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Progressive Railroading June 2020
Class I Focus:
Kansas City Southern
While COVID-19 has shut down a number of industries, North American freight railroads such as Kansas City Southern keep on keeping on. Railroads are carrying a significant portion of the goods being moved in response to the pandemic. How are the railroad's strategists preparing for the longer haul? For answers, Managing Editor Jeff Stagl checks in with KCS senior officials. Read Full Preview
Passenger Rail:
New York/New Jersey Transit Agencies Confront COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has done a number on North American passenger rail ridership numbers. In New York, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad in March logged ridership declines of 87 percent, 76 percent and 94 percent, respectively, compared with the same time last year. Read Full Preview
C&S:
PTC Update — Passenger Railroads
As of year-end 2019, 97 percent of the nation's commuter railroads were positive train control (PTC) certified, in revenue service demonstration or in field testing, with 3 percent preparing for field testing, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Read Full Preview
MOW:
Ballast Management
Ballast maintenance programs and practices can affect system velocity and reliability — and that makes shoulder ballast cleaning, undercutting and tamping crucial components of every railroad's maintenance program. Read Full Preview
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Top Execs on the Marketplace
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