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PTC: No “bad actors”

acting Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg, in testifying before Congress numerous times on Positive Train Control, has stated that “most” of the railroads have been diligent about getting PTC fully operational by the year-end deadline. She has said, without naming any railroads, that there are a few “bad actors” out there. I’ve been trying to ascertain who the miscreants might be, but I can’t find any. CSX’s Frank Lonegro—who by now should be tired of beating a dead horse in front of Congressional committees that revel in holding PTC hearings for the sole purpose of beating the safety drum and making themselves look like deeply concerned public servants—had this to say at the most recent PTC Show & Tell: “Some have suggested that the railroads have somehow not tried hard enough to meet the existing statutory deadline, and that there are so-called ‘good actors’ and ‘bad actors’ with PTC implementation. Not only is that not true, it is a gross mischaracterization of all the hard work that all the railroads have performed to date. We in the railroad industry are fully committed to PTC, but it must be done correctly. That’s simply not possible by the end of this year.” Lonegro added that there are issues “we do not believe have received adequate exposure. Many assume, for example, that the FRA will use discretionary fines, emergency orders and other tools to enforce compliance with the RSIA (Rail Safety Improvement Act). The most immediate impact of the existing deadline is the fact that, for the first time in history, RSIA has the potential to make certain rail operations illegal. Because the law requires that tracks carrying passengers or TIH freight be equipped with PTC, operating any trains carrying passengers or TIH freight on tracks without PTC would be in conflict with the law. This creates a significant dilemma for CSX: Shall we operate in violation of RSIA, in fulfillment of our Common

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Carrier obligations to transport freight on reasonable request? Or, does the impossibility of operating lawfully render a request to transport unreasonable? If so, is our only choice to refuse to transport passengers or TIH materials so we are in compliance with the PTC requirements? “As you might expect, many lawyers are considering the potential commercial, operational and legal implications of these choices, and CSX is not making any announcements about any conclusions of those reviews. But we would be irresponsible if we did not focus on and alert [the House Railroad Subcommittee] to the potential consequences of this conflict. “If the PTC deadline is not extended, is CSX placing itself in legal jeopardy by continuing to allow passenger trains to operate on our tracks? Could CSX afford the liability of operating passenger trains in violation of the law? Would CSX be in violation of our fiduciary responsibility to our shareholders to assume such risks? More fundamentally, is it ever right to do something that is contrary to law? These are among the questions faced by CSX and each railroad that supports passenger operations.” Now, some will say that these statements are simply all part of the public political games one must play to get Congress to act. That may be true, but Lonegro, speaking for the industry, is telling it like it is. A reliable source tells me that a deal had been struck to extend the PTC deadline in renewable yearly increments, but the deal fell apart after Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor wreck. This makes sense from a political standpoint—not a rational one—because Amtrak’s unfortunate accident has absolutely nothing to do with the freight railroads’ reasonable and justifiable request for extending the PTC deadline. No one in Congress is willing to acknowlege that. I guess it would make them look bad, heaven forbid.

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Industry Indicators TRAFFIC ORIGINATED CARLOADS

SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL TRAFFIC INDEX FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 30, 2015

MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS by Commodity Grain Farm Products ex. Grain Grain Mill Products Food products Chemicals Petroleum & Petroleum Products Coal Primary Forest Products Lumber and Wood Products Pulp and Paper Products Metallic Ores Coke Primary Metal Products Iron and Steel Scrap Motor Vehicles and Parts Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Nonmetallic Minerals Stone, Clay & Glass Products Waste & Nonferrous Scrap All Other Carloads Total U.S. CarLoadS

MAY ’15 76,312 3,082 38,098 23,746 119,902 58,990 369,176 5,723 13,983 24,039 28,668 14,045 36,933 14,800 73,832 88,387 19,196 31,517 14,269 19,587

MAY ’14 81,339 3,434 37,618 24,681 122,070 58,682 447,168 6,364 15,004 24,497 32,688 14,764 44,991 18,304 70,625 95,933 21,485 33,838 13,750 18,589

% CHANGE -4.0% -10.3% 1.3% -3.8% -1.8% 0.5% -17.4% -10.1% -6.8% -1.9% -12.3% -4.9% -17.9% -19.1% 4.5% -7.9% -10.7% -6.9% 3.8% 5.4%

1,074,285

1,185,824

-9.4%

310,952

347,677

-10.6%

1,385,237

1,533,501

-9.7%

CARLOADS

ORIGINATED MAY ’15 44,398 22,095 27,899 10,023 22,064 5,959 9,431 3,779 15,649 9,006 2,543 1,781 17,385 12,093 49,485 9,761 86,521

BY Commodity Chemicals Coal Crushed Stone / Sand / Gravel Food & Kindred Products Grain Grain Mill Products Lumber & Wood Products Metallic Ores Metals & Products Motor Vehicles & Equipment Nonmetallic Minerals Petroleum Products Pulp, Paper & Allied Products Stone, Clay & Glass Products Trailers / Containers Waste & Nonferrous Scrap All Other Carloads

ORIGINATED MAY ’14 44,013 25,769 30,796 10,830 24,342 5,891 10,112 4,748 21,676 8,861 2,061 2,043 18,132 12,164 32,713 10,159 86,090

% CHANGE 0.9% -11.1% -9.4% -7.5% -9.4% 1.2% -6.7% -20.4% -27.8% 1.6% 23.4% -12.8% -4.1% -0.6% 51.3% -3.9% 0.5%

TOTAL CARLOADS, MAY 2015 vs. 2014 MAY 2015 - 350,682 MAY 2014 - 350,400 300,000 310,000 320,000 330,000 340,000 350,000 360,000 370,000 380,000 390,000

CANADIAN RAILROADS

ALL Commodities

COMBINED U.S./CANADA RR INTERMODAL

FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 30, 2015

MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS by Commodity TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL UNITS

MAY ’15 113,700 972,268 1,085,968

MAY ’14 113,747 932,164 1,045,911

% CHANGE 0.0% 4.3% 3.8%

6,122 245,422 251,544

7,283 232,948 240,231

-15.9% 5.4% 4.7%

119,822 1,217,690 1,337,512

121,030 1,165,112 1,286,142

-1.0% 4.5% 4.0%

Railroad employment, Class I linehaul carriers, may 2015 (% change from may 2014)

CANADIAN RAILROADS TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL UNITS

COMBINED U.S./CANADA RR TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL COMBINED UNITS

Source: Monthly Railroad Traffic, Association of American Railroads

average weekly U.S. Rail Carloads: all commodities (not seasonally adjusted)

Transportation (train and engine) 72,168 +6.90%

Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants 9,868 +0.04%

Professional and Administrative 14,190 +0.65%

Total employees: 172,943 % change from APRil 2014: 4.12% Transportation (other than train & engine) 6,677 (-1.26%)

Maintenance of Equipment and Stores 31,477 +4.69%

Maintenanceof-Way and Structures 38,563 +2.02%

Source: Surface Transportation Board

growth in transportation (train and engine) continues Figures released by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I total railroad employment rose 4.12% in May 2015, measured against May 2014. Transportation (train and engine) once again powered the yearover-year gain, up 6.9%, followed by an increase in Maintenance of Equipment and Stores, which rose 4.69% since May 2014. Only Transportation (other than train & engine) fell from May 2014, down 1.26%.

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Industry Outlook Senate passes S.808

For CN, a “third coast” opportunity CN, the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals Mobile, LLC on June 15, 2015 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Port of Mobile intermodal gateway project, which is “intended to drive increased supply chain efficiency and a greater share of transportation markets in North America.” ASPA, which owns the public terminals at the Port of Mobile, is building a $32 million intermodal terminal for the transfer of containers between marine vessels and CN intermodal trains beginning in the spring of 2016. APM Terminals operates a 95-acre, state-of-the-art deep-sea container terminal at the Port of Mobile adjacent to the intermodal facility that is now under construction. “We believe the agreement—similar to ones CN has signed with all of Canada’s major ports and intermodal terminals—will extend the geographic reach of the Port of Mobile so that we all can take advantage of potential new container rail traffic following completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016,” said CN Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer JJ Ruest. “With increased canal capacity and the new rail facility at the Port of Mobile, CN sees a ‘third-coast’ opportunity for increased volumes of container traffic entering North America via the Gulf of Mexico.” “The completion of an adjacent rail container transfer facility at our port in the spring of 2016 will improve our ability to handle container traffic,” said ASPA CEO James K. Lyons.

Booker/Wicker bill advances in Senate U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the “Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act” on June 19, 2015. The senators say the bill is written to “improve passenger rail safety, reauthorize Amtrak services and improve existing rail infrastructure.” The legislation would authorize Amtrak for the next four years at an average $1.65 billion a year—$1.45 billion in 2016, increasing every year to $1.9 billion in 2016. Additionally, $570 million in annual “competitive” grant funding— $2.28 billion during the four-year period—would be made available every year “for programs related to capital assistance, service enhancement and restoration, alleviating rail congestion and the Northeast Corridor.” Highlights of the Booker/Wicker bill include advancing deployment of PTC by authorizing grants and prioritizing loan applications to support its implementation; requiring speed limit action plans to address automatic train control modifications, crew communication and other speed enforcement issues; and requiring grade crossing action plans to facilitate and improve state grade crossing safety efforts. On June 25, 2015, the senators’ bill was approved by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which unanimously passed the proposal. 6

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The U.S. Senate on June 19, 2015 passed S.808, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, which would authorize appropriations for STB programs, establish the STB as a government agency independent of the Department of Transportation, and authorize other key changes in the agency’s operations. Introduced on March 19, 2015 by co-sponsors John Thune (R-S.Dak.) and Bill Nelson (D.-Fla.), S.808 would, among other provisions, increase the number of STB members from three to five, and expedite and simplify the process for deciding railroad rate reasonableness cases. For example: “The Board shall maintain one or more simplified and expedited methods for determining the reasonableness of challenged rates in those cases in which a full SAC (stand alone cost) presentation is too costly, given the value of the case.” As expected, the Association of American Railroads issued a statement in support of S.808: “The freight rail industry is encouraged that the Senate has acted on Surface Transportation Board reauthorization legislation, and we congratulate the bi-partisan leadership of Senators Thune, Nelson, Fischer and Booker on striking the right balance of preserving a market-based structure for shippers and railroads through this bill,” said President and CEO Ed Hamberger. There is no companion bill in the House; such a bill would be introduced by sponsors who are members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and, if passed, would then go to a House/Senate Conference Committee to be reconciled with the Senate bill. Since there is no House equivalent of S.808, the bill now goes to the House for consideration. According to one Capitol Hill observer, it is unlikely that Congress will take any action on S.808 before the August 2015 recess, most likely pushing further action on the legislation into 2016.

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Detroit orders new streetcars from Brookville Under a contract valued at $32 million, Brookville Equipment Corp. will supply six of its Liberty Modern Streetcars for Detroit’s new Woodward Avenue line, which is being built by M-1 RAIL, a public-private venture claimed to be “the first major transit project led and funded through collaboration between private businesses and philanthropic organizations working in partnership.” M-1 RAIL and Brookville agreed to terms on Friday, June 5, 2015 for supply of the articulated vehicles for the 3.3-mile line. Delivery is to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016.

North America San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency: Has exercised an option for 40 additional Siemens S200SF light rail vehicles under its original 175-vehicle contract, signed in September 2014 and now the largest Siemens order ever for LRVs placed in the U.S. Forth Worth Transportation Authority: Has signed a $106.7 million contract with Stadler Bussnang AG (Stadler) for eight four-car articulated GTW DMUs for the TEX Rail commuter line.

with a $6.8 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan.

million) contract to supply 33 four-car Kiss double-deck EMUs for regional services radiating from Stockholm.

