ASLRRA Staff Participate in Railway Interchange
The Association had a strong presence at Railway Interchange this week in both the exhibit hall and education sessions.
AREMA
LCCAS and Track Safety: AREMA 2023 Annual Conference Maintenance-of-Way Technical Session
Piper Networks CEO Robert Hanczor presented “Innovative MOW Safety Solutions: How Using Multi-sensor Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance Systems Can Improve Track Safety” on Oct. 4. The session detailed the observations made for
AREMA 2023 Annual Conference Track Technical Sessions: MxV, ENSCO
Technical Sessions, including those on track, were featured at this year’s AREMA Annual Conference.
Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement Engineers Honored at AREMA 2023 General Session
The engineers who worked on the Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement in St. Louis, Missouri received the Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence.
Railway Bridge Design: Fascinating, Ever Changing
RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2023 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic about which professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more. This month, our subject is railway bridges, specifically some of the methods railway bridge engineers use to ensure new bridges are safe, efficient and long lasting.
Rail and Wheel Fatigue Crack Defects Inspection Imperative
RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2023 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic about which professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more. This month, our subject is fatigue defects that form in railway wheels and rails.
Exemplary Executives
RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railway Age’s 2023 honorees—selected by our subscribers—approach their roles with an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to service, safety and sustainability.
Hellmann Headlining Inaugural ‘Young Professionals’ Conference
Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age’s inaugural Young Professionals conference, to be held virtually May 11, is keynote speaker John C. Hellmann, CEO of Genesee & Wyoming, a short line and regional railroad holding company that owns or leases 115 freight railroads world-wide.
Class I Briefs: CP, CSX
Canadian Pacific (CP) has donated $124,000 to support heart health in Alberta through its Clear Rounds for Heart initiative. Also, CSX and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) have earned an engineering excellence award from the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA).
Timeout for Tech: Metal Fatigue
RAILWAY AGE, JANUARY 2022 ISSUE: Dangerous fatigue cracks develop in sound steel. Here’s how.