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.

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.

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.

25 UNDER 40

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

Railway Age’s 2022 ‘Fast Trackers’ 25 Under 40 Honorees

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.

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.

Precision Measuring

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

Rick Webb, Executive Chairman, Watco

2021 Railway Age Readers’ Influential Leaders

RAILWAY AGE MAY 2021 ISSUE: The mantra of these railroaders: Making a difference. They’re not only helping to shape the industry, but also tomorrow’s leaders.

Rick Webb, Executive Chairman, Watco

Railway Age 2021 Readers’ Influential Leaders

Railway Age is pleased to present the results of its second annual Readers’ Influential Leaders program.

Rail Group On Air: Maintenance-of-Way State of the Industry Report

Railway Age Engineering Editor and RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson takes a look back at 2020 and provides a forecast for 2021 based on responses from the RT&S State of the Industry survey. He also talks with HNTB’s Ronnie Hakim and Herzog’s Troy Elbert.

Redesigned in 2019, Knox Kershaw’s KBR 925 Ballast Regulator operates on all track types. (Knox Kershaw)

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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