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Rail Category: Mechanical  -  2009 Article Index

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Rail Outlook: 2010 (Table of Contents) Rail Cars: 15,000 cars in 2010 Freight-car repair business will ramp up when the economy does, repair-shop execs say Guest Comment: The Rail Resurgence - An American Growth Engine, by EMD's John Hamilton Onboard monitoring technology continues to provide railroads with better ways to monitor and track cars and locomotives Builders of passenger-rail locomotives, EMUs and DMUs talk technology, global market trends Touchstones, Guidance and Guesswork in Troubled Times Locomotive Manufacturers Offer Information on their Fuel-Saving Models It might take two years for car demand to strengthen, Kolstad says New UMLER system will enable car owners to communicate more clearly and quickly, Railinc says

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The risk of not properly managing risk when recession rules — By Toby Kolstad With 5,000 locomotives in storage, Class Is won’t be placing power orders any time soon Series of seminars in Chicago last month shed light on the wheel/rail interface Suppliers of rail-car movers share their latest equipment offerings How are railroads faring when it comes to taking a more holistic approach to addressing wheel/rail issues? Mechanical Equipment for the Eco-Minded Resignation and Recovery in the Rhetorical World of Rail Finance Toby Kolstad: Inauspicious Beginnings, Uncertain Endings & the Prospects for a New Lease on Lease Life Freight-Car Builders Develop atypical cars for not-so-typical cargo