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Articles in Dec, 1996 issue of Railway Age

• Open access: the penalty of success - open access to railroad lines - Editorial
  by Luther S. Miller
• If only Congress knew something about railroads - need for railroads to be more politically active
  by Frank N. Wilner
• OmniTRAX acquiring 810 miles of CN northern Manitoba network - Canadian National Railway - Brief Article
• Bombardier-Concarril - wins $131.5 million contract to refurbish 256 cars for Sistema de Transporte Colectivo in Mexico City, Mexico - Brief Article
• Fiat Ferroviaria - wins $120.3 million contract to supply trains to KTMB in Malaysia - Brief Article
• The Beijing Metro - orders 174 cars for $93 million from Toyo Denki Seizo KK and Nichimen - Brief Article
• Salt Lake City LTR - purchases 23 car sets from Admiral Tool and Manufacturing for light rail transit project - Brief Article
• US&S directors agree to Ansaldo merger - merger between Union Switch and Signal and Ansaldo Trasporti S.p.A - Brief Article
• FDOT, FOX sign high speed rail agreement - Florida Department of Transportation; Florida Overland eXpress - Brief Article
• Denver thinks big - more light rail transit planned for Denver, Colorado
  by Luther S. Miller
• Danish State Railways - to split into separate infrastructure and operating companies - Brief Article
• As megamergers continue, look for labor to play a bigger role - railroad industry - Column
  by Gus Welty
• Washington Organization buys ex-Soo Line trackage from CP - Canadian Pacific Railway - Brief Article
• The Federal Transit Administration - signs full-funding agreement with NJ Transit for initial construction of Hudson Bergen Light Rail Transit System - Brief Article
• People - includes multiple briefs on executive appointments
• The Santiago Metro - Chile - orders seven trains from GEC Alsthom for $59.4 million - Brief Article
• Helm Financial Corp - awards $6 million contract to Motive Power Industries for overhaul of 15 locomotives - Brief Article
• Jerry Davis takes the helm at Union Pacific
• Rescar - acquires full-service railcar repair/maintenance facility at Gordon, Georgia - Brief Article
• Argentine: BNSF breaks new ground - Burlington Northern Santa Fe's new Argentine Yard
• The Santander Mediterraneo - railway company applies to reopen 227 mile line in Spain - Brief Article
• 1997 railroad financial desk book directory - special section: 1997 Railroad Financial Desk Book - Directory
• E-p braked trains show longer wheel life - tests demonstrate longer wheel life for trains with electro-pneumatic braking systems - Brief Article
• NorRail's Bob Johnson: moving quickly up the learning curve - Interview
  by Anthony Kruglinski
• Varlen Corp - sold Rail Link Inc, to Genessee & Wyoming - Brief Article
• Riding high, running scared - freight railroads in 1997 - Cover Story
  by Luther S. Miller
• APL Limited - opens intermodal service in Harbin, China - Brief Article
• The Shanghai Metro - awards $27.9 million contract to Cubic Automatic Revenue Collection Group for automatic fare collection equipment - Brief Article
• CSX Transportation - to install Rockwell/Electro-Motive Cab Electronics Systems in 25 new locomotives - Brief Article
• BNSF reports dramatic safety improvement - Burlington Northern Santa Fe reports impressive results from safety initiative - Brief Article
• Mi-Jack Products - signs contract for service and maintenance with Top Lift Enterprises - Brief Article
• Innovation is rolling right along - advance bearing and seal technology for railroad freight cars
  by William C. Vantuono
• Spain's Railway Infrastructure Management Authority - begins operation Jan. 1, 1997 - Brief Article
• Low and medium horsepower locomotives: the future - special section: 1997 Railroad Financial Desk Book
• NJ Transit - $17 million contract to awarded to Harmon Industries for train control systems for Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System - Brief Article
• MK Rail becomes MotivePower Industries - Brief Article
• TCRP awards research contract to E&K - Transit Cooperative Research Program; Edwards and Kelcey Inc - Brief Article
• New tanks on old cars - railroad tank car maintenance project
• Norwegian State Railways - to place an order for six or more Swedish X2000 tilting trains - Brief Article
• Burlington Northern Santa Fe - buys 90 hopper cars from Johnstown America - Brief Article
• Anacostia & Pacific awarded LIRR freight concession - Long Island Rail Road - Brief Article
• NJ Transit and Amtrak - enter into five-year capital partnership - Brief Article
• ECP brakes - railroad brakes
• The Israel Port and Railways Authority - to acquire 40 diesel-electric locomotives from GEC Alsthom - Brief Article
• BNSF implementing rights granted under UP-SP - Burlington Northern Santa Fe uses rights granted under approval of Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger - Brief Article
• Tom Downs to Amtrack detractors: "Get out of my face." - Amtrak CEO Tom Downs - Interview
  by William C. Vantuono
• ABC Rail Products - speeds up re-engineering process at five plants - Brief Article
• The case against open access - railroad line access
  by Gus Welty
• Railfreight Distribution - last British Rail freight company put up for sale - Brief Article
• Wanted/to buy/railroads: no reasonable offer refused - regional and short line railroad industry - special section: 1997 Railroad Financial Desk Book
• Conrail - to purchase 560 more Apollite II crossing light kits from Quest Corp - Brief Article
• Up for debate: one-person crews and remote control - railroad safety issues - includes related information on bridge sensors and train derailments
  by Mike Del Vecchio
• MK Rail Chairman John C. Pope - reports company achieved 1996 financial goals - Brief Article
• Open access is in place in Britain. Could it work in continental Europe or in Canada? - open access to railroad lines
• Bombardier Prorail - wins $47 million contract to refurbish passenger coaches from Eversholt Leasing Limited - Brief Article
• 1997 railcar review and analysis - special section: 1997 Railroad Financial Desk Book