Inside, you’ll find these articles:
- “Does it Pencil?” — Railway Age Contributing Editor Michael Iden explores the energy efficiency of battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and straight electric locomotives.
- 40 Years Ago … — The story behind Greenbrier’s Twin Stack as told by Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono, along with retired Greenbrier Vice President of Intermodal and Automotive Bob Yates.
- Boxcar Requiem — Part I: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth?
- MxV Rail R&D — Principal Investigator Yuqing Zeng reports on a series of full-scale wheel/rail rolling contact tests using a rolling contact fatigue simulator to generate wheel/rail contact creep curves and to determine the friction coefficient.
Railway Age is also pleased to present the Product and Innovations Showcase 2024. As the industry’s partner for generations, Railway Age recognizes the importance of the supply community continuing to interface with customers. The Showcase covers many of the industry’s top suppliers—innovators all.
Plus, Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner reviews Whistle Stop Politics by Edward Segal, which he says delivers “a welcome respite” to today’s “divisive politics of gloves-off, dark art savagery.” And Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass discusses the tussle between CN and Canadian Pacific Kanas City and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. “Why allow the railroads across the North American system to waste time, money, resources and employee hours making preparations for a lockout only to reverse the process one week later?” he asks the Canadian government.
