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Articles in July, 1995 issue of Railway Age

• Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners - awards three intermodal project contracts to L.B. Foster Co - Brief Article
• Smart shoppers will evaluate all the options - railroad equipment leasing - Column
  by Anthony Kruglinski
• Trentonworks - resumes making freight cars in June 1995 after acquisition by Greenbrier - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• Gross & Janes and Santa Fe - agree to 12-year/100% wood ties and wood products supply contract - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• NY/NJ Port Authority aborts airport line - the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey discontinued plans to build a rail line to John F. Kennedy and La Guardia airports due to escalating costs - Transit Update - Brief Article
• The Federal Transit Administration - alloted $4.5 billion in transit grants during the fiscal year ending Sep 30, 1995, a new record - Transit Update - Brief Article
• Zero defects, zero damage control - goals in locomotive engineering to ensure that new cars transported by rail will also have no travel-caused defects
  by F.D. Irana
• Intermodal transit - New South Wales, Australia has merged its state and suburban rail authorities which encompasses not only rail, but bus and ferry services also in Sydney and Newcastle - Brief Article
• Pakistan - prodded by World Bank, the government will promote foreign and local investors in its rail transport plans - Brief Article
• ICC releases Class I compensation statistics - Interstate Commerce Commission wage statistics for Class I railroads - Brief Article
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - awards mechanical services contract to J.C. Higgins Corp - Brief Article
• Freight roads wary of non-Amtrak passenger operators - Watching Washington
  by Luther S. Miller
• Progress Rail Services Corp - acquires assets of Wheelstar Corp. and Railstar Corp - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• Johnstown America - acquires Truck Components Inc - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• A new Amtrak train - will be run from Raleigh to Charlotte, North Carolina; it will be called the 'Piedmont' and begin operations May 26, 1995 - Transit Update - Brief Article
• The outlook at midyear: boom? No. Bust? No way - railroad industry - includes related articles
  by Luther S. Miller
• People - hirings, firings, resignations and other staff changes in the railroad industry - Brief Article
• Venezuelan railways - The 3 states of Anzoatwgui, Bolivia,and Monagas have agreed to allow the state railway to build a 214-mile rail network - Brief Article
• Vietnam's Ministry of Transportation - Daimler-Benz's ITF Intertraffic will design a master transportation plan for the city of Hanoi - Brief Article
• City of Chicago - awards Central Area Circulator project to joint venture of Rust Environment and Infrastructure and Kenny Construction Co - Brief Article
• From UP, a lesson in management-labor relations - Union Pacific Corp - Column
  by Gus Welty
• Canadian National workers lose lifetime job guarantee - railroad workers in Canada sign new labor pact including 2% annual wage increases through 1997 - Brief Article
• General American Transportation - releases new TraxStatus software - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• NOW wins Ohio operating contract - the Northern Ohio & Western Railway secured a contract to operate 26 miles of track in Ohio - Short Lines & Regionals - Brief Article
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit - signed contract with Schlumberger Technologies for TVM5000 Automated ticket vending machines - Transit Update - Brief Article
• New York Penn Station: new look, new nerve center - owned by AMTRAK, terminal is busiest in North America
  by William D. Middleton
• China will reorganize - 33,500-mile railway system to be divided into smaller cost-saving units - Brief Article
• India's rail coach factory - The light rail factory at Kapurthala with technical aid from Siemens will construct vehicles for Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and other cities - Brief Article
• IC adds sixth union to labor agreement pool - Illinois Central Railroad signs contract with Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen - Brief Article
• Union Switch & Signal - submits lowest bids on three rail transit signaling contracts - Brief Article
• When is it time to shed your "ice cream shoes?" - The Short Line & Regional Marketing Advocate - Column
  by Roy H. Blanchard
• Applied Image Technology - wins National Association of Purchasing Management electronic catalog development contract - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• Xtra Intermodal - tests new stackable 53-foot containers - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• AAI California Carshell Inc - will assemble 72 light rail car shells for Siemens Duewag at a new 115,000 sq. ft. facility in Carson, CA - Transit Update - Brief Article
• 1995: a 1,000-plus year - locomotive orders
  by Gus Welty
• C.H. Robinson, Inc - purchased Liberty Shippers Inc. as part of strategy to expand into the truck-rail shipping market - Brief Article
• Sab Wabco - the Malmo, Sweden-based company gained a $7.7 mil contract from Taiwan for braking systems for 64 locomotives and 336 coaches - Brief Article
• Tel Aviv - newly created Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit, TAMARA, will incorporate 46 local transit authorities - Brief Article
• Union Pacific - buys 480 aluminum quad-hopper coal cars from Johnstown America - Brief Article
• XTRA Corp - signs contract for automated equipment identification system from Automated Logistics Corp - Brief Article
• BN will test RailRunner in "hub-and-spoke" system - Burlington Northern intermodal services - Brief Article
  by Gus Welty
• Safetran - Electromechanical Div., in MN, wins quality certification - Rail Update - The Supply Side - Brief Article
• Intermodal boosts Emons revenues - Emons Transportation Group's revenues rose 10% in 3rd qtr FY 1995, reaching $3.4 million - Short Lines & Regionals - Brief Article
• Virginia Railway Express - expanded service on its Manassas Line and celebrated its 3rd anniversary on June 22, 1995 - Transit Update - Brief Article
• Where are we, and where are we going - first International Conference on Communications-Based Train Control - includes related articles
  by William C. Vantuono
• New heavy-haul power for the U.K - EMD sells five JT26CW SS 3,300-hp locomotives to National Power PLC - Brief Article
• An Alice Springs-Darwin Railway, - Australia's Northern Territory and Daewoo of Korea signed a joint agreement to construct the line with federal funding help - Brief Article
• Tokyo metro stations - anti-terrorism security cameras will be placed in all city subway stations - Brief Article