MassDOT: Has completed the $23 million acquisition of the Framingham Secondary Rail Line, a 21-mile segment of rail that connects Framingham and Mansfield, from CSX.

Transport for London: Will award a £260 million contract to Bombardier for 45 EMUs for the expanding London Overground rail network. Delivery of the trains will start in 2018.

California High-Speed Rail Authority: Has awarded $1.23 billion contract to the joint venture team of Dragados USA and Flatiron to construct a 60-plus-mile portion of high-speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Hitachi: Looking to move to the final phase of acquiring Finmeccanica’s two railway equipment subsidiaries— AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo STS—by the end of October.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Has approved the acquisition of up to 18 ACS-64 electric locomotives from Siemens as part of its budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which began on July 1, 2015.

Worldwide

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad: Has refinanced its SD70AC3 locomotives

Transito (Sweden): Has awarded Stradler a SKr 3.5 billion ($US 429

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Tampere: Has awarded the Tralli consortium of Pöyry, VR Track and Yit a contract to implement the city’s planned 23.5km light rail line.

Russian Railways: Awarded Siemens a 40-year maintenance contract for the Lastochka regional trains that Siemens started building in 2013. Netherlands Railways: Exercised an option with Bombardier for 18 additional Class 186 Traxx multi-system locomotives, which will be used to operate 160km/h passenger services from Amsterdam to Rotterdam.

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Wabtec buys Metalocaucho Wabtec Corp. has acquired Metalocaucho, a European-based manufacturer of transit products, primarily rubber components for passenger car suspension and vibration control systems. Based in northern Spain, Metalocaucho has annual sales of about $25 million. The company provides a variety of rubber-tometal components used mainly on high-speed, intercity and rapid transit cars. Its customers include original equipment manufacturers and transit agencies throughout Europe, and in China and India. “Metalocaucho expands our geographic footprint in key markets with key customers and broadens our existing portfolio of specialty rubber components,” said Wabtec President and CEO Raymond T. Betler. “We see opportunities to grow the business by integrating its products into our distribution channels, especially in North America, and by leveraging existing customer relationships.”

GREX acquires SENSR Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) has acquired SENSR Monitoring Technologies from Reference LLC of Elkader, Iowa, and established a new wholly owned subsidiary, SENSR Monitoring Technologies, LLC (SMT). SENSR develops and sells monitoring equipment to various industries throughout North America and internationally, and has created an internet-based structural health monitoring system for measuring and managing remote structures. GREX’s immediate plans for SENSR are to expand its products and monitoring systems to include monitoring functions on highway bridges, vertical structures, wind turbines, oil derricks, construction projects and packing crates. 10

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oronto, Canada’s largest city, joined the ranks of those with air-rail links when the 215.5mile Union Pearson Express train service began public operation on Saturday, June 6, 2015. The trains connect Union Station, the city’s intercity and commuter rail center, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, with Lester B. Pearson International Airport in the adjoining city of Mississauga, northwest of Union. The airport is named in honor of Lester B. (Mike) Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada 1963-1968, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. From Union Station, UPE trains proceed westward through terminal trackage to Bathurst Street, then veer to the northwest on the former CN Weston Subdivision. This track is now used by GO Transit and VIA Rail intercity trains. The new trains follow the Weston Subdivision to a point slightly northwest of the airport, then veer off onto newly-constructed trackage. A ramp leads to a concrete, two-track elevated structure that carries the rails to the Airport Station, which is in close

proximity to Terminal One. The station is connected to the other airport terminal, Three, by the Link Train, a small, automated, cable-powered elevated train. The platforms will accommodate a maximum train length of three cars. The station opens into a concourse that leads to a covered walkway over to Terminal One. UPE is a premium-fare express service with just two intermediate stations: Weston, at Lawrence Avenue, and Bloor, at Bloor and Dundas Streets. The latter has outdoor access to the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Dundas West station, situated on the Bloor-Danforth crosstown route. Plans are to build an underground pedestrian link within two years, after the necessary property has been purchased; there have been difficulties in doing so, and expropriation may be necessary. Another station is planned, on Eglinton Avenue at the western terminal of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Line. This project is currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2020. The Bloor station features a passenger pickup/dropoff area, while the Weston

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and use mobile tickets, check train times and receive system notifications. Fare purchase is also available at the stations, from staff and machines. Construction of the elevated spur was challenging. It had to be built above existing highways, access roads, ramps and overpasses, avoiding buildings. At the Airport Station, careful planning was needed to insure that airport operations continued uninterrupted. Due to the confined environment, a tower crane was used for the station and elevated structure. The spur is 9,850 feet long and 92 feet high at one point. The ruling grade is 2%. The structure consists of a single concrete track bed for two tracks and double supporting pillars. There are six major curves and five separate speed zones. Construction was arranged under Infrastructure Ontario’s design-build-finance agreement with a consortium, the first use of this method by Metrolinx. Near Weston Station, the tracks were depressed through the town center to reduce traffic disruption at grade crossings and noise levels. A grade crossing of Canadian Pacific’s busy North Toronto Subdivision freight line was eliminated in an earlier project, thus avoiding UPE service delays. At Union Station, a separate UPE station, away from the existing GO Transit and VIA platforms, was built. It is situated at the west end of the former CN Express wing on the west side of York Street. The UPE facility is some distance from the TTC subway entrance, GO concourse and GO bus terminal; however, it is readily accessible by taxis, by elevator from York Street, and by the existing walkway to the CN Tower and Rogers Centre. It provides single-track side-level boarding and is glass enclosed with platform screen doors. The Airport station is also enclosed and uses platform screen doors. Construction at Union Station was complicated. Sustainability was the watchword in the design process. Features include a high efficiency in-floor heating system, LED lighting and extensive natural lighting, reducing electricity costs. The station is directly connected to the old Union Station. Outbound passengers at Union Station may use amenities such as airline check-in kiosks and flight information screens; a premium coffee bar is provided. The one-way adult fare, Union to Pearson, is $19 with a PRESTO card; $27.50 with credit and bank cards and cash. The usual discounts are provided for seniors, children, airport employees and others. Travelers with lengthy layovers at the airport and visitors may also obtain discounts. UPE is projected to eliminate about 1.2 million annual airport car trips during its first year. Metrolinx projects that UPE will carry 5,000 passengers annually initially; the airport processes 38 million annual passengers, with 60 million anticipated by 2030. With UPE inauguration, public transportation in the Toronto area has entered a new era. The availability of safe, fast, comfortable, weather-resistant transportation to and from the airport represents a tremendous asset for travelers, airport and airline employees, and the local economy.

Charges made in connection with Lac-Mégantic wreck Transport Canada has uncovered serious violations in connection with the horrific 2013 oil train derailment in Lac-Mégantic under the Railway Safety Act and the Fisheries Act, the department announced June 22, 2015. An investigation under Canada’s Railway Safety Act found that an insufficient number of handbrakes were applied to the train and that the handbrakes were not tested properly. All persons accused are being charged on two counts. The charges as they appear on the summons are as follows: (1) On or about July 5th, 2013, did contravene Rule 112(a) of the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), in force pursuant to section 19 of the Railway Safety Act (RSA), R.S.C. (1985), c. 32 (4th Supp.), by omitting to apply a sufficient number of handbrakes when leaving equipment, to prevent it from moving, contrary to paragraph 41(2)(d) of the RSA, committing an offense punishable on summary conviction pursuant to paragraph 41(2.1) of the RSA. (2) On or about July 5th, 2013, did contravene Rule 112(b) of the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), in force pursuant to section 19 of the Railway Safety Act (RSA), R.S.C. (1985), c. 32 (4th Supp.), by omitting, after applying handbrakes, to ensure that a sufficient retarding force was

present to prevent the equipment from moving, contrary to paragraph 41(2)(d) of the RSA, committing thereby an offense punishable on summary conviction pursuant to paragraph 41(2.1) of the RSA.Companies could be fined up to $1 million, and individuals could face a fine of up to $50,000 or up to six months in prison, or both, per charge. Additionally, Environment Canada confirmed that a charge has been made involving prohibited deposit of a deleterious substance, namely crude oil, in water frequented by fish, namely Lac Mégantic and the Chaudière River, in violation of subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act. Those charged must appear before the court in LacMégantic on Nov. 12, 2015.

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BART 2016 budget: $1.57 billion The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board of directors has approved a Fiscal Year 2016 $1.57 billion combined operating and capital budget “designed to increase passenger capacity and improve on-time performance.” BART said that the budget assumes a revenue increase that will be derived from a Jan. 1, 2016 “inflation-based” 3.4% fare increase.

The FY 2016 budget also funds operational changes that are designed to place 30 additional railcars in service during peak periods and add 16 train trips each weekday. “This is accomplished by moving railcars from maintenance to passenger service at a faster pace; adding shifts for railcar maintenance workers; repairing and putting back into service four to six

badly damaged cars; using the Contra Costa Crossover to add 10 train trips to the Yellow Line; and adding six train trips to the Red Line,” BART said. The budget also includes money to boost on-time performance through improved maintenance, repair and emergency response functions. Two additional train control technicians will be hired to address ATC failures that account for almost one-fifth of late trains. These technicians are expected to improve response time to failures by 15%. BART will extend the hours for standby paramedics to respond more quickly to medical emergencies in and near the Transbay Tube during peak periods. Six additional railcar technicians are expected to improve vehicle reliability. As well, the agency has revived its long-mothballed CBTC initiative and is expected to award a general engineering/program management contract in the near future.

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“Reasonable” rate kerfuffle far from resolved

f there is truth to the Texas saying— “There’s ain’t a horse that can’t be rode or a cowboy who can’t be throwed”—then the economic test to determine if certain railroad customers are being overcharged, and by how much, should not be the enduring three-decades kerfuffle it is. But it is. On one side are railroads that assert the test, while not perfect, is as near perfect as it might be, and attempts to expedite and make the test less costly will only erode output quality. Those soliciting less complexity, lower costs and a more speedy process primarily are shippers of coal, chemicals and bulk agricultural products. They assert their transportation

expansion of plant; or more than is necessary for efficient service; and that the shipper should not bear the costs of any facilities or services from which it derives no benefits. Almost all shipper entreaties to the STB (and its predecessor Interstate Commerce Commission) seeking redress have proceeded under a StandAlone Cost (SAC) test in which the complaining shipper estimates the costs of service if provided by a perfectly efficient railroad. This is accomplished by designing, on paper, a hypothetical stand-alone railroad that serves the complaining shipper and other traffic sharing common facilities. If the SAC test concludes that the

Railroads remain resolved that tinkering with the SAC test would subvert solid economic theory and practice. alternatives are limited, making them “captive,” and thus are entitled to protection under provisions of the 1980 Staggers Rail Act, which partially decoupled railroad ratemaking from decades of stultifying bureaucratic oversight and meddling. The Staggers Rail Act provides that if a shipper demonstrates to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that a railroad holds market dominance (captivity) over transportation to which a specific rate applies, that rate must be “reasonable.” In determining a reasonable rate, the STB applies principles known as Constrained Market Pricing. This means the shipper should not be required to pay more than is necessary for the railroad to earn sufficient revenue to attract and retain capital for prudent maintenance, renewal and

stand-alone railroad would generate revenue exceeding the costs (including a reasonable return on capital) of running that railroad, the STB will set a “reasonable” rate for the actual movement and award reparations. The STB has more affordable tests for small and medium sized shipments. A simplified SAC, but limiting a shipper’s potential relief, avoids creation of a hypothetical stand-alone railroad, focusing on the actual route and traffic hauled to determine if the defendant railroad is abusing its monopoly power. A “Three-Benchmark” test, limited to $4 million in rate relief over four years, compares the challenged rate to three benchmarks, including a railroad’s ratio of revenue to variable costs and its revenue adequacy status. For reasons beyond the scope of this column, shippers rarely invoke either alternative.

