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Articles in April, 2002 issue of Railway Age
- Trinity acts fast to absorb Thrall - Industry Outlook - Thrall Car acquisition - Brief Article
- Southern California Regional Rail Authority - Facilities - awards contract to Pacific Railway Enterprises for signal and communications design services - Brief Article
- New professional association in Mexico - Rail Update - Mexican Association of Railroad Engineers to establish technical standards - Brief Article
- Why two LRT trains bumped into trouble - Transit Update - light rail transit train accident in Maryland - Brief Article
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A lumbering problem: A duty on Canadian lumber imports could have an adverse impact on cross-border forest products traffic - Brief Article
by Alex Binkley - Great Lakes Transportation LLC - People - David C. Broadbent named vice president and chief financial officer - Brief Article
- 100 years ago in - Illinois Central installs new signals in Chicago, Illinois - Brief Article
- NS's Goode: "The way is now clear" - Industry Outlook - Norfolk Southern annual report message - Brief Article
- BNSF, BLE, UTU seek "new safety culture" - Rail Update - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. reaches agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the United Transportation Union - Brief Article
- 2002 Regional/Short Line awards - Small-Road Update - Brief Article
- Govia - Briefs: Britain - places order to 460 EMU cars - Brief Article
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Transit, the San Francisco treat: with $10.2 billion in projects on the drawing board, rail transit expansion continues at a rapid pace in the San Francisco region
by William D. Middleton - Parsons Transportation - People: Suppliers - Nicholas C. LaRocco, Jr. named vice president of transportation group - Brief Article
- Drawbar gears - Products - W.H. Miner Division offers new DrawGuard - Brief Article
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Past: Imperfect, Present: Tense, Future: Indefinite - From the Editor - Brief Article
by William C. Vantuono - San Francisco Municipal Railway - Facilities - selects Spear Technologies to provide vehicle management and infrastructure software - Brief Article
- For BNSF and California, a public/private partnership - Rail Update - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. will operate Oakland International Gateway at Port of Oakland, California - Brief Article
- Freight roads want same Amtrak, more compensation - Transit Update - Brief Article
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Tightening up the border: creation of a "smart border" that would improve security without compromising operations is the goal of Canadian and U.S. railroads - Brief Article
by Alex Binkley - Federal Railroad Administation - People - Robert L Gould appointed administrator-public affairs - Brief Article
- High profile - People - Amtrak President and CEO George Warrington resigns to become executive director of New Jersey Transit - Brief Article
- BNSF reshaping carload network - Industry Outlook - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe - Brief Article
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Are paper barriers still an issue? - Best Practices - Brief Article
by Roy Blanchard - Large/small-road traffic increases - Small-Road Update - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- Chunnel rail freight suspended - World Update - Brief Article
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Control this! how distributed power helps railroads handle the world's longest, heaviest trains. demonstration union train - BHP Iron Ore Australia - Brief Article
by William C. Vantuono - National Research Council of Canada - People: Suppliers - Michael Roney named general manager - rail division - Brief Article
- Railcar mover - Products - Brief Article
- Industry Indicators - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- Port Authority of Allegheny County - Facilities - awards contract to Union Switch & Signal for operations control system - Brief Article
- Hunter Harrison presented Railroader of the Year Award - Rail Update - executive vice president and chief operating officer of Canadian National/Illinois Central - Brief Article
- CSX Transportation - In Transit: Baltimore - will establish new servicing facility for MARC commuter trains - Brief Article
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Tightening up The Belt's mechanical department: A new software tool is boosting productivity and efficiency at The Belt Railway Co. of Chicago - uses SPEEDTREK software system from SOSTrans Co
by Tom Judge - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range - People - new managerial appointments - Brief Article
- Obituary - Robert Freese of General Railway Signal - Brief Article - Obituary
- Rail builders aren't necessarily "rail carriers" - Industry Outlook - National Defense Rail Act - Brief Article
- Power play at Canadian National - Market - orders new locomotives from GE Transportation Systems - Brief Article
- New ad manager at Simmons-Boardman - Rail Update - Diane Okon - Brief Article
- Railtrack "bailout" plan stirs criticism - World Update - Brief Article
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Material choices: wood, and to a lesser extent concrete, have the lion's share of the crosstie market. But steel and composites are finding niches - Statistical Data Included
by Tom Judge - Indiana Harbor Belt - People - new executive and sales appointments
- Cab signal tester - Products - Brief Article
- Caltrain - Equipment
- Rose succeeds Krebs as BNSF chairman - Rail Update - Matthew K. Rose appointed Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. chairman - Brief Article
- CTA puts its sights on the Circle Line - Transit Update - Chicago Transit Authority - Brief Article
- Shanghai Transit - Briefs: China - receives change machines from Laniel Canada Inc. and CashCode Company Inc. for subway stations - Brief Article
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Refining the wheel/rail interface: tighter control of wheel and rail profiles offers a variety of performance and maintenance benefits for rolling stock and infrastructure
by Kevin Sawley - Schaefer Equipment, Inc - People: Suppliers - Philip D. Oswald named director of marketing and sales - Brief Article
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Transportation disconnect - Point of View - solving key transportation capacity problems - Brief Article
by Robert H. Lelich - NJ Transit - Facilities - awards contract to Timera Inc. workforce management - Brief Article
- BLE attempts another remote control lawsuit - Supply Side - Brief Article
- Simon Wong Engineers - In Transit: San Diego - awarded $178 million construction management contract by North County Transit District diesel light rail line - Brief Article
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Don't we ever learn anything? peak-and-valley freight car buying isn't new. But this time around, it's severely jolting an already weakened supply industry. Ultimately, buyers could suffer
by William C. Vantuono - CSX Transportation - People - James L. Adams named resident vice president of state relations for Kentucky - Brief Article
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority - People: Transit - Fayle L.M. Moore named general manager - Brief Article
- Los Angeles County MTA - Facilities - awards contract to Cubic Transportation Systems - Brief Article
- MultiModal - Supply Side - will open office in Chester, England - Brief Article
- Central Light Rail Line - In Transit: Baltimore - awards $7.9 million contract to McLean Contracting Co., Glen Burnie, Maryland - Brief Article
- Alstom - Briefs: France - wins orders from French National Railways - Brief Article
- Australian Railroad Group - People
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - People: Transit - Gail Charles named deputy general manager-administration - Brief Article
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- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Facilities - extends contract to Regional Transit Partners - Brief Article
- Kawasaki - Supply Side - rail car company opens new manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska - Brief Article
- Eastside Light Rail Project - In Transit: Los Angeles - environmental impact report certified - Brief Article
- Alpine tunnel - Briefs: France/Italy - construction begins on new Alpine tunnel - Brief Article
- Bessemer & Lake Erie - People - new managerial appointments - Brief Article
- San Mateo County Transit District - People: Transit - Chuck Harvey named chief operating officer - Brief Article
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