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Articles in Jan, 1998 issue of Railway Age

• Amtrak looks for new president - Thomas M. DOwns, chairman, president and CEO since 1993 leaves the company - Brief Article
• Norfolk Southern Railways - had Freight Car Services Inc rebody 200 hopper coal cars - Brief Article
• For Norfolk Southern, A new dispatch system - contact with GE Harris Railway Electronics for the new unified train control system - Rail Update - Brief Article
• Poly Hi Solidur Inc - forms join venture with Day Brasil SA to make and distribute engineering plastics - Brief Article
• Car orders rise as rail ransit flourishes - Passenger Rail Outlook - Brief Article
  by Luther S. Miller
• Wisconsin mandates two-person crews - Railway operations in the state that violate the mandate can face fines of up to $1,000 per violation - Brief Article
• Railcar Limited - received 80 rebodied waste haulage gondolas from Freight Car Services - Brief Article
• MPI acquires two companies - MotivePower Industries buys two railroad suppliers, Jomar Industries Inc and Microphor Inc, for about $12 mil - Brief Article
• End of the line near for Los Angeles Rail? - Los Angeles COunty, CA transit service on indefinite suspension as construction and other plans gear up - Brief Article
  by William D. Middleton
• Amtrak - Lee W. Bullock named president of the CHicago-based intercity business unit - People - Brief Article
• Greenbrier/Gunderson - received orders for 1,000 railcars for 1998 deliveries - Brief Article
• Final rule on emissions - Environmental Protection Agency's final rules on emission standards for locomotives and locomotive engines - Watching Washington - Brief Article - Column
  by Gus Welty
• Harmon Industries - $56.1 mil in sales for 3 qtr 1997 in the railroad freight market - Brief Article
• Railroading 2000: into the new millennium
  by Gus Welty
• Intermodal declines in IMC buisness mix - intermodal marketing companies - Brief Article
• Norwegian State Railways - contracted for 11 double diesel trainsets from Bombardier Transportation for $40 mil - Brief Article
• Low-cost path to ECP braking - electronically controlled pneumatic braking for railcars - Rail Update - Brief Article
• Mark VII Inc - acquired Greenbrier's intermodal marketing and truck brokerage business - Brief Article
• How to make Harrimans a habit - Harriman rail freight operations safety awards - Short LInes & Regional
  by Don L. Hofsommer
• GEC Alsthom AMF Transport - Canadian National will receive 50 remanufactured locomotives from Alsthom whihc will also provide 10 years maintenance for over $93 mil - Brief Article
• New York prepares to bring CBTC to the demo stage - New York City Transit system's procurement standards - In Transit - Brief Article - Column
  by William C. Vantuono
• CSXT expands, renames bulk intermodal service - group now called CSX TransFlo - Brief Article
• The world's best freight railroad and the man at the top: David R. Goode: Railway Age's Railroader of the Year - Norfolk Southern Corp - Company Profile
  by William C. Vantuono
• MBTA studies four quadrant gates - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to modify 48 grade crossings - Brief Article
• New Jersey Transit - hires LS Transit Systems for preliminary research into restoring passenger rail services on 21.6 miles of track between Mercer and Somerset counties - Brief Article
• London Underground Limited - has seven-year agreement with Texas-based SABRE Group for train modernization and maintenance - Brief Article
• BNSF approves 90 mph Amtrak express service - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe approve the speeds for new cars on its Chicago-Los Angeles route - Brief Article
• Peoria & Pekin Union - Paul D. Feltenstein named president - People - Brief Article
• Engineered Magnetics Inc - has contracts with Amtrak and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit for electrical components: contaions news of other contracts - Brief Article
• Think about refinancing your Class I relationships - shared asset area for rail lines to cooperate with each other after the breakup of Conrail - Marketing Advocate - Brief Article - Column
  by Roy H. Blanchard
• DM&E selects Powder River Basin route - Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern freight rail lines to expand in coal-producing area - Brief Article
• The Pennsylvania General Assembly - authorized $150 mil for four high speed trains for the Harrisburg-Philadelphia area - Brief Article
• Intermodal sets new record in '97 - trailer/container freight train loadings - Brief Article
• MTA New York City Transit - awarded Westinghouse Air Brake Co $150 mil contracts for brakes, brake controls and other equipment for 1,080 new rapid transit cars - Brief Article
• NS/CSX, NITL: 'A narrowing of differences.' - Norfolk Southern/CSX and Northern industrial Transportation League agree on acquisition of Conrail - Rail Update - Brief Article - Column
• Rail Products Acquisition Corp - acquired the four operating divisions of Portec Inc - Brief Article
• The curious case of remote control - controversy in th US over use of remote control in railroad operations
  by Gus Welty
• Chicago Transit Authority - will pay $169.1 mil to GEC Alsthom for rehabilitation of 284 rapid transit cars - Brief Article
• Tom Downs: did he jump, or was he pushed - Amtrak's options after the resignment of CEO Thomas Downs - Brief Article - Column
  by Gus Welty
• Norwegian State Railways - signs contract worth about $76.7 mil with Bombardier for 11 diesel trainsets - Brief Article
• Monterey County, California, considers rail - two rail options including commuter service looked into - Brief Article
• Edgewater Steel Ltd - Patrick L. Caffrey named CEO and president - People - Brief Article
• Conrail - Freight Car Service Inc and Johnstown America upgraded 600 coal-hauling cars - Brief Article
• Financing older cars: what a difference 10 years makes - regulations on refurbishing of old railroad freight cars - The Financial Edge - Brief Article - Column
  by Anthony Kruglinski
• Plasser & Theurer - introducing new railroad machinery in the UK for main line rail switches - Brief Article
• San Diego Trolly - offers services on new 6.1 mile line which cost $220 mil - Brief Article
• CSX Intermodal Inc - Lester M. Passa named CEO and president - People - Brief Article