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A Successful January

This report analyzes operational and service trends for the North American Class I railroads, incorporating weekly operating data through Jan. 31. January is typically the most challenging month for rail operations and

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Dad’s Blueprints Formed Foundation of Work Ethos Behind PATH Hoboken Repairs

As a child in her native Jamaica, Susan Herman remembers her father returning from work as a builder of residential buildings with blueprints of his latest projects, spreading them out on a

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Sixth of a Series: What Does ‘Through-Running’ Mean in New York?

Throughout this series so far, I have looked at the concept of through-running as applied or envisioned in several different cities: Philadelphia, Toronto and Los Angeles. It was not applied in Boston,

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Switching Tracks

FREIGHT RAIL POLICY OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: The political and policy waves crashing across the nation’s capital seem more likely in the near term to flood the “D.C. swamp” further,

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Los Angeles Through-Running: ‘Build It and They Will Come’

I read with interest Contributing Editor David Peter Alan’s recent Railway Age commentary of Jan. 22, 2025, titled “Fourth of a Series: New Through Tracks Proposed for L.A. Union Station.” The project

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Battery Safety in Rail Transportation

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: The global transportation industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rapid adoption of battery-electric-powered vehicles across multiple sectors. However, this progress

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Proven Recipes for Project Managers

BOOK REVIEW: Managing Major Railway Projects. By Alfred E. Fazio,. P.E., and Anthony Fazio, P.E. Simmons-Boardman Books, 2024. (800) 228-9670. 200 pp. $79.95 (softcover); $89.95 (hardcover). Al Fazio, a colleague and friend

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The Peanut Farmer Who Saved Railroads

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: If you’re unaware that President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100, was instrumental in preserving private-sector railroading, blame it on your youth,

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A Dieter’s Resolve Dies Many Deaths

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Let’s face it: Dieting is hard. Perhaps you count yourself in the group that makes weight loss a New Year’s Resolution/Priority. Depending on what you

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Diversity, a Railroad Industry Cornerstone 

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Take a close look at the faces of this year’s 25 Under 40 honorees. What do you see? Diversity! Since this award’s 2016 inception,

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