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IRJ: 60 Years of Railway Progress and Counting

This year, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. celebrates 60 years of International Railway Journal, the world’s first truly global business-to-business publication for the railway industry.

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USDOT Should Take the Lead on Rail

An open letter from Virginia Rail Policy Institute President Meredith Richards and Executive Director Michael Testerman to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the Institute’s National Freight Strategic Plan Critique.

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Railroad Service Improvement Perhaps a C+

Precision Scheduled Railroading overall so far is not anywhere near “precise-delivery railroading.”

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Zero-Emission Locomotives on U.S. Railways?

Based on emerging technologies in batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and renewable natural gas, zero-emission motive power is a possibility.

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Everyone Wins With PSR

A renowned railroader offers his observations on Precision Scheduled Railroading, based on decades of experience.

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The Cowen Take on Trinity, Wabtec

Equipment analyst Matt Elkott offers perspectives on two of the rail industry’s biggest OEMs.

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The Race Is On

Are digital railroads now set to fly?

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You Can’t Hide Behind COVID-19 Forever

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: 2020 is in the rearview mirror.

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A Shot in the Arm for Transit

How can we improve public health, a transit provider’s reputation, and the prospect that riders will remain loyal and return when the pandemic is over?

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Don’t Dismiss Freight Rail Electrification

Alternate research suggests that it is too early to walk away from the electrification discussion.

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