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WEB2 days ago · Rail Group News offers news and analysis from Railway Age, IRJ and RT&S by email. Breaking news and analysis on North American freight and passenger railroad industry. Coverage includes rail transit, legislative and regulatory issues, finance, suppliers, railcar and locomotive builders, maintenance service …
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Think Train® Week while Operation Lifesaver Canada will lead Rail Safety Week 2024 across North America on Sept. 23-29. Rail Group News offers news and analysis from Railway Age, IRJ and RT&S by email. Breaking news on freight and passenger railroads from Railway Age. Technology, operations, strategic planning, finance, and legislative and ...
Rebirth of the Streetcar - Railway Age
WEBMay 10, 2021 · Rebirth of the Streetcar. Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor. RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2021 ISSUE: Nearly wiped out decades ago, the lightest form of light rail has made a remarkable comeback.
About Us - Railway Age
WEBMarybeth Luczak returned to the Simmons-Boardman Rail Group in mid-2020. Previously, she served for nearly a decade at Railway Age, working progressively from Associate to Managing to Executive Editor, covering topics such as rail and transit security, and even field-testing locomotive remote control technology.Luczak is an experienced reporter and editor whose diverse trade journalism ...
Mechanical focus: couplers - Railway Age
WEBDec 27, 2016 · Mechanical focus: couplers. Couplers need to be the strongest link in a train, capable of withstanding extreme forces of buff (compression) and draft (expansion). Since the semi-automatic “Janney” knuckle coupler was patented in 1873 and mandated by the 1893 Safety Appliance Act, couplers, and the standards that govern them, have undergone ...
Conrail at 40: An experiment that worked - Railway Age
WEBApr 5, 2016 · April 1, 1976 was a watershed day in U.S. railroading history. On that day, Consolidated Rail Corp., better known as Conrail, began operating under the auspices of the U.S. government a new railroad cobbled together from six bankrupt Northeastern carriers: Penn Central, Erie-Lackawanna, Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Lehigh & Hudson River. Conrail, now 40, continues to thrive ...
First Thing We Do Is Automate All the Trains - Railway Age
WEBJan 12, 2022 · First Thing We Do Is Automate All the Trains. Written by David Nahass , Financial Editor. FINANCIAL EDGE, JANUARY 2022 ISSUE: It might be the meme of all memes, at least for the COVID-19 pandemic: Al Pacino’s iconic “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” right before collapsing …
BNSF: We’re Going ‘Loco’ For These Unique Locomotives
WEBOct 7, 2022 · BNSF: We’re Going ‘Loco’ For These Unique Locomotives. Written by BNSF Railway Corporate Communications. At BNSF, we love orange. You may be used to seeing our bright orange locomotives moving down the tracks, but there are a few that look a bit different and have interesting backstories. Keep an eye out, and you may be lucky enough to ...
Moving Forward—At Restricted Speed - Railway Age
WEBMar 11, 2022 · Amtrak’s new Alstom-built Acela II trainset, seen here testing on the Northeast Corridor, is expected to enter revenue service later this year. (Gary Pancavage) RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: U.S. high-speed rail is a mixed bag, with some projects more likely to succeed than others.
Railway Age Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024
WEBRailway Age’s Next-Generation Freight Rail conference takes place March 12, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Union League Club of Chicago. The conference is a unique opportunity to discuss the freight rail industry’s future with thought leaders. The event will include a luncheon recognizing the 2024 honorees of Railway Age‘s “Fast Trackers” 25 Under 40 awards.