Railway Age: July 2023 Digital Edition On Line
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The July 2023 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory, our 52nd annual one-stop reference.
Inside, you’ll find feature stories on:
• Railroads at Midyear: In the Clear? — You might call 2023’s first half a perfect storm, the historic Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) merger the one calm, hopeful spot in a churning ocean of troubles. But nothing lasts forever. There are strong examples of service recovery. Is it “clear track ahead” for the railroads? Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono reports.
• Tech Focus, M/W: The Squeaky Wheel (and Rail) Gets the Grease — Wayside or onboard, methods and materials vary, but they all have the same objectives, writes Railway Age Senior Editor Carolina Worrell.
• Hydrogen: Hope or Hype? — With hydrogen as a viable fuel for internal combustion engines, hydrogen fuel cell development under way and hydrogen hubs in our future, what is needed to get railroads ready for this fuel? Don Graab, Triangle Brothers & Associates LLC offers insight.
• Mind the (Hydrogen) Gaps — Hydrogen is getting significant attention as a future energy source for railroads, but are all the pros and cons being discussed? Railway Age Contributing Editor Michael Iden, P.E. explains.
• Railway Bridge Design: Fascinating Ever Changing — In this latest edition of “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.,” Fry looks at some of the methods railway bridge designers use to ensure new bridges are safe, efficient and long lasting.
• MxV Rail R&D: Reconditioned Bearing Performance Testing — Senior Engineer Dustin Clasby addresses the performance and service life of reconditioned bearings.
Railway Age also presents its 52nd Annual Car & Locomotive Repair Directory, which contains information about companies providing contract car and locomotive repair and support (component repair) services to the railroad industry.
In addition, Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner discusses the crew-size edicts threatening small railroads. “Forcing small railroads to hire redundant employees risks discouraging future capital investment that in the past rehabilitated thousands of miles of dilapidated track jettisoned by Class I’s,” he writes. Also, Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass covers key takeaways from the Rail Insights 2023 Virtual Conference, presented by Railway Age. Speakers included: Alan Shaw, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern; Jason Seidl, TD Cowen Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor; Kate Suprenuk, President, Union Tank Car Company Leasing; John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, CPKC; Jim Derwinski, CEO and Executive Director, Metra; KellyAnne Gallagher, CEO, Commuter Rail Coalition; and Keith Creel, President and CEO, CPKC. William C. Vantuono and Nahass talked with them about top challenges, issues and trends.
