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Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak

Perfect Pairing: voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Universal HST® (Hollow Switch Tie) + Unistar HR Switch Machine

Turnouts, an essential railroad network trackwork component, have numerous complex, costly and labor-intensive maintenance requirements. They also have specific challenges that railroad maintenance-of-way departments have been dealing with for generations.…
An Evertrak 7000 installation on a Class I in the Southeastern United States (High Decay Zone 5). (Evertrak Photograph)

Rail Reinforcers

RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age’s annual report on crossties offers market insights and the latest performance-boosting, sustainable products from suppliers.

voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Partners with Sonneville AG

voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC has partnered with Müntschemier, Switzerland-based Sonneville AG. This partnership “aims to commercialize Sonneville's patented Low-Vibration Track (LVT) System in the U.S. and Canada,” voestalpine said.…

Crosstie Tech: What’s New, What’s Next

RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2024 ISSUE: Suppliers provide a market outlook on these foundational supports.
Pictured: Metro-North Railroad’s “Penn Central” heritage locomotive’s inaugural run. (MTA Metro-North Railroad Photograph)

Transit Briefs: DART, Metro-North, NJT, TriMet

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) offers a sneak peek of its new LRV seats. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad debuts its fourth heritage locomotive; New Jersey Transit (NJT) advances a mixed-use,…

L.B. Foster Sells CXT Subsidiary to Nortrak

L.B. Foster Company (L.B. Foster) announced July 5 that its CXT Incorporated (CXT) subsidiary has completed the sale of substantially all the operating assets of its prestressed concrete railroad tie…
Koppers treated crossties. (Koppers Photograph)

Active Sleepers

RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2023 ISSUE: Foundational to the freight and passenger rail network, crossties handle pressure from all sides—from train weight to Mother Nature.

Crosstie Market Outlook

RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2022 ISSUE: Suppliers cover today’s often challenging crosstie market—from the latest products, treatments and tools to sustainability and end-of-life planning.
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