Application of the SAC test in a major rate case typically takes several years and can cost shippers millions of dollars in fees to attorneys, accountants, economists, financial experts, rail-operations specialists and statisticians to construct the perfectly efficient hypothetical stand-alone railroad tailored to serve the captive and other traffic at cost. Shippers have won more SAC cases than they have lost, recovered tens of millions of dollars in reparations and benefited even more monetarily from lower STB rate prescriptions where rates were found to be unreasonable. Nonetheless, they complain that the cost of pursuing the regulatory remedy too often exceeds the monetary benefits. These shippers find on their side several U.S. senators and two of the three current STB members, all on record that a better, cheaper and faster way to transform unreasonable rates into reasonable ones must be found. A congressionally commissioned panel recently found the cost system used to apply the SAC test is unreliable. In recommending binding arbitration to simplify rate cases, it conceded implementing legislation would be problematic, and that arbitration could require STB involvement and foster extended court challenges, neither assuring greater speed nor less cost. (See cover story, p. 16.) Separately, an STB commissioned study on simplifying the SAC test is under way. Railroads remain resolved that tinkering with the SAC test is a maneuver to expand the number of shippers able to bring a rate complaint, create assumptions that cannot be tested using sound economics and statistics, and would subvert solid economic theory and practice with simplistic methodology. The fat lady has yet to sing on this subject. July 2015 Railway Age 15

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A new TRB study could change how the STB handles rate cases. Meanwhile, freight traffic continues to cool.

or more than three decades, railroad regulators have used the same method to determine which shippers are captive; and, if so, to determine a remedy to limit railroad market power and assure rates charged captive shippers are reasonable. The process—part established by Congress and part by the Interstate Commerce Commission and its successor, the Surface Transportation Board (STB)—is complex, lengthy, expensive and rarely understood outside the small army of attorneys, accountants, economists, financial experts, specialists in railroad operations, statisticians and other technicians who collectively pocket millions of dollars to represent shippers and railroads through a process so convoluted that only the prince of convolution, engineer Rube Goldberg, could love it. Shippers, although they have won more rate reasonableness cases than they have lost, long have sought a better, cheaper and faster protective process. Grain shippers, for example, haven’t filed a rate grievance since 1981, even though they are among the most vocal in asserting railroads abuse their market power. The cost of pursuing a regulatory remedy too often exceeds the benefits, say many shippers whose trans-

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portation options are mostly limited to one railroad. Two STB members—Deb Miller, a Democrat, and Republican Ann Begeman, both from rural agricultural states—also criticize the existing process for protecting captive shippers. “The Board has a duty to ensure that shippers have a viable means to challenge a rate,” Begeman said in a recent dissent. “I already know that is not the case for grain shippers.” In Congress, where shippers are said to have overplayed their hand in seeking what is broadly seen as an attempt to reverse the 1980 Staggers Rail Act, which partially deregulated railroads, support nonetheless exists to simplify, make less costly and speed up rate complaint cases filed by captive shippers. For sure, the eyes of congressional lawmakers and their staff often glaze over during explanations of how the regulatory process for adjudicating shipper rate complaints plays out before the STB. At the core of the complexity, cost and calendar issue are seemingly conflicting congressional objectives imposed as part of the Staggers Rail Act. The law was passed at a time the rail industry was rife with bankruptcies, faltering service, retreating investors and fewer prospects. Today, the

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Staggers Rail Act is celebrated for its success in restoring to railroads financial self-sufficiency. So much has changed in the intervening 35 years. On the one hand, the Staggers Rail Act instructed regulators to ensure that railroads can earn enough revenue to continue to operate and invest—known as revenue adequacy. At the same time, Congress instructed regulators to ensure rail shippers can obtain adequate service at reasonable rates. MIT Weighs In

Amidst growing displeasure with the time-honored, if not time-worn, process used by rail regulators to achieve those objectives, Congress instructed the Department of Transportation to undertake a study of the situation and make recommendations for improving the regulatory process. DOT handed the assignment to the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board, congressionally chartered as an independent nonprofit entity. A team of seven Ph.D. economists, under the direction of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) economist Richard Schmalensee, performed the study. They concluded that “current policies designed to protect rail shippers who lack transportation options from excessive rates are not working for shippers of most commodities, including grain. More appropriate, reliable and useable procedures are needed to resolve these rate disputes without threatening the earnings railroads need to pay for their capital-intensive networks.” This is not a put-up job with built in biases and outside influences. Any notion that the recommendations are shipper friendly should be dashed by comments of Schmalensee in an exclusive interview with Railway Age. Schmalensee spurned, for example, a petition of the National Industrial Transportation League asking that the STB artificially create two-railroad competition by forcing railroads that sole-serve a shipper facility to open their tracks for use by a competing carrier. “We see no case now for wholesale competitive switching,” he said. “We can’t go down that road. We don’t know enough.” He also defended the use by railroads of differential pricing, whereby shippers displaying the greatest dependency on efficient and safe rail transportation pay a higher percentage of a railroad’s overhead costs than shippers who more easily might shift to trucks or barges. “Policy must tolerate market power, which we do in the interests of efficiency,” Schmalensee said. “We want to regulate against extreme abuses. We think it could be done better than it is—not tighter, but smarter.” Since late May, the recommendations have been shared confidentially with House and Senate staff on committees with rail transportation oversight, as well as with senior staff at the STB and its board members. The 173-page study, recommending modernization of rail regulatory procedures, was made public Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at an STB hearing in Washington, D.C. Many of those who have already read and digested the study confirmed to Railway Age that its recommendations surely will require congressional action in the form of legislation. Schmalensee indicated that the Senate Commerce

Committee is unlikely to pursue those recommendations directly this year as amendments to STB reauthorization legislation (S. 808. see p. 6). But such language could be added, instructing the STB to provide guidance on how the recommendations might be fleshed out in new legislation and in regulatory rulemakings. To the Scrap Heap

Among the recommendations of the study, formally titled, “Modernizing Freight Rail Regulation”: • Scrap the congressionally created 180% of variable costs threshold that triggers whether a railroad is market dominant. That trigger currently permits a shipper to petition the STB for rate relief. The percentage figure has no basis in science or economics and is known literally to have been randomly selected when writing the Staggers Rail Act. • Scrap the annual railroad revenue adequacy test performed by the STB as required by the Staggers Rail Act. “It is not providing any useful information for policy, [only] ammunition for rhetoric,” Schmalensee said. • Scrap the Uniform Rail Costing System (URCS), which measures various categories of rail costs. “URCS uses a whole set of arbitrary judgments, saying, for example, that 25% of ton-miles are moving below variable costs,” Schmalensee said. “It is crazy [to say] that railroads are losing out-ofpocket on 25% of ton-miles. Nobody would do that.” • Scrap the complex, costly and time-consuming standalone cost (SAC) test for determining rate reasonableness. Of the SAC, Begeman said in a 2014 dissent, “While I had been skeptical about the SAC test prior to my service at the Board, my concerns have only grown as I have seen the SAC process in action.” • To determine market dominance, compare a captive shipper’s complained-of rate with non-regulated traffic and contract rates on similar commodities moving in similar traffic lanes. “The model will never find a matched pair,” Schmalensee said, “but it will look at coal shipments, including competitive alternatives, contracts, ton-mile rates, volume and distance, and ask, ‘what does that predict?’ It will not be precise. No two shippers are the same.” • “Don’t assume market dominance for every rate above the predictive comparison. Just look at those way above,” Schmalensee said. Precisely where, he could not say. “If we only look at rates seven times the competitive prediction, then that is bad for shippers. But if we look at anything 20% above the competitive prediction, it is lousy for revenue adequacy.” • Don’t force all non-competitive rates to the level of observed competitive rates “because the recommendation is not to gut differential pricing,” Schmalensee said. “We cannot imagine walking back from differential pricing. Shippers are entitled to not paying a whole lot more than someone shipping over a similar path. A notion of fairness does not embrace huge differences of what someone pays for the same thing. How big a discrepancy do you look at? There is no scientific answer.” • Where railroad market dominance is being considered, railroads would be allowed to assert product and geographic competition—a defense that an electric utility can substitute July 2015 Railway Age 17

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natural gas for coal and thus isn’t captive to a railroad for its fuel source; or that wheat can be shipped from a multitude of origins served by other railroads. • Where railroads are found to be market-dominant and rate relief might be justified, final-offer arbitration would commence. Railroads and shippers would present their case—“their best shot,” Schmalensee said—and the arbitrator chooses one of the two alternatives. “In presenting cost evidence, railroads would be allowed to argue for replacement costs [as opposed to historical costs favored by shippers]. Shippers could argue for a lower rate and even competitive access. The arbitrator would make a choice, placing pressure on each party not to seek too much lest the other party’s position prevails as more equitable.” It is with binding arbitration that things get dicey, with Schmalensee conceding economists are neither attorneys, lawmakers nor policy wonks. For example, a recent Supreme Court decision carried lengthy concurring opinions by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas concluding that delegating binding, tie-breaking authority to a private arbitrator is not constitutional; that such decisions must be made by individuals who are “accountable to the people” by virtue of their being confirmed by the Senate. If such is the case, arbitrator decisions would have to be reviewed by Senate-confirmed members of the STB; and once that occurs, the STB decision would be subject to federal court appeal. Such a result is at odds with the intention to make the process less complex, less costly and faster. Game Changer?

Newly reappointed STB Chairman and Democrat Dan Elliott has essentially defended, in his decisions, the three-decadesold processes this study seeks to modernize. But Republican Begeman essentially has asked, in dissents, “Why are we 18 Railway Age July 2015

always doing what we did before?” Democrat Miller is understood to be asking that same question of STB staff. This congressionally requested study and the recommendations made public June 10 is best described as “a game changer.” For the first time in three decades, an independent group of economists, with no visible conflicts of interest or bias, has essentially called the current process of adjudicating shipper rate complaints “a mess.” They recommend a new process, which may not be too difficult to oppose given that numerous attempts to simplify, make less costly and speed-up the existing process have failed and have few supporters. Yet the most significant hurdle to achieving a new process such as recommended is that the current process is so engrained in law and politics that finding converts will be difficult. As oft is said of change, “It is easier to say something should be changed than to make it work.” Or as original Internet engineer Yakov Rekhter lamented, “Short-term solutions tend to stay with us for a very long time. And longterm solutions tend to never happen.” We know of one 20th century railroad CEO and visionary who fought that battle his entire career, refusing to be discouraged. Said Alfred E. Perlman, an MIT-trained engineer, “After you’ve done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully; after five years, look at it with suspicion; after 10 years, throw it away and start all over.” Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger provided the following response to the report: “The TRB report is a solution in search of a problem. The United States already enjoys the most efficient, safest freight rail network in the world. In fact, freight rail customers today pay rates that are on average 43% less than they paid in 1980. The report is a theoretical exercise that would upend the real-world concrete successes achieved since the Staggers Act passed in 1980.” RA

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Waiting for the Whites of Their Eyes Since March we have been very cautious on the nearterm prospects for the railroad stocks, warning investors on multiple occasions about the disappointing volume outlook for the group. These warnings have proven timely as the group has fallen 9% in 2Q 2015 and 14% year to date. Earnings expectations have been coming in, but the big question in the minds of investors has been if/ when to put more money to work in the railroads. We believe the group is still a good long-term spot for investors to park their money but acknowledge that timing will be imperative in order to maximize returns. Rail stocks have been coming under pressure in 2015, largely due to cyclical and timing issues. Despite some saying the recent trends are “death knells” for the rail group, none of the issues appear structural in nature, in our opinion. Last year, rail volumes soared, forcing most carriers to play catch up in terms of people and power for most of 2014 and creating difficult comparisons for this year. The second quarter represented the most difficult year-over-year volume comparisons for the rails, while the third and fourth quarters were also strong. This high hurdle, coupled with overall carload weakness, has driven volumes down in 2015. The carload weakness has been driven primarily by coal, agricultural products, metals, and non-metallic minerals. Coal’s ongoing slide is attributed to a combination of lower natural gas prices, plant closures, a strong U.S. dollar, weak demand from China and continued cheap prices for Australian coal. Agricultural weakness has been driven by the aforementioned impacts of the U.S. dollar on grain prices, which has pushed more product into storage. Metals and non-metallic minerals have also suffered from lower frac sand demand and currency pressures, as well as overproduction of metals by Asian countries. (It should be noted that anti-dumping cases have been filed by the U.S. against several Asian countries and Italy.) The bright spots for the rails have been intermodal and automotive traffic, which are up 3.4% and 5.2%, respectively, this year. Intermodal demand remains high even as carriers are hiking rates and the economy is sluggish. We attribute this to the continued tightness in the truckload marketplace and fears by the shipping community that the lack of available drivers will not be solved any time soon by the industry. Automotive traffic continues to flow as U.S. auto sales have outpaced expectations, with data in May showing a 2% gain, with

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Coal slows while intermodal grows.

