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Articles in Dec, 2004 issue of Railway Track and Structures

• October crosstie report
• Railinc
• Personal safety lights
• Win-win and more
  by George S. Sokulski
• Road traffic and health
  by Tom Judge
• A consortium pairing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., with Mitsubishi Corp. received an order from the Department of Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai
• Improved profiles need special grinding: experts in wheel/rail interaction are custom-designing rail profiles for railroads based on the specific complexities of the particular stretch of track
  by Peter Sroba
• Union Switch & Signal Inc
• Bentley Systems, Inc
• Wrapping up 2004
  by Rick Ebersold
• Earth Tech Inc
• NRC offering Roadway Worker Protection program free
• The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority awarded a contract to a joint venture of PGH Wong Engineering Inc. and Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Rail switch machine
• James M. Williams, 76, died Oct. 27
• ASTM International
• Educational Foundation and scholarships
  by Walter L. Heide
• Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group
• BMWE membership approves merger with Teamsters
• North American Technologies Group
• Tie gage
• John Bergerson, P.E., 59, senior vice president, Earth Tech Inc., died Oct. 26
• Cattron Group, Inc
• Two key aspects in rail grinding-effectiveness and efficiency; researchers look at the effectiveness and efficiency of rail grinding to prolong rail life and reduce maintenance costs
  by Huimin Wu
• HNTB Corporation
• Amtrak has been retrofitting incandescent wayside signs, highway railroad crossings and control-panel lighting throughout the Northeast Corridor with low-voltage
• More than just doing the job: the hand-held tool market continues its move toward more customized tools, but the one thing everyone wants is continued safety
  by Mischa Wanek
• Metabo Corporation
• CN, CPR, NS agreements to improve freight service
• Portec Rail Products, Inc., and Kelsan Technologies Corp
• High-dump for vacuum loader
• Calendar
• The Holland Company L.P
• Mexico upgrades: Mexican railroaders are working hard not only to keep up with m/w demands, but also to upgrade and expand their systems
• WAGO Corporation