Rail Category: Mechanical  -  2012 Article Index

Find railroading Mechanical articles for the rail career professionals

Rail-car deliveries to drop to 47,000 in 2013 — by Toby Kolstad

U.S. locomotive order activity has slowed, but demand for GenSets is up for some motive power manufacturers

Rail outlook 2013; reading the rail-car order barometer (Pat Foran, Context, December 2012)

Lift systems help railroads service and repair assets

Caltrain electrification project ready to roll

Rail car market: The outlook for rail cars and rail traffic remains uncertain — by Toby Kolstad

Transit agencies share rail-car and locomotive purchase plans: Progressive Railroading's Fleet Stats 2012

Rail car and locomotive data: Progressive Railroading's Fleet Stats 2012

Rail technology development at Union Pacific

Rail car market: The containerization of domestic intermodal is the next game changer for the railroad and rail-car industries — by Toby Kolstad

Passenger rail expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth; Tank cars are still in demand; American Association of Railroad Superintendents' Frank Richter scholarship applications due July 1 — by Pat Foran

Light-rail update: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's trolley renewal project:

Railroading in the Laboratory: Recapping TTCI's 17th Annual AAR Research Review

For some railroads, real-time locomotive health monitoring is the next logical step

Capital ideas: Progressive Railroading's 2012 Finance & Leasing Guide

Rail car leasing: 'Same old, same old' as the new paradigm — by Toby Kolstad

For the rail finance and leasing sector, a promising year ahead

As diesel costs rise, railroads turn to technology, training and procurement strategies to reduce fuel consumption