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Railroad trends publication

The Association of American Railroads' Policy and Economics Department offers the 17th annual edition of Railroad Ten-Year Trends. It presents 1990-1999 data illustrated with tables and graphs on Class I industry performance, traffic, financial statistics, employment, plant and equipment, and operations. Additionally, it includes selected information on regional and short line railroads plus the websites for approximately 250 of them. Railroad Ten-Year Trends also lists all U.S. freight railroads and profiles rail-related organizations.

Intelligent fuel saver

To save fuel, reduce emissions, and decrease environmental noise, GE Transportation Systems offers the Intelligent Fuel Saver/Auto Engine Start Stop system to shut down idling locomotives automatically. Shutdown and startup parameters can be customized.

Electric parking brake

GE Transportation Systems offers an electric parking brake that replaces current handbrake wheel or ratchet assemblies with a motor-driven linear actuator. The actuator allows an operator to set the parking brake at a preset force, ensuring consistent braking application. This feature eliminates manual hand cranking.

Maintenance lift for transit cars

Pentalift Equipment Corporation's maintenance lift raises and lowers rapid transit cars to facilitate scheduled maintenance. Among the lift's features to ensure stability and safe operation are a 54-foot-long tri-pantograph design, a triple pump design, and an interlocked hydraulic system monitor. An override system permits users to raise or lower the table manually if an electrical power source failure occurs.