Herzog

STG Logistics has added to its operations XPO Logistics’ intermodal division, which formed through XPO’s purchase of Pacer in 2014 and Bridge Terminal Transport in 2015.
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Supply Side: InnoTrans, IntelliTrans, PowerRail, Seoul Robotics/Herzog, STG/XPO Logistics

InnoTrans is offering North American attendees a discount to attend its biennial international event. Also, IntelliTrans is now providing freight management services; Cad Railway Industries Ltd. will begin distributing PowerRail’s aftermarket locomotive parts and components; Seoul Robotics and Herzog Technologies Inc. have partnered on an automated obstacle detection and warning system for railroads; STG Logistics has acquired XPO Logistics’ intermodal division, the third largest provider of containerized transportation services in North America.

Figure 4A: Ultrasonic testing equipment customized for rail inspection. Courtesy of Herzog.
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Ultrasonic Testing of Steel

RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more about. This month, our topic is fatigue defect detection in steel.

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25 UNDER 40

RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2022 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize 25 “Fast Trackers” Under 40 in 2022.

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Rocky Road

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2021 ISSUE: The three most important words to a railroad chief engineer are (pardon the alliteration; I’m sure you’ve heard this before) drainage, drainage and drainage.

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Precision Measuring

RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2021 ISSUE: Suppliers are providing the latest technologies to help railroads assess rail alignment and health, quickly and accurately.

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Ballast Maintenance, Delivered

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2020 ISSUE: While most aspects of railroading have not been immune from the effects of COVID-19—namely, a drop in business—many railroads have been “working smart” and thinking ahead, taking advantage of lower traffic levels to get a jump on maintenance-of-way projects, before work windows re-tighten when operations return to pre-pandemic levels. State-of-good-repair and other projects are continuing, and railroads are using a variety of high-production, high-tech-driven track machines to perform the work. Ballast programs are among the most important of these.

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