1.64 million cars and trucks being sold. Despite this strength, total rail traffic remains under pressure in mid-June and is not likely to make a significant recovery in 2015 in our view. As we head into second-quarter earnings, investors will be looking for positive signs, and we believe there will be some. Indeed, pricing should continue to show strength for the rails, with truck competitive freight leading the way. Railroads are also likely to support their shares at a greater-than-anticipated rate, as companies take advantage of the selloff in their own shares. This selloff has placed most rail names down 11% to 23% for the year, with CSX being the lone exception, down just 4.6% due to ongoing speculation of activist involvement. This has left the rail group average trading at 14.3x 2016 earnings expectations, down from their average of roughly 17.0x over the past five years and below the current S&P 500 multiple of approximately 21x. The more shares fall and the more earnings expectations come in, the more quickly our near-term concerns for the group go away. In that scenario, investors could see the purchases of rail stocks de-risked even further than they already have been. Longer-term investors are likely in a good position to pull the proverbial trigger as they are close to seeing the whites of the railroads’ eyes.

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MBTA is Boston strong Amid climbing ridership, the MBTA is looking to avoid last year’s winter weather shutdown. By carolina Worrell, Managing Editor

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espite the historically brutal winter that hit New England in 2014 causing delays and cancellations throughout the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system, MBTA ridership hit a record high, with 400.8 million trips last year, a 1.8% increase (or seven million trips) from 2013, which had 393.8 million total trips, according to a report released in March 2015 by APTA. According to T spokesman Joe Pesaturo, T ridership in 2014 was the highest recorded in MBTA history. In addition, ridership grew on every mode of transit in the MBTA system except for the Green Line. The APTA report shows a 4.01% decrease in ridership on the MBTA’s light rail service (Green Line), from 72.3 million in 2013 down to 69.4 million in 2014. T subway service increased by 4.89%, with 174.8 million rides in 2014, compared to 166.7 million in 2013. And ridership on the MBTA’s commuter rail increased by 3.5% in 2014 with 36.1 million rides, compared to 34.9 million rides in 2013. Regardless of the increased ridership, however, MBTA struggled during last year’s severe weather, prompting the system to prepare an $82.7 million Winter Resiliency Plan, which includes investments this summer and over the next five years in snow removal equipment, infrastructure upgrades and operations during harsh weather to improve service reliability.

The resiliency plan was developed based on recommendations made by an APTA peer review of the MBTA’s winter operations in April, while a special panel appointed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker reviewed and made recommendations to fix the MBTA’s deeper structural, financial and operational problems. The Winter Resiliency Plan will be funded through $62 million in federal formula funds for capital investments, $10 million in non-federal, MBTA capital funds and $11.7 million in operating funds. Infrastructure improvements include third-rail replacements and heater upgrades on vulnerable outdoor sections of the Red and Orange Lines; snow fence installation along the Red and Orange Lines to mitigate snow drift accumulation; repairs to vehicle maintenance facilities and structures to further maximize recovery efforts; emergency power generators to supplement existing subway and facility power as needed and track access improvements for larger snow removal and track work equipment on the Red Line. Equipment improvement includes new and rehabilitated specialized snow removal equipment to increase removal capacity and reduce use of passenger vehicles and for passenger vehicles, vehicle-borne anti-icing equipment, modifications to air and propulsion system resiliency and an increased stock of traction motors to improve availability. Operations improvements include additional snow removal July 2015 Railway Age 23

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contract services, as needed, to remove snow and ice at stations, facilities and other critical operations areas; training and staffing of a Field Inspection Team to be deployed during weather events to monitor staff and contractor field activities clearing snow and returning tracks to an operational status; adoption of incident management software in coordination with the MassDOT Highway Division to track deployment of snow removal operations across the system; formal establishment of an as-needed inmate snow removal assistance program with the Department of Corrections to augment and streamline the services provided this winter; further coordination of interagency planning with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, state agencies and local municipalities to identify efficiencies and synergies in snow removal; similar resiliency enhancements to the commuter rail network and revisions to the MBTA’s severe winter weather operations protocols and customer notification practices to ensure more information, customer safety and the protection of equipment and facilities. The right-of-way improvements on the Orange and Red Lines are scheduled to occur this summer and fall. GREEN LINE UPGRADES

In May, the first MBTA Green Line refurbished light rail vehicles (LRVs) were returned to service in Boston, following significant work at the Alstom plant in upstate New York. The Green Line Type 7 fleet includes 86 LRVs that entered service in 1986 and 1987 and are nearing the end of their intended design life. Each car’s systems require significant work to restore them from a deteriorated condition or complete replacement to ensure the vehicles can continue to provide safe and reliable operation. The $104.4 million project includes preserving the integrity of the vehicle structure, roof, and exterior and improving the reliability of the fleet. Systems are being replaced or upgraded while others are being overhauled. Some of the improvements include upgraded HVAC, auxiliary lighting, flooring, seating, and insulation. The overhaul work addresses the structure, roof, carbody, door system, brake equipment, trucks, and propulsion. All refurbished cars are inspected, cleaned and subjected to extensive testing prior to being returned to service. All 86 LRVs will be delivered by the end of next year, MBTA said. “This is a great first step in our ongoing efforts to improve service on the country’s oldest light rail line,” said Interim MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola. “This rehabilitation work is preserving the integrity of the vehicle structure, roof and exterior, all of which experienced water damage and corrosion over the past two-and-a-half decades.” In addition, as of April, the Green Line’s first countdown signs have been activated at Newton Centre and Newton Highlands Stations on the D branch. Countdown signs will also be activated along other D Branch stations. DePaola said the MBTA is also currently working to install underground tracking equipment for Green Line LRVs. 24

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Riders will soon be able to pinpoint the locations of underground LRVs in real time and get accurate arrival information on their smartphones. “We anticipate bringing countdowns to the first Green Line subway stations this summer,” DePaola said. The tracking devices, known as Automatic Vehicle Identifiers, or AVIs, will allow passengers to use third-party apps to follow the location of underground trains. The $13.4 million Green Line project, which is being funded through a MassDOT grant, began in October 2014 when the MBTA installed GPS devices on all of its LRVs and released data into the T’s real-time information feed, marking the first time in the 108-year history of the Green Line that customers were able to see where the next LRV was located. But because the same GPS technology doesn’t work underground, the T has to retrofit the tunnels with the special AVI track sensors along those portions of the Green Line routes. “Once hardware is installed, location data will be released, followed by predictions being displayed on message boards,” Pesaturo said. The transit agency already offers real-time tracking and countdown clocks for all of its rapid transit lines and commuter rail trains. CHARLIE GOES MONTHLY

Commuter Rail CharlieCards for monthly pass holders are now available. DePaola said CharlieCards with monthly passes printed on them are available for Corporate Pass Program participants and customers who make monthly purchases on the MBTA website. The CharlieCard monthly passes replace paper tickets, which are not as durable as the plastic smartcards, MBTA says. Commuter Rail passes purchased by vending machines or at sales offices will continue to be delivered in ticket form. In January, DePaola said the MBTA began testing the monthly passes and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers. The CharlieCard Commuter Rail passes are used as “flash passes” on board commuter rail trains and then used like any other CharlieCard for bus and subway service. BAKER’S BILL

In April, Gov. Baker filed “An Act for a Reliable Sustainable MBTA,” acting on many of the recommendations made by the special panel that reported their findings earlier that month. The legislation would establish a Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) and chief administrator to oversee operations and finances through 2018, create capital plans, and introduce reporting and audit requirements and life procurement restrictions for the MBTA. A redrafted version of the reform package left the Transportation Committee on June 22, 2015 and was reported out favorably the following day. At press time, the bill, H. 3613, formerly H.3347, had been referred by the Transportation Committee to the Committee on House Ways and Means. RA

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RepaiR DiReCtoRy

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MAIN OFFICES 3I INTERNATIONAL - 935 E Scotts Ave, PO Box 830, Stockton, CA 95203, Tel: 209 462-8241, Fax: 209 462-2860, E-mail: solutions@ advancedcleanup.com, Web Site: www.advancedcleanup.com. A. STUCKI COMPANY - 900 Commerce Dr Ste 906, Moon Township, PA 15108, Tel: 412 424-0560, Fax: 412 771-7308, E-mail: sales@stucki.com, Web Site: www.stucki.com. AAF INTERNATIONAL - 10300 Ormsby Park Pl Ste 600, PO Box 35690 (40232-5690), Louisville, KY 40223, Tel: 502 637-0011, Fax: 888 398-0529, Toll Free: 888 388-0529, E-mail: dmarshall@aafintl.com, Web Site: www.aafintl.com. ACERTEK S. A. DE C. V. - Av Los Andes #200, Monterrey, NL 64510, Tel: 81 80077303, Fax: 81 8377-9863, E-mail: traintek@sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www.acertek.com. ACF INDUSTRIES - 101 Clark St, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 949-2399, Fax: 636 949-2825. ADVANCED CAST PRODUCTS, INC. - 18700 Mill St, Meadville, PA 163353644, Tel: 814 724-2600, Fax: 814 333-1118, Toll Free: 800 736-5411, E-mail: sales@advancedcast.com, Web Site: www.advancedcast.com, Narrow pedestal roller bearing adapters. ADVANCED MOTOR SERVICES - 9300 Evergreen Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433, Tel: 763 780-3234, Fax: 763 7803957, Toll Free: 800 290-9320, E-mail: jjoens@advancedmotor.com, Web Site: www.advancedmotor.com. AEP - 5552 Perkins Rd, Alliance, NE 69301, Tel: 605 645-1309, E-mail: eeclark@aep.com, Shop(s) at Alliance, NE [C]. AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS - 3300 E Geospace Dr, Independence, MO 64056, Tel: 816 257-5450, Fax: 816 257-6910, Toll Free: 800 821-2376, E-mail: thart@aerotransportation.com, Web Site: www.aerotransportation. com, ATP has a complete line of hatch cover & outlet gates. In addition the WestRail Division offers an ever expanding line of aluminum coal car components. ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION - 5100 Underwood Rd, Pasadena, TX 77507, Tel: 281 291-7453, Fax: 281 291-7610, Web Site: www. alphatechserv.com.

