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Rail News: Mechanical
Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff.
June 2008
Rail News: Mechanical
Top 13 Technological advances since 1958
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- AC traction
- Distributed power
- Automation of waybills
- Flashing rear-end devices
- Aluminium hopper cars and increased axle loads (70 ton to 100 ton)
- Containerization and double-stack well cars
- Multi-level auto racks
- Continuous-welded rail (mainline coverage)
- Vastly improved rail steels with rail grinding
- Roller bearings
- Train radio
- Dynamic braking
- Mechanized track maintenance
Source: Transportation Technology Center Inc.
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