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Railinc’s TransmetriQ Brand Earns ‘Manufacturing + Supply Chain’ Award

The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) recently presented TransmetriQ, a Railinc® brand that provides rail management software, with an award “for advancing technology in the supply chain.”

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Sea Change in Railcar Supply

RAILWAY AGE, DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE: A railcar and lease rate outlook for 2024 and beyond.

Beaver County, PA Emergency Communications Center. (Photograph Courtesy of AAR)

AAR, NS Boost AskRail Access

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Sept. 18 reported working with member company Norfolk Southern (NS) to integrate AskRail into the dispatching services of the Columbiana County, Ohio, and Beaver County,

TransmetriQ Adds Railcar Repair Maintenance Planning, Shop Finder

TransmetriQ, a Railinc® brand that provides rail management software, has added Program Maintenance and Shop Locator functionalities to its Asset Manager offering. Together, these modules facilitate an integrated process for fleet maintenance

TransmetriQ Launches ‘Reporting & Analytics’

TransmetriQ, a Railinc® brand, recently launched Reporting & Analytics, described as “a new comprehensive [railcar] fleet reporting tool that synthesizes asset location, health and repair data to provide deeper fleet insights. With

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Rebuilds Rule

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased slightly in 2022.

Figure 1: Hollow wear difference as a function of initial diameter difference for (a) 28-inch, (b) 33-inch or (c) 36-inch wheels. (MxV Rail)

Wheel/Rail Profile: Asymmetric Hollow Worn Wheels

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2023 ISSUE: Hollow wear is a typical form of wheel wear often measured and reported by wayside wheel profile detector (WPD) systems that allow the monitoring

TTX has begun installing Nexxiot GPS devices on its new-build TBOX high-capacity boxcar fleet. The company expects as many as 1,700 boxcars to be equipped in 2023, and will also be equipping several hundred multi-level autoracks (pictured).

Telematics: Tell-All Tracking

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Experts say the global rail market could exceed $13 billion in 10 years.

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RAILINC FREIGHT CAR REVIEW 2023: Trending Larger

RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet increased in 2022 with almost all car types accounting for the gain.

David Nahass, Railway Age Financial Editor
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Rail Equipment Finance 2023 Key Takeaways

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2023 ISSUE: In its 37th iteration, Tony Kruglinski’s Rail Equipment Finance Conference (REF) once again took place at the oasis in the desert: The LaQuinta Resort and

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