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ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - 353 Lexington Ave Ste 1100, New York, NY 10016, Tel: 212 557-7259, Fax: 212 9724404, E-mail: scott.sherin@transport. alstom.com, Web Site: www.transport. alstom.com, Shop(s) at Calgary, AB [L], Hornell, NY [C]. ALTOONA RAILCAR REPAIR - 1128 9th Ave, PO Box 112, Altoona, PA 166030112, Tel: 814 944-1631, Fax: 814 9441635, Toll Free: 877 783-3574, E-mail: tclerkin@altoonapipeandsteel.com, Web Site: www.altoonapipeandsteel. com, Shop(s) at Altoona, PA [C]. ALUMINUM SHAPES INC - 641 Lexington Ave 28th Fl, New York, NY 10022, Tel: 212 692-5320, Web Site: www.transport.alstom.com. AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE PARTS, INC - PO Box 586, Georgetown, DE 19947, Tel: 302 855-1022, Fax: 302 934-1119, Alt Phone: 606 663-4700, E-mail: info@allenrailroad.com, Web Site: www.allenrailroad.com, Shop(s) at Myrtle Beach, SC. AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. - 100 Clark St, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 940-6000, Fax: 636 940-6100, Alt Phone: 636 940-6020, E-mail: sales@americanrailcar.com, Web Site: www.americanrailcar.com, Freight Car Manufacturing, Specialty Components, Railcar Repair, Engineering Services & Railcar Leasing, Shop(s) at Marmaduke, AR [C], Paragould, AR [C], Pace, FL [C], Tennille, GA [C], Gonzales, LA [C], North Kansas City, MO [C], St. Charles, MO [C], Bude, MS [C], Manitou, ND [C], Sarnia, ON [C], Goodrich, TX [C], La Porte, TX [C], Longview, TX [C], Victoria, TX, Green River, WY [C]. AMERICAN RAILCAR LEASING LLC - 100 Clark Street, Ste 201, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 940-5000, Fax: 636 940-5024, E-mail: sjohnson@ arleasing.com, Web Site: www. arleasing.com, Rail car leasing. Rail car financing. AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP. - 245 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 911097007, Tel: 626 683-4000, Fax: 626 6834050, E-mail: verwood@aol.com, Web Site: www.ameron-intl.com. AMHERST INDUSTRIES OF PA, INC. 3901 Nolt Rd, Landisville, PA 17538, Tel: 717 898-2271, Fax: 717 898-0246, E-mail: railroadman55@aol.com, Shop(s) at Landisville, PA [C]. AMICO - A GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES COMPANY - 3245 Fayette Ave, PO Box 3928, Birmingham, AL 35208, Tel: 205 787-2611, Fax: 205 786-6527, Toll Free: 800 366-2642, Web Site: www. amicoglobal.com.

AMICO- BOURBONNAIS - 1115 E 5000 N Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, Tel: 815 932-1200, Fax: 815 932-4557, Toll Free: 800 238-0322, Web Site: www. amicoglobal.com, Shop locations in Dallas, TX 214 630-8066.

ARKANSAS MIDLAND RAILROAD COMPANY - 314 Reynolds Rd Bldg 41, Malvern, AR 72104, Tel: 501 844-4444, Fax: 501 844-4710, E-mail: information@arkmidrr.com, Web Site: www.arkmidrr.com.

AMSTED RAIL - 311 S Wacker Dr Ste 5300, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 922-4501, Fax: 312 922-4502, Web Site: www.amstedrail.com.

AVENTICS CORPORATION - 1953 Mercer Rd, Lexington, KY 40511-1021, Tel: 859 254-8031, Fax: 859 254-4188, E-mail: info.us@aventics.com, Web Site: www. aventics.com/us.

ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE CO. - 1920 Downer Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185, Tel: 847 692-6050, Fax: 847 692-6070, E-mail: info@sctco.com. ANDERSONS, THE - 480 W Dussel, Maumee, OH 43537, Tel: 419 8935050, Fax: 419 891-6588, E-mail: debra_crow@andersonsinc.com, Web Site: www.andersonsinc.com, Shop(s) at Darlinton, SC [C]. ANDREW MERRILEES LTD - 1100 Montee Masson, Laval, QC H7E 4P2, Tel: 450 661-3355, Fax: 450 661-3317, Web Site: www.merrilees.com, Shop(s) at Laval, PQ [L]. ANGELTRAX - 9540 US Hwy 84 W Bldg 2, Newton, AL 36352, Tel: 800 673-1788, Fax: 334 692-4606, E-mail: mark.moore@angeltrax.com, Web Site: www.angeltrax.com, Digital video surveillance. ANSALDO STS USA, INC. - 1000 Technology Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Tel: 412 688-2400, Fax: 412 688-2660, Toll Free: 800 351-1520, Web Site: www. ansaldo-sts.com. ANTI WEAR-1 - PO Box 582, El Toro, CA 92609, Tel: 949 768-5798, E-mail: eugene.lally@dynamicdevelopment. com, Web Site: www. dynamicdevelopment.com, Shop(s) at El Toro, CA [L]. ARIZONA FREIGHT CAR REPAIR INC. - 3390 E 36th St, Tucson, AZ 857135205, Tel: 520 624-1213, Fax: 520 6231776, Toll Free: 800 613-7237, E-mail: mlurkins@aol.com, Shop(s) at Tucson, AZ [C]. ARIZONA RAIL CAR INC. - 4415 S Contractors Way, PO Box 26381, Tucson, AZ 85726, Tel: 520 748-1786, Fax: 520 747-0346, Toll Free: 800 6660346, E-mail: arizonarailcar@theriver. com, Web Site: www.arizonarailcar. com, Shop(s) at Tucson, AZ [C]. ARKANSAS & MISSOURI R.R. - 306 E Emma, Springdale, AR 72764, Tel: 479 751-8600, Fax: 479 751-2225, Toll Free: 800 687-8600, Web Site: www.amrailroad.com, Shop(s) at Springdale, AR [L].

BAULTAR CONCEPT INC - 101 Principale Sud, Val-Joli, QC J1S 0H2, Tel: 819 845-7110, Fax: 819 845-5600, E-mail: sales@baultar.com, Web Site: www. baultar.com, Cab ergonomics. BBC FASTENERS INC - 4210 Shirley Ln, Alsip, IL 60803, Tel: 708 597-9100, Fax: 708 597-0423, Toll Free: 800 3231347, E-mail: bbcfast@aol.com, Web Site: www.bbcfasteners.com. BIRMINGHAM RAIL & LOCOMOTIVE CO., INC. - PO Box 530157, Birmingham, AL 35253-0157, Tel: 205 424-7245, Fax: 205 424-7436, Toll Free: 800 338-4009, E-mail: bhamrail@aol.com, Web Site: www.bhamrail.com, Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Company is a complete supplier to the industry, with more than 100 years of experience selling and rebuilding locomotives. Provide full-service maintenance, repair and sale of locomotives., Shop(s) at Birmingham, AL [L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 4. BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION 1101 Parent St, Saint-Bruno, QC J3V 6E6, Tel: 514 441-2020, Fax: 514 4411515, Web Site: www.transportation. bombardier.com, Shop(s) at Sahagun, MEX [C], Auburn, NY [C], Plattsburgh, NY [C], Thunder Bay, ON [C], Pittsburgh, PA, La Pocatiere, QC [C]. BRC RAIL CAR SERVICE CO. - 3915 Hydro St, PO Box 3247, Lynchburg, VA 24503, Tel: 434 384-6200, Fax: 434 384-7505, E-mail: brc@brcrail. com, Web Site: www.brcrail.com, AAR billing, freight car scrapping, car parts sales, cleaning, tank car qualification/ repairs, interior & exterior coatings., Shop(s) at Elk Mills, MD [C], Lynchburg, VA [C], Hinton, WV [C]. BROADWAY RAIL EQUIPMENT, INC. 7873 Bethalto Rd, Alton, IL 62010, Tel: 618 377-5642, Alt Phone: 618 377-5776, E-mail: bmre98@aol.com, Shop(s) at Alton, IL [L]. BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORP. - 175 Evans St, PO Box 130, Brookville, PA 15825, Tel: 814 849-2000, Fax: 814 849-2010, E-mail: bec@ brookvilleequipment.com, Web Site: www.brookvilleequipment.com, Shop(s) at Brookville, PA [L].

BUSHMAN EQUIPMENT INC - PO Box 309, Butler, WI 53007-0309, Tel: 262 790-4200, Fax: 262 790-4202, E-mail: custinfo@bushman.com, Web Site: www.bushman.com.

CARCON - 4304 N Mattox Rd, Riverside, MO 64150-9755, Tel: 816 741-6600, Fax: 816 741-1061, E-mail: gevans@civacon.com, Web Site: www. opwftg.com.

BW SERVICES - 3700 Pete Manena Rd, Westlake, LA 70669, Tel: 337 8820304, Fax: 337 882-0306, Toll Free: 886 350-1402, E-mail: elke@bwservices. biz, Web Site: www.bwservices.biz, Shop(s) at Westlake, LA [C].

CATERPILLAR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC. - 100 NE Adams, Peoria, IL 616299310, Tel: 309 636-1100, Fax: 309 6361087, Shop(s) at Peoria, IL [L].

C.K. INDUSTRIES INC - 365 Surryse Rd Ste 150, PO Box 1029, Lake Zurich, IL 60047-1029, Tel: 847 550-1856, Fax: 847 550-1854, E-mail: rmeyers@ckrail. com, Web Site: www.ckindustries.net. CALDWELL GROUP INC., THE - 5055 26th Ave, Rockford, IL 61109, Tel: 815 229-5667, Fax: 815 229-5686, Toll Free: 800 243-1053, E-mail: contact@ caldwellinc.com, Web Site: www. positurner.com, Supplies below hook lifting attachments including the PosiTurner®Tail. Rail Master System for controlled rotation of your loan during assembly and repair. CAMERON - 1333 W Loop S Ste 1700, Houstin, TX 77027, Tel: 713 513-3300, Fax: 713 513-3320, E-mail: corp. marcom@c-a-m.com, Web Site: www.ca-m.com. CANADIAN AUTOMOTIVE INSTRUMENTS - 33 Boulder Blvd, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1V6, Tel: 866 963-6016, E-mail: sales@c-a-i.net, Web Site: www.c-a-i.net, Canadian Automotive Instruments Ltd. is the exclusive manufacture of the UltraLink Diagnostic Tool for heavy duty diesel trucks along with various other instruments such as the SAE J1587 / J1708 / J1939 Systems-Link Data Bus Gauge Driver and the J1708 / J1939 Procon Protocol Converter. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO - 478 McPhillips St, PO Box 7000, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4E9, Tel: 204 934-4311, Fax: 204 934-4609. CAPE FEAR RAILCAR INC. - 2504 Greensboro St, PO Box 53521, Fayetteville, NC 28305, Tel: 910 4885030, Fax: 910 488-5042, E-mail: willard@capefearrailcar.com, Web Site: www.capefearrailcar.com, Shop(s) at Fayetteville, NC [C]. CARBIS INC - 1430 W Darlington St, Florence, SC 29502-6229, Tel: 800 948-7750, Fax: 843 662-1536, Alt Phone: 843 669-6668, E-mail: sales@ carbis.net, Web Site: www.carbis.net. CARBOLINE CO. - 350 Hanley Industrial Ct, St. Louis, MO 63144-1599, Tel: 314 644-1000, Fax: 314 644-4617, Toll Free: 800 848-4645, E-mail: carbolineusa@ carboline.com, Web Site: www. carboline.com.

