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James M. "Brokenrail" Brunkenhoefer, 1947-2008
Say the name "Brokenrail," and every Washington lawmaker and regulator with a railroad portfolio--Democrat, Republican and Independent--knows...
Railway Age, 01/01/09 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
STB expert: consider PTC's business benefits
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When advocates of positive train control (PTC) focus narrowly on safety considerations, they...
Railway Age, 11/01/08 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
When does politics stop at the door?
Anyone thinking official Washington is all about political obedience best think again when it comes to agencies regulating railroads. Politics...
Railway Age, 12/01/07 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
FRA's Boardman grades himself a "solid B"
Twenty-six months into his job as the nation's 11th Federal Rail-road Administrator, 59-year-old Joseph Boardman is under extraordinary pressure...
Railway Age, 07/01/07 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
The Best Transportation System in the World
The Best Transportation System in the World. By Mark H. Rose, Bruce E. Seely, and Paul F. Barrett. The Ohio State University Press, Website:...
Railway Age, 03/01/07 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
They loved trains—especially Conrail's
As a Fortune magazine writer, Rush Loving was so gifted in describing the strategies, deportment, and eccentricities of railroad CEOs that his word...
Railway Age, 09/01/06 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
The dean of railroad analysts: when Jim Valentine speaks, investors listen
For Wall Street research analyst Jim Valentine, it is railroads that are the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. For Wall Street...
Railway Age, 08/01/06 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
Sleep watch: the FRA and Johns-Hopkins University are conducting joint research to help determine how much off-duty rest train and engine service employees are actually getting
Numbers, by themselves, have no value. It's their accuracy and relationship to other numbers that give them worth. Numbers, by themselves, have...
Railway Age, 06/01/06 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
Who will fill STB's top spot?
As of late January, there was no predicting how long until the White House nominates, and the Senate confirms, a third Surface Transportation Board...
Railway Age, 02/01/06 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication -
FRA names new second-in-command
Cliff Eby helped write the book on small railroads. Now he has charge of $35 billion in federal assistance for various rail capacity-increasing...
Railway Age, 11/01/05 by Frank N. Wilner · More from publication
