Infotech Enterprises Ltd. signed a new long-term contract with Bombardier Transportation to continue to provide engineering, electronic, ...
MATE Intelligent Video.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... MATE Intelligent Video., a technology leader in the video analytics and intelligent video surveillance systems, and Milestone Systems, a global ...
J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... For the third consecutive year, J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc., received top ranking on the list of Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For as reported by the industry publication, CE News. The firm, which ...
RailComm, Inc.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Lake State Railroad Company in Saginaw, Mich., has incorporated Track Warrant Control functionality from RailComm, Inc., into its Domain ...
Timken[R] TrracGlide[R].(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Rail Polska will implement the Timken[R] TrracGIide[R] ...
Trainyard Tech, LLC.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Trainyard Tech, LLC, has signed a contract with Norfolk Southern to ...
URS Corporation.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2008 ... URS Corporation has acquired most of the assets of Tryck Nyman ...
Reflecting in Conference success.(President's Column)
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Annual Conference is now behind us and I would like share my thoughts regarding the conference with you. First of all, as I have said previously, it is with great honor that I now serve the association as president. I thank Larry Etherton for the excellent job he has done over the past ...
Upcoming Seminars.(Professional Development)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering January 11-13.2009 Fort Myers, FL In conjunction with NRC Conference 2009 Our experience has shown that typical participants benefiting the most from this course are those with limited exposure to the railway ...
Getting to know Victor Babin.(AREMA NEWS)(Interview)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Each month AREMA will feature one of our committee chairmen. We are pleased to announce that the November featured chairman is Victor R. Babin, chair of Committee 37-Signal Systems. AREMA: Why did you decide to choose a career in railway engineering? Babin: 1 grew up ...
Rail safety legislation reaction.(NRC Chairman' s Column)
Nov 01, 2008; ... As 2008 heads toward a close, the rail industry has embraced an enhanced role on the national stage and the issue of rail safety has taken center stage within our industry. There is a clear boom in rail transit and passenger rail ridership, with ridership figures now equaling ...
Update: advanced rail inspection system.(TTCI R & D)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Researchers evaluate a prototype laser - based rail flaw inspection system Under sponsorship of the Association of American Railroads' Strategic Research Initiatives Program, Transportation Technology Center, Inc., and Tecnogamma SPA have developed a prototype system, called ...
How to train for m/w: from classrooms to DVDs to online, training's many forms have never been more important.
Nov 01, 2008; ... With so many new people coming on the property and technology advancing, associations, private companies and academic institutions are striving to meet the industry's need for training. AREMA "Committee 24-Training has two primary areas of activity: Education and ...
Switch on; Switch stands and switch machines continue to evolve to meet railroading needs in design, safety and appearance.(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Whether they are thrown manually or by remote, found in a tie or by the side of the track stands and switch machines continue to play their integral part in railroading. Here is an update on what manufacturers of switch stands and machines are producing and what they think of the current ...
Railroads automating m/w planning: information gathered by people and systems in the field can be tweaked effectively to produce sound, efficient m/w plants.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Maintenance-of-way planning has come a long, long way from some by-guess and by-gosh methods of days gone by. Tight budgets will get tigheter and track time will continue to get shorter, so it's vitally important that railroads obtain and use sophisticated m/w planning systems. ...
AREMA sets records at 2008 conference; September Salt Lake City gathering drew 1,360 attendees, a new record.(AREMA 2008 CONFERENCE REPORT)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The setting was gorgeous, the facilities excellent, the trade show superb, the papers informative and opportunities for networking abounded. It's no wonder the AREMA 2008 Conference, held concurrently at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City with REMSA's World Rail Expo 2008, ...
Versatile wheeled excavator.(PRODUCTS AND LITERATURE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... For on- or off-rail use Badger Equipment Company presents the 1085R. Designed and engineered for maintenance-of-way operators, it can replace three or four other machines with just one. The many attachments include 360-deg rotating grapples, mower/brush cutters that can chop up to a ...
Rail breaker.(PRODUCTS AND LITERATURE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The rail breaker from ATM-Recyclingsystems was developed to process railway rails effectively and is available in two variants. The stationary design permits the processing of rails up to 125 yds in length, A magazine is used for feeding the rails into the breaker. There is a mobile ...
Compact track loaders.(PRODUCTS AND LITERATURE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Caterpillar[R] has added three models of compact track loaders, the 279C, 289C and 299C, to its line of rubber-track loaders. The new loaders feature durable, steel embedded track and steel undercarriage components. The fully suspended undercarriage employs four independent torsion axles ...
Bentley Systems.(PEOPLE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Bentley Systems, Incorporated, appointed Baker Egerton to the new ...
Olsson Associates.(PEOPLE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Olsson Associates named Ken Jennison, P.E., senior engineer. He will lead ...
Parsons Brinckerhoff.(PEOPLE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Parsons Brinckerhoff named Bernard P. McNeilly general manager, Northeast Transportation ...
ProTran1.(PEOPLE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... ProTran1 appointed William C ....
Urban Engineers, Inc.(PEOPLE)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Urban Engineers, Inc., appointed George H. Willis, P.E., senior vice president. Robert P. Snowden, P.E., ...
Rodney Yourist.(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Rodney Yourist, applications engineer, ...
Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2008 ... NOVEMBER 15-18. 2008 Intermodal Expo and Annual Membership Meeting. Intermodal Association of North America.Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Phone: 301-982-3400. E-mail: iana@intermodal.org. Website: www.intermodal.org. ...
Website directory.(RAILWAY TRACK AND STRUCTURES)(Directory)
Nov 01, 2008 ... ASSOCIATIONS American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association www.arema.org National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc., The www.nrcma.org Railway Engineering Maintenance Suppliers Association, Inc. ...
Shakin' in Salt Lake.(CHICAGO PERSPECTIVE)
Nov 01, 2008; ... When the Mormons led by Brigham Young came into the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, they knew that was the place for them. In September, descendents of those people and others handed out generous doses of Utah hospitality to visiting railroad engineering folks and the suppliers who serve ...