CATTRON GROUP INTERNATIONAL - 58 W Shenango St, Sharpsville, PA 16150, Tel: 724 962-3571, Fax: 724 962-4310, E-mail: sales@cattrongroup.com, Web Site: www.cattrongroup.com, Sales, installation and repair of radio remote controls for locomotive. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RAILCAR REPAIR - Port of Stockton, PO Box 31062, Stockton, CA 95213-1062, Tel: 209 465-2236, Fax: 209 465-4830, E-mail: ccrqa@aol.com, Shop(s) at Stockton, CA [C]. CENTRAL SALES & SERVICE INC. - 110 Industrial Ct, PO Box 649, Waverly, TN 37185, Tel: 931 296-1940, Fax: 931 296-1944, Toll Free: 800 467-0568, E-mail: tccss@accessive.net, Web Site: www.centralsales-service.com, Rubber extruding & molding; CNC mill, lathe & water-jet capabilities. CENTURY GROUP INC. - 1106 W Napoleon, PO Box 228, Sulphur, LA 70664-0228, Tel: 800 527-5232, Fax: 800 887-2153, E-mail: railroad@ centurygrp.com, Web Site: www. centurygrp.com, Spill collection pans. CHART INC. - 407 7th St NW, New Prague, MN 56071, Tel: 603 382-6551, Fax: 603 382-2139, E-mail: scott. nason@chartindustries.com, Web Site: www.chartindustries.com, Shop(s) at New Prague, MN [C], Houston, TX [C]. CHICAGO FREIGHT CAR LEASING CO. 6250 N River Rd Ste 7000, Rosemont, IL 60018, Tel: 847 318-8000, Fax: 847 318-8045, E-mail: dennis@crdx.com, Freight car leasing. CHIEF TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS INC. - 13840 L St, Omaha, NE 68137, Tel: 402 861-4213, Fax: 402 895-9674, Toll Free: 800 765-7245, E-mail: linda. greer@chiefind.com, Web Site: www. ctpi.chiefind.com. CHLOR*RID INTERNATIONAL INC - PO Box 908, Chandler, AZ 85244, Tel: 480 821-0039, Fax: 480 821-0364, E-mail: info@chlor-rid.com, Web Site: www. chlor-rid.com. CHROMIUM CORPORATION - 14911 Quorum Dr Ste 600, Dallas, TX 75254, Tel: 216 271-4910, Fax: 216 429-0637, E-mail: Frank.Jalili@Chromcorp. com, Web Site: www.chromcorp.com, Shop(s) at Cleveland, OH [L].

CIT RAIL RESOURCES - 130 S Wacker Dr Ste 3000, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 906-5701, E-mail: paul.curry@cit.com, Web Site: www.citrail.com, Equipment leasing and financial products to the rail industry. CLARK FILTER - 3649 Hempland Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601, Tel: 717 285-5941, Fax: 717 285-3039, Toll Free: 800 5525275, Web Site: www.clarkfilter.com. CLCX INC - 198 N Main St, Cornelia, GA 30531, Tel: 706 778-8004, Fax: 706 778-6243, E-mail: CLCX-Sales@ railspur.com, Web Site: www.railspur. com, Shop(s) at Anderson, SC [L]. CLEMCO INDUSTRIES CORP - One Cable Car Dr, Washington, MO 63090, Tel: 636 239-0300, Fax: 800 726-7559, E-mail: info@clemcoindustries.com, Web Site: www.clemcoindustries.com. CLEMENTS NATIONAL CO. - 6650 S Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60638, Tel: 708 594-5890, Fax: 708 594-2481, Toll Free: 800 966-0016, E-mail: clements@cadillacproducts.com, Web Site: www.cadillacproducts.com. CLIFTON STEEL CO. - 16500 Rockside Rd, Maple Heights, OH 44137, Tel: 216 662-6111, Fax: 216 662-6107, Toll Free: 800 745-3962, E-mail: info@ cliftonsteel.com, Web Site: www. cliftonsteel.com. CLN INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL,INC. - 2256 Ave de la Rotonde, Charny, QC G6X 2L8, Tel: 418 832-4421, Fax: 418 832-4743, Web Site: www.clnindustries. com, Shop(s) at Charny, PQ [L]. CMP CORPORATION - PO Box 15199, Oklahoma City, OK 73155, Tel: 405 6724544, Fax: 405 672-4547, Toll Free: 800 654-4786, E-mail: sherri@cmpcorp. com, Web Site: www.cmpcorp.com. COATING SYSTEMS, INC. - 55 Crown St, Nashua, NH 03060, Tel: 603 883-0553, Fax: 603 883-0535, Toll Free: 877 2188525, E-mail: csicci@worldpath.net, Shop(s) at Nashua, NH [C]. CONTROL CHIEF - 200 Williams St, PO Box 141, Bradford, PA 16701, Tel: 814 362-6811, Fax: 814 368-4133, Toll Free: 800 233-3016, E-mail: sales@ controlchief.com, Web Site: www. controlchief.com. CRMS - 3701 N Ravenswood Ste 301, Chicago, IL 60613, Tel: 877 227-5207, Fax: 773 244-8341, E-mail: cbargowski@crmsrail.com, Web Site: www.crmsrail.com, Shop(s) at Denver, CO [C].

DANELLA RENTAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2290 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, Tel: 610 828-6200, Fax: 610 828-2260, E-mail: pbarent@danella. com, Web Site: www.danella.com, Rental of vehicles and construction equipment. DATA DISPLAY PRODUCTS - 445 S Douglas St, El Segundo, CA 902454630, Tel: 800 421-6815, Fax: 310 6407639, E-mail: techsupport@ddp-leds. com, Web Site: www.ddp-leds.com. DAVID CLARK CO. INC. - 360 Franklin St, Worcester, MA 01615, Tel: 508 7515800, Fax: 508 753-5827, Toll Free: 800 900-3434, E-mail: sales@davidclark. com, Web Site: www.davidclark.com, Headsets & locomotive crew intercom systems. DAVIDSON KENNEDY CO. - 1195 Victory Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, Tel: 404 755-2557, Fax: 404 755-7866, Shop(s) at Atlanta, GA [C]. DAYTON-PHOENIX GROUP - 1619 Kuntz Rd, Dayton, OH 45404, Tel: 800 6570707, E-mail: service@dayton-phoenix. com, Web Site: www.dayton-phoenix. com, Building on more than 17 years of experience, no other company is more qualified to repair or remanufacture your Air Conditioners, Grid Resistors, HVAC units, Valves, Motors, AC & DC Auxiliary Generators, and Fan Assemblies. We are the only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) with multiple remote field service locations in: Campinas, Brazil [B], Dayton, OH [B], Gothenberg, NE [B], Harrisburg, PA [B], Houston, TX [B], Kansas City, MO [B], Moneta, VA [B], North Platte, NE [B], Sacramento, CA [B], Tucson, AZ [B]., Shop(s) at Sacramento, CA [L], Lee’s Summit, MO [L], Gothenburg, NE, Dayton, OH, Houston, TX [L]. DELAWARE CAR CO. - Second & Lombard Sts, PO Box 233, Wilmington, DE 19899, Tel: 302 655-6665, Fax: 302 655-7126, E-mail: srogowski@ delawarecar.net, Serving all passenger railroads & transit authorities., Shop(s) at Wilmington, DE [C]. DEQUEEN & EASTERN RAILROAD - 412 E Lockesburg St, DeQueen, AR 71832, Tel: 870 642-1491, Fax: 870 642-1368, E-mail: DQE-CS@patriotrail.com, Web Site: www.patriotrail.com, Shop(s) at DeQueen, AR [C]. DEXTER COMPANY - 2211 W Grimes Ave, Fairfield, IA 52556, Tel: 641 4727078, Fax: 641 472-6336, E-mail: info@ dexterapache.com, Web Site: www. dexterfoundry.com.

CTLGROUP - 5400 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL 60077, Tel: 847 965-7500, Fax: 847 965-8997, Toll Free: 800 5222285, E-mail: ndarien@ctlgroup.com, Web Site: www.ctlgroup.com. July 2015

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MAIN OFFICES DFW GRATING, INC. - 2525 Sea Harbor Rd, Dallas, TX 75212, Tel: 214 6300033, Fax 214 630-0040, Toll Free: 866 819-0033, Web Site: www.dfwgrating. com, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 5. DIAMOND WIRE SPRING - 1901 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15209, Tel: 800 816-5613, Fax: 412 821-2743, Alt Phone: 412 821-2703, E-mail: sales@diamondwirespring.com, Web Site: www.diamondwire.com. DIESEL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INC. - 139 N Griffith Blvd, Griffith, IN 46319-2153, Tel: 219 922-1848, Fax: 219 922-1849, E-mail: susan@ dieselelectricalequipment.com, Web Site: www.dieselelectricalequipment. com, Servicing and sale of locomotive electrical components, such as power contactors, relays, controller mechanisms, transfer switches, etc. Remanufactured, UTEX, Repair & Return service available. Customized cable and harness assembly also provided. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 4.

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DIT-MCO INTERNATIONAL - 5612 Brighton Terr, Kansas City, MO 64130, Tel: 816 444-9700, Fax: 816 4449737, Toll Free: 800 821-3487, E-mail: infolink@ditmco.com, Web Site: www. ditmco.com.

EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - PO Box 50923, Knoxville, TN 37950, Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 5766332, E-mail: cwilliamssouth@msn. com, Web Site: www.railcarservice. com, Shop(s) at Oak Ridge, TN [C][L].

DRUMM INC - 5366 Este Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45232, Tel: 513 641-4141, Fax: 513 641-4362, E-mail: info@tankcarcleaning.com, Web Site: www.tankcarcleaning. com, Mobile service by registered facilities., Shop(s) at Worthington, MN [C], Cincinnati, OH [C].

ELCON INC. - 600 Twin Rail Dr, PO Box 910, Minooka, IL 60047-0910, Tel: 815 467-9500, Fax: 815 467-9595, E-mail: info@elconinc.net, Web Site: www.elconinc.net, Shop(s) at Minooka, IL [L].

DUPONT RAILROAD COATINGS - Rm No BMP21-1127, PO Box 80021, Wilmington, DE 19880, Tel: 800 GET-DUPONT, Fax: 302 851-4143, Toll Free: 800 338-7668, Web Site: www. performancecoatings.dupont.com. DYNA GRAPHICS INC - 3220 N Woodford St, Decatur, IL 62526, Tel: 800 443-7446, Fax: 217 876-9915, E-mail: scott@dynafast.com, Web Site: www.dynafast.com.

ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC - 9301 W 55th St, LaGrange, IL 60525, Tel: 708 387-6000, Fax: 708 387-3944, Toll Free: 800 255-5355, E-mail: cbarnett@ progressrail.com, Web Site: www. emdiesels.com, Shop(s) at LaGrange, IL [L]. ELLCON-NATIONAL INC. - 50 Beechtree Blvd, PO Box 9377, Greenville, SC 29605, Tel: 864 277-5000, Fax: 864 2775207, E-mail: freight@ellcon-national. com, Web Site: www.ellcon.com.

ELLWOOD CRANKSHAFT GROUP - 2727 Freedland Rd, Hermitage, PA 16148, Tel: 724 347-0250, Fax: 724 347-0254, E-mail: RRizk@elwd.com, Web Site: www.ellwoodcrankshaftgroup.com. ENVIREX PRODUCTS - 1901 S Prairie Ave, PO Box 1604 (53187), Waukesha, WI 53189, Tel: 262 547-0141, Fax: 262 547-4120, Toll Free: 800 524-6324, Web Site: www.usfilter.com. EXCEL RAILCAR CORPORATION Cantera Lakes Office Campus, 28367 Davis Pkwy Ste 300, Warrenville, IL 60555, Tel: 630 657-1100, Fax: 630 393-1133, E-mail: creetz@excelrailcar. com, Web Site: www.excelrailcar.com, Shop(s) at Kenney, IL [C]. FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE - 701 White Ave, Beloit, WI 53511, Tel: 608 364-4411, Toll Free: 800 356-6955, Web Site: www.fairbanksmorse.com.

