Railway Age November 2024 Digital Edition Spotlights Women in Rail Awards
“Congratulations to our 2024 Women in Rail award winners and to Railway Age for celebrating these strong and successful women,” said Barbara Wilson, Senior Advisor at Railroad Financial Corporation, who served as a program judge with KellyAnne Gallagher, CEO of the Commuter Rail Coalition, and the Railway Age staff.
Inside the November 2024 issue, you’ll also find feature stories on:
- Rocks in Rhythm — Suppliers continue to innovate and improve maintenance technology that optimizes the life and performance of ballast and the overall track bed, writes Senior Editor Carolina Worrell.
- Delivering a Hawaii Transit Megaproject — The HART Skyline location on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean adds to its complexity and challenges, reports Scott Rostek, Director of Construction Management at Stantec.
- Why Military Veterans Make Good Railroaders — Our armed forces are similar in culture, thought process and organization to our railroads, writes Anthony Fazio, P.E., Track Department Superintendent, PATH.
- MxV Rail R&D — Anish Poudel, Ph.D., Scientist, Research & Innovation at MxV Rail, covers the development of an Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) sensor and assemblies for freight railroad wheel inspection.
Plus, in a special Point/Counterpoint on boxcars, TTX Company Vice President, Fleet Bill Sheehan explains why the market-based approach is working, while Railway Supply Institute President Patricia Long discusses why the car-hire system needs reform. In his Watching Washington column, Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank Wilner asks: “Will banning strikes undercut collective bargaining?” Also, in Financial Edge, Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass says it’s time for the North American rail industry to make a choice: Stem the tide or navel-gaze as companies like Uber find ways to shift more freight to truck and away from rail.
