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Articles in Nov, 1995 issue of Railway Age
- Service improvements realized, says BNSF - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe intermodal upgrades - Industry Outlook - Brief Article
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corp - Union Switch and Signal receives contract for traffic control system - Brief Article
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Stay close to the customer - shipper and Class I alike - railroad management - Column
by Roy H. Blanchard - Quality Bearing Service - relocates to Sparks, NV - Brief Article
- Harmon Industries - wins contract from China for hotbox detectors - Brief Article
- CR, NS inaugurate doublestack service - Conrail, Norfolk Southern railroads - Brief Article
- RailTex realigns for growth - Brief Article
- Commuter rail leads in ridership growth - commuter rail ridership grew 1.77% in first half of 1995, outpacing all other forms of transit - Brief Article
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Tomorrow's motive power - new technology from the Assn of American Railroads' Research and Test Dept
by Dick Cataldi - Australia's National Rail Corp - to purchase new locomotives from A Goninan in $515.8 million contract - Brief Article
- GEC Alsthom - acquires 60% of CMW Equipamentos - Brief Article
- For Amtrak, an upgrade and a name change - non-Metroliner passenger operations in Northeast U.S - Industry Outlook - Brief Article
- Union Pacific - Harmon receives $2.2 million contract for signalling equipment - Brief Article
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NAFTA: big questions about big trucks - North American Free Trade Agreement - Column
by Gus Welty - Berwind Railway Service Co - builds new freight car cleaning facility - Brief Article
- Electro Pneumatic Corp - is given ISO-9001 Quality System certification - Brief Article
- Railroads set new safety records - Brief Article
- Funding shortfall halts Chicago Circulator light rail project - Brief Article
- AMF Technotransport - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awards company $39.5 million contract - Brief Article
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Mexico's railroads prepare to go private - Special Bilingual Report - Cover Story
by William C. Vantuono - Czech Railways - to purchase 10 multi-voltage tilting trains from international consortium - Brief Article
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New York builds for the 21st Century - Regional/Commuter Rail Planner's Guide
by William D. Middleton - Transit operating aid faces nosedive - Congress approves 12.2% drop in transit funding, 44% cut in operating subsidies - Industry Outlook - Brief Article
- Burlington Northern - Union Switch and Signal receives $1 million contract to develop traffic scheduling system - Brief Article
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Yes, problems abound in Mexico. But so do opportunities: Mexico represents one of the biggest opportunities today for viable new rail equipment deals - The Financial Edge - Column
by Anthony Kruglinski - Trinity Industries - earnings statistics and production forecasts - Brief Article
- General Railway Signal - forms partnership with Kansas City Southern to develop GRS AURORA LED highway-rail grade crossing signal - Brief Article
- Davidson moves up, and to Bethlehem - Union Pacific Corp. chief operating officer Dick Davidson - Brief Article
- Ontario eases the way for short lines - Brief Article
- The Pope in transit: a blessing for Baltimore - visit by Pope John Paul II boosts passenger traffic for Maryland's Central Light Rail - Brief Article
- The Greater Hartford Transit District - names Eileen Kraus president of task force that will develop light rail transit in Griffin Line Corridor between Hartford, CT, and Bradley Intl Airport - Brief Article
- Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel - refinances debt due to cash flow problem - Brief Article
- Zambia Railways - considers privatization - Brief Article
- Maryland Mass Transit Administration - AAI Corp. to provide carshells, trucks and assembly of light rail cars for Central Light Rail Line - Brief Article
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - extends contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff for engineering services - Brief Article
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Composite-body car shows promise - Burlington Northern and Trinity Industries 'Northern Star' insulated boxcar - Brief Article
by Gus Welty - D'Accord Financial Services - advised AmSouth Leasing Corp. and First Union Commercial Corp. on lease financing of rail cars for TTX - Brief Article
- Inmetco - starts new cadmium battery recovery plant - Brief Article
- Chicago accident triggers a task force - Transportation Department's Grade Crossing Safety Task Force - Brief Article
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Paying more for less: wave of the future? - New York Metropolitian Transportation Authority raises fares, cuts services
by Luther S. Miller - New York City Transit metrocards - 105 NYCT subway stations now accept metrocards; all stations will use them by 1997 - Brief Article
- People - includes multiple briefs on executive appointments
- Finnish State Railways - to purchase 16 cars from GEC Alsthom - Brief Article
- Regional/commuter rail: Vancouver heads the new-start list - British Columbia; includes information about other regions - Regional/Commuter Rail Planner's Guide
- ARCI expects rebound in car orders - American Railway Car Institute - Industry Outlook - Brief Article
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric - adds 135 aluminum cars by BethGon to its fleet, to transport coal to power plants - Brief Article
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A cheer for straight shooting supervisors and employees - Lines on Labor - Column
by Gus Welty - Ton-miles head for a new record - railroad ton-miles go over 1 trillion for seventh year - Brief Article
- MK Rail - third quarter earnings - Brief Article
- Trucking outlook "not encouraging." - Brief Article
- Senate panel approves short line funding - Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation - Brief Article
- Amerail sees big role in $2.5 million market - new company positions itself in the profitable market of remanufacturing rail cars - Brief Article
- Electrack - transportation division of Heery Intl wins contracts from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority - Brief Article
- The European Union Commission - approves merger of Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. and Daimler-Benz AG railroad divisions into ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation - Brief Article
- Italian Railways - to make $154.2 million in improvements to line - Brief Article
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