FELLFAB CORPORATION - 200 Tradeport Dr Ste 100, Atlanta, GA 30354, Tel: 262 238-9160, Fax: 262 512-0476, Alt Phone: 414 745-9300, E-mail: maria. greisch@fellfab.com, Web Site: www. fellfab.com, FELLFAB®, with over 60 years’ experience in engineered textile solutions, is a leading supplier of Transportation interior products. With a wealth of success & experience to draw from, FELLFAB® has developed an extensive range of product solutions for diverse applications in the transportation, aviation & military markets. FELLFAB® specializes in Transportation Seating Cushions, Covers, Curtains, and Carpet Kits. We are more than a manufacturer of specialized textile products. We are an engineering company dedicated to working with our customers. We believe in establishing long-term relationships based on providing purpose-built solutions. FELLFAB® is an ISO 9001:2008, AS9100C:2009 certified company which demonstrates our capability to meet the most rigorous performance criteria consistently & cost effectively., Shop(s) at Atlanta, GA [C][L].

FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - 2 N Riverside Plaza Ste 1250, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 928-0850, Fax: 312 928-0890, Toll Free: 800 458-2235, Web Site: www.freightcaramerica.com, Shop(s) at Cherokee, AL [C], Danville, IL [C], Roanoke, VA [C]. FREIGHTCAR AMERICA PARTS - 2 N Riverside Plaza Ste 1300, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 877 739-2006, E-mail: fcaparts@freightcar.net, Web Site: www.freightcaramerica.com. FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - PO Box 1548, Grand Island, NE 68802, Tel: 308 382-3880, Fax: 308 382-2474, E-mail: rquaife@freightcar.net, Web Site: FreightCarRailServices.com, Shop(s) at Clinton, IN [C], Grand Island, NE [C], Hastings, NE [C]. FULMER CO. - 3004 Venture Ct, Westmoreland Ind Park III, Export, PA 15632, Tel: 724 325-7140, Fax: 724 327-7459, E-mail: mmakrevski@ fulmercompany.com, Web Site: www. fulmercompany.com.

GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - 161 N Clark St Ste 700, Chicago, IL 60601, Tel: 312 853-5000, Fax: 312 853-5606, E-mail: railinquiries@ge.com, Web Site: www.ge.com/railservices, Shop(s) at Texarkana, AR [C], Waterloo, IA [C], Omaha, NE [C], Sayre, PA [C], Regina, SK [C], La Porte, TX [C]. GE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - 2901 E Lake Rd, Erie, PA 16531, Tel: 814 875-6454, Fax: 866 451-1078, Web Site: www.getransportation.com. GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. 2300 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5P9, Tel: 905 858-5100, Fax: 905 858-5644, Web Site: www.ge.com/ canada, Shop(s) at Edmonton, AB [L], Langley, BC [L], Winnipeg, MB [L], Bathurst, NB [L], Burlington, ON [L], Montreal, QC [L], Sept-Iles, QC [L].

GETS-GLOBAL SIGNALING - 1600 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs, MO 64014, Fax: 816 655-4028, Toll Free: 800 8257090. GRACO INC. -, Minneapolis, MN 55413, Fax: 612 623-6940, Toll Free: 877 8447226, E-mail: info@graco.com, Web Site: www.graco.com, Manufacturer of pumps, spray finishing and lubrication equipment used in locomotive repair facilities. GRAHAM-WHITE MFG. CO. - 1242 Colorado St, PO Box 1099, Salem, VA 24153-1099, Tel: 540 387-5620, Fax: 540 387-5639, E-mail: sales@ grahamwhite.com, Web Site: www. grahamwhite.com, Locomotive parking brakes. Single car test device automatic.

GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS - 4700 Ironwood Dr, Franklin, WI 53132, Tel: 414 761-4500, Fax: 414 761-4510, E-mail: sales@thermasys.com, Web Site: www.thermasys.com.

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MAIN OFFICES GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. - One Centerpointe Dr Ste 200, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, Tel: 503 937-1522, Fax: 503 620-4004, E-mail: Tom.Jackson@ GBRX.com, Web Site: www.grbx.com, The Greenbrier Companies [NYSE: GBX], headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment & services to the railroad & marine industries. We build new railroad freight cars in our three manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico & marine barges at our Portland, Oregon deep water site. We are the market leader in the design and production of intermodal, boxcar, gondola, tank car and covered hopper railcars. Our customers include railroads, shippers and leasing companies - partners who depend on us for innovative design, quality production & on-time delivery. We also offer repair & refurbishment services on all car types, along with wheel & parts replacement at over 30 locations across North America. In Europe, we build & refurbish railroad freight wagons through our operation in Poland. We have a lease fleet of nearly 8,000 railcars & perform management services for customers on approximately 230,000 railcar., Shop(s) at Dothan, AL [C], Pine Bluff, AR [C], Tucson, AZ [C], Mira Loma, CA [C], Modesto, CA [C], San Bernardino, CA [C], Woodland, CA [C], Golden, CO

[C], Macon, GA [C], Sahagun, HGO [C], Chicago Heights, IL [C], Atchison, KS [C], Kansas City, KS [C], Osawatomie, KS [C], Topeka, KS [C], Elizabethtown, KY [C], Hodge, LA [C], Mexico City, MEX [C], Kansas City, MO [C], Hershey, NE [C], Omaha, NE [C], Toronto, ON [C], Portland, OR [C], Springfield, OR [C], Lewistown, PA [C], Philadelphia, PA [C], Beckmann-San Antonio, TX [C], Cleburne, TX [C], Corsicana, TX [C], San Antonio, TX [C], SoSan-Von Ormy, TX [C], Chehalis, WA [C], Finley, WA [C], Tacoma, WA [C], SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. GS METALS CORP. - 3764 Longspur Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Tel: 618 357-5353, Fax: 618 357-3605, Toll Free: 800 851-9341, E-mail: marketing@ gsmetals.com, Web Site: www. runningboards.com.

HATCH & KIRK, INC. - 5111 Leary Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, Tel: 206 7832766, Fax: 206 782-6482, Toll Free: 800 426-2818, E-mail: jdlevel@hatchkirk. com, Web Site: www.hatchkirk.com, Shop(s) at Houston, TX [L], Seattle, WA [L]. HAYNES CORP. - 3581 Mercantile Ave, Naples, FL 34104, Tel: 239 643-3013, Fax: 239 643-5311, E-mail: greg@ haynescorp.com, Web Site: www. haynesco.com, New & rebuilt fuel injection systems for EMD, GE, and ALCO locomotives. HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES, INC. - 700 S Riverside Rd, St. Joseph, MO 64507, Tel: 816 233-9002, Fax: 816 2337757, E-mail: jcaylor@hrsi.com, Web Site: www.hrsi.com, Shop(s) at St. Joseph, MO [C], Falls City, NE [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 16.

HANNAY REELS INC - 553 St Rt 143, Westerlo, NY 12193, Tel: 877 467-3357, Fax: 800 733-5464, Toll Free: 877 GOREELS, E-mail: reels@hannay.com, Web Site: www.hannay.com.

HILLIARD ENTERPRISES, INC. - 25221 Hwy 365 N, North Little Rock, AR 72113, Tel: 501 851-0510, Fax: 501 851-1156, E-mail: hilliard@heiparts.net, Web Site: www.heiparts.com, HEI reclaims locomotives for sale & re-manufacture of components offering OEM rebuilders, aftermarket rebuilders, & end-users a broad range of Running Take Out (RTO) diesel engines, internal engine components, air compressors, air brake components, equipment racks, traction motors, traction motor combos & more., Shop(s) at North Little Rock, AR [L]. HITESI PRODUCTS, INC. - 2350 Halpern St, Saint-Laurent, QC H4S 1N7, Tel: 514 334-8205, Fax: 514 334-2544, E-mail: sales@tecgi.ca, Web Site: www.hitesi. com. HOLLAND CO. - 1000 Holland Dr, Crete, IL 60417, Tel: 708 672-2300, Fax: 708 672-0119, E-mail: customerservice@ holland.com, Web Site: www. hollandco.com, Shop(s) at Norfolk, NE [C]. HONEYWELL SENSING & CONTROL - MN17-3100 2600 Ridgway Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55413, Tel: 763 9545204, Fax: 763 954-4626, Sensors and switches.

HARTING - 1370 Bowes Rd, Elgin, IL 60123, Fax: 847 717-9430, Toll Free: 877 741-1500, E-mail: more.info@harting. com, Web Site: www.harting.com.

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Available with Remote Control The Railquip Battery Powered Railcar Mover series offers emission free operation in workshops thanks to the electric drive, and has advantages never before offered in car movers, such as: · Greatly reduced maintenance costs · Quiet operation (no noise pollution) · “Green” design concept, no air pollution, and not effected by fluctuating fuel costs · Remote controlled operation (range: 1,200 feet) · Extreme maneuverability (140 o turn on the spot by all wheel steering) Please contact Railquip for additional information

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Toll Free: (800) 325-0296 Fax: (770) 458-5365 e-mail: sales@railquip.com www.Railquip.com

HOOSIER RAILCAR INC. - 3915 Kennedy Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312, Tel: 219 397-0057, Fax: 219 3976379, Alt Phone: 773 978-5300, E-mail: hoosier@ cfrailservices.com, Web Site: www.cfrailservices.com, Shop(s) at East Chicago, IN [C].

INTERSTATE DIESEL SERVICE INC - 4901 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44022, Tel: 216 881-0015, Fax: 216 881-0805, Toll Free: 800 321-4234, E-mail: proach@ interstate-mcbee.com, Web Site: www.intersatemcbee.com/emd.

HYDRA-TECH INTERNATIONAL CORP. - 6060 86 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2C 4L7, Tel: 403 720-7700, Fax: 403 7207758, Toll Free: 866 720-5225, E-mail: wanda.baker@ hydra-tech.net, Web Site: www.hydra-tech.net.

IRECO, L.L.C. - 805 Golf Ln, Bensenville, IL 60106, Tel: 630 741-0155, Fax: 630 595-0646, E-mail: sales@ ireco.com, Web Site: www.ireco.com.

JK-CO, LLC - 16960 SR 12 E, Findlay, OH 45840, Tel: 419 422-5240, Fax: 419 422-5260, Toll Free: 800 AIRDUMP, E-mail: joe_kurtz@jk-co.com, Web Site: www. jk-co.com, Shop(s) at Findlay, OH [C]. JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING CO. - 2454 Dempster St, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Tel: 847 298-9250, Fax: 847 298-3429, Toll Free: 800 798-9250, E-mail: justrite@ justritemfg.com, Web Site: www.justritemfg.com, Safety containment systems.

