Inside, you’ll find these features:
- Discovering, Predicting, Resolving Track Defects — Railway Age Engineering Editor David C. Lester reveals how Union Pacific leverages state-of-the-art inspection technology.
- Real-Time Resources — BNSF is bringing remote locomotive health monitoring to new levels, reports Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
- Cold Climate Combat — Railway Age Senior Editor Carolina Worrell covers how railroads and suppliers work year-round to prepare for winter’s onslaught well before it becomes a problem.
- Network of Unfulfilled Hope — In this passenger rail focus article, Railway Age Contributing Editor David Peter Alan looks at Amtrak’s Midwest services, including efforts at expansion and a major reason why the region’s passenger train network is not as comprehensive as riders and their advocates had hoped.
- Expanded Blast & Fire Testing at the TTC — What are the rail industry’s blast and fire testing needs and the associated capabilities at the Transportation Technology Center? ENSCO’s Dr. Przemyslaw Rakoczy, Senior Rail Research Engineer, and Matthew Dick, P.E., VP–Strategy & Business Development, provide answers.
Plus, Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner addresses July’s “masquerade ball”: a rail safety hearing held by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Tex.), Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the House T&I Committee. Also, Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass cautions: “If superfund bills stick to big energy (New York is looking at you, Aramco, Exxon, Chevron, BP, Pemex, Shell and Peabody), don’t be surprised that publicly and privately held carbon emitters such as Class I railroads are next in line for the shakedown.” Lastly, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker examines the short line industry: “nimble, necessary and noted for its attentive and customized service.”