HYDRATIGHT - 12 worlds Fair Dr Ste A, Somerset, NJ 08873, Tel: 732 271-4100, Fax: 732 271-4150, E-mail: somerset@hydratight.com, Web Site: www. hydratight.com. HYLAR METAL PRODUCTS - 272 Industrial Dr, PO Box 830, Regina, SK S4P 3B1, Tel: 306 359-1877, Fax: 306 543-2140. IAE POWER PRODUCTS CO. - 700 Enterprise St, Aurora, IL 60504-8148, Tel: 630 862-3300, Fax: 630 862-3312, E-mail: wirtz.eldon@iaeco.net, Web Site: www.illinoisautoelectric.com. INCA CORPORATION - 1648 W 134th St, Gardena, CA 90249, Tel: 310 808-0001, Fax: 310 808-9092, E-mail: roger@inca-tvlifts.com, Web Site: www.incatvlifts.com. INDY RAILWAY SERVICE CORP. - 6111 W Hanna Ave, PO Box 42331, Indianapolis, IN 46242, Tel: 317 856-3708, Fax: 317 856-3775, E-mail: indyrailway@sbcglobal. net, Web Site: www.indyrailway.com, Shop(s) at Indianapolis, IN [C]. INMETCO - One INMETCO Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117, Tel: 724 758-2800, Fax: 724 758-2845, E-mail: marty. clark@valeinco.com, Web Site: www.inmetco.com, Battery recycling. INTER SWISS LTD. - 5410 W Roosevelt Rd #221, Chicago, IL 60644, Tel: 773 379-0400, Fax: 773 473-7779, Toll Free: 800 530-0728, E-mail: rya@ interswiss.com, Web Site: www.interswiss.com, Provides automatic single car brake testing system, brake force measurement, parts for conversions and single car testing devices, brake test consoles for maintenance shops. INTERNATIONAL NAME PLATE SUPPLIES LTD. - 2905A W Marshall Ave, Longview, TX 75604, Tel: 800 5653509, E-mail: sales@inps.ca, Web Site: www.inps. ca, International Name Plate Supplies Ltd (INPS) is a graphic component supplier which specializes in the Rail Industry. INPS manufactures Locomotive & Rail Car Graphics such as: Decals, Paint Stencils, Name Plates, Brake Badge Plates, Control Panels, Safety Labels, Fleet Graphics, Complete Rail Car Decal Kits, Maintenance of Way Signage and other related products such as FRA 224 Delineators. INPS is your one stop shop for all your graphic needs.

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MAIN OFFICES K & L ELECTRONICS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. - 1801 S Benton St, PO Box 9208, Searcy, AR 72145, Tel: 501 368-8262, Fax: 501 368-8263, E-mail: kl@kl-elect.com, Web Site: www.klelect.com, Shop(s) at Searcy, AR [L]. KANSAS CITY RAILCAR SERVICE - 1147 S 14th St, Kansas City, KS 66105-1657, Tel: 913 621-0326, Fax: 913 621-0518, Alt Phone: 913 621-1648, E-mail: dane@kcrailcar.com, Web Site: www. kcrs.com, Shop(s) at Kansas City, KS [C]. KASGRO RAIL CORP. - 121 Rundle Rd, New Castle, PA 16102, Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 262-0919, E-mail: kheydorn@kasgro.com, Web Site: www.kasgro.com, Shop(s) at New Castle, PA [C][L]. KAWASAKI RAIL CAR, INC. - 29 Wells Ave Bldg 4, Yonkers, NY 10701, Tel: 914 376-4700, Fax: 914 376-4779, E-mail: kawasakirailcar@kawasakirailcar.com, Web Site: www.kawasakirailcar.com. K-IV ENTERPRISES LLC - 59 Flaming Arrow Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430, Tel: 201 828-9492, Fax: 201 828-9493, E-mail: paksr@aol.com. KLASING HAND BRAKE CO - PO Box 860, Joliet, IL 60434-0860, Tel: 815 727-4081, Fax: 815 727-4080, E-mail: klasinghandbrake@sbcglobal.net. KNAPPCO - 4304 Mattox Rd, Riverside, MO 64150, Tel: 816 741-6600, Fax: 816 741-1061, E-mail: gevans@civacon. com, Web Site: www.knappco.com. KNOXVILLE LOCOMOTIVE WORKS - 300 W Quincy Ave Bldg 32, Knoxville, TN 37917, Tel: 865 522-7078, Fax: 865 522-9437, E-mail: tfc@gulfandohio. com, Specializes in EMD Locomotive requalifications, air brake service, remote control installation, mobile repairs, engine components, and passenger & freight car repair. L&M RADIATOR, INC. - 1414 E 37th St, Hibbing, MN 55746, Tel: 218 263-8993, Fax: 218 263-8234, Toll Free: 800 3463500, E-mail: cool@mesabi.com, Web Site: www.mesabi.com. L.B. FOSTER - 415 Holiday Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, Tel: 412 8893413, Fax: 412 928-7891, Toll Free: 800 255-4500, E-mail: jhudson@ lbfoster.com, Web Site: www.lbfoster. com, Top-of-rail application systems, environmental products, intermodal car jacks - yard applications. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 9.

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LAT-LON LLC - 4251 S Natches Ct Unit C, Sheridan, CO 80110, Tel: 303 9377406, Fax: 303 531-5754, Toll Free: 877 300-6566, E-mail: dbaker@lat-lon. com, Web Site: www.lat-lon.com. LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT, LCC - 313 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, Tel: 610 694-3484, Fax: 610 694-3316, E-mail: patsabatino@fast. net, Web Site: www.bethintermodal. com, Shop(s) at Johnstown, PA [L]. LEM U.S.A., INC. - 11665 W Bradley Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53224, Tel: 414 353-0711, Fax: 414 353-0733, Toll Free: 800 236-5366, Web Site: www.lem. com, Manufacturer of current & voltage sensors for traction industry. LINCOLN INDUSTRIAL - One Lincoln Way, St. Louis, MO 63120, Tel: 314 679-4286, Fax: 314 679-4359, E-mail: sales@lincolnsa.com, Web Site: www. lincolnlubesrail.com, Lincoln offers a complete wayside lubrication system utilizing its patented rotary-driven FlowMaster速 pump and its accurate Quicklub速 SSV dispensing divider blocks for even distribution. LPI LIFT SYSTEMS - 4404 Anderson Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703, Tel: 715 839-8280, Fax: 715 839-8647, Toll Free: 800 657-6956, E-mail: sales@ lpi-inc.com, Web Site: www.lpi-inc. com, Manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom designed personnel lifts for painting, washing, blasting and repairs. MAC PRODUCTS INC. - 60 Pennsylvania Ave, PO Box 469, Kearny, NJ 07032, Tel: 201 344-0700, Fax: 201 344-5368, E-mail: sales@macproducts.net, Web Site: www.macproducts.net. MACTON CORP. - 116 Willenbrock Rd, Oxford, CT 06478, Tel: 800 334-8876, Fax: 203 267-1555, Alt Phone: 203 2671500, E-mail: dlouder@macton.com, Web Site: www.macton.com. MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY CO - 2850 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63118, Tel: 314 577-1749, Fax: 314 577-3136, Shop(s) at St. Louis, MO [L]. MART CORPORATION, THE - 2450 Adie Rd, St. Louis, MO 63043, Tel: 314 5677222, Fax: 314 567-6551, Toll Free: 800 543-6278, E-mail: jerryb@martwash. com, Web Site: www.martwash.com, Parts washer manufacturer. MARTIN ENGINEERING CO - One Martin Pl, Neponset, IL 61345, Tel: 309 594-2384, Fax: 309 594-2432, E-mail: martinone@martin-eng.com, Web Site: www.martin-eng.com.

MASTER PACKING & RUBBER COMPANY - 6430 4th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, Tel: 319 364-8282, Fax: 319 364-8282, Toll Free: 800 3973429, E-mail: sales@mprcseals.com, Web Site: www.mprcseals.com.

MILLER ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. - 1635 W Spencer, Appleton, WI 54912, Tel: 920 734-9821, Fax: 920 7354013, Toll Free: 800 426-4553, E-mail: info@millerwelds.com, Web Site: www. millerwelds.com.

MESSIAH LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES 921-C S Apple Ln, Marionville, MO 65705, Tel: 417 354-4908, Fax: 417 4632270, E-mail: messiahlocomotive@ hotmail.com, Mobile Service, shortline startups, and onsite wheel turning., Shop(s) at Marionville, MO [L].

MILLER FELPAX - 1155 E 8th St, Winona, MN 55987, Tel: 507 452-2461, Fax: 507 452-2463, Web Site: www. millerfelpax.com.

MID-AMERICA CAR INC. - 1523 N Monroe, PO Box 33543, Kansas City, MO 64120, Tel: 816 483-5303, Fax: 816 483-3360, E-mail: f.blanc@ midamericacar.com, Web Site: www. midamericacar.com, Shop(s) at Kansas City, MO [C][L]. MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. - 1601 W Allens Ln, Evansville, IN 47710, Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 421-1770, E-mail: midamloc@ evansville.net, Shop(s) at Evansville, IN [C][L]. MIDLAND MANUFACTURING CORP. 7733 Gross Point Rd, Skokie, IL 60077, Tel: 847 677-0333, Fax: 847 677-0138, E-mail: steve.herbst@opwglobal.com, Web Site: www.midlandmfg.net, Valve remanufacturing. MIDLAND RECLAMATION CO. - 26498 Midland Ln, Dow, IL 62002, Fax: 618 885-5346, Toll Free: 800 325-8802, Web Site: www.midlandreclamation. com, Full railcar and locomotive parts supplier and AARM-1003/M-212 reconditioning facility WBE and MBE certified. MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY - 1101 3rd St SE, Canton, OH 44711, Tel: 330 456-3121, Fax: 330 456-3247, Toll Free: 800 321-0699, E-mail: lynn.cielec@ midwestind.com, Web Site: www. midwestind.com. MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - 6817 Stadium Dr, Kansas City, MO 64129, Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-3553, Alt Phone: 816 923-0120, E-mail: midwstloco@aol.com, Shop(s) at Kansas City, MO [C][L]. MIDWEST RAILCAR REPAIR, INC. - 25965 482nd Ave, Brandon, SD 57005, Tel: 605 582-8312, Fax: 605 582-8305, Alt Phone: 605 582-3000, E-mail: dsmook@mwrail.com, Web Site: www.mwrail.com, Shop(s) at Brandon, SD [C].

MISSISSIPPI EXPORT R.R. CO. - 4519 McInnis Ave, Moss Point, MS 39563, Tel: 228 475-3322, Fax: 228 475-3337, E-mail: rmars@mserr.com, Web Site: www.mserailroad.com, Shop(s) at Moss Point, MS [L]. MOLE-MASTER SERVICES INC. - 27815 State Route 7, Marietta, OH 45750, Tel: 740 374-6726, Fax: 740 374-5908, Toll Free: 800 322-6653, E-mail: contactus@molemaster.com, Web Site: www.molemaster.com, Railcar tank cleaning - on site., Shop(s) at Marietta, OH [C]. MONROE ENGINEERING CO - 3573 3rd Ave, PO Box 626, Marion, IA 52302, Tel: 319 447-9733, Fax: 319 377-1204, E-mail: sales@monroeeng.com, Web Site: www.monroeeng.com. MOTIVE EQUIPMENT, INC. - 8300 W Sleske Ct, Milwaukee, WI 53223, Tel: 414 446-3379, Fax: 414 446-3380, E-mail: sales@motiveequipment.com, Web Site: www.motiveequipment.com. MTU - TOGNUM AMERICA, INC. - 39525 MacKenzie Dr, Novi, MI 48377, Tel: 248 560-8000, Fax: 248 560-8001, Alt Phone: 248 560-8182, E-mail: mtu_ info3@tognum.com, Web Site: www. mtu-online.com, Under the MTU brand, Tognum America markets high-speed, high-power diesel engines ranging from 1-- to 4,023 bhp (275 kw to 3,000 kw) to meet railway industry needs for fuel economy and emmissions control. MTU DETROIT DIESEL INC. - 13400 W Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48239-4001, Tel: 313 592-7000, Fax: 313 592-5317, E-mail: regionalcenter3@mtu-online. com, Web Site: www.mtu-online.com. NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR INC. - Foot of Hawthorne St, PO Box 38, Hartford, IL 62048, Tel: 618 254-7451, Fax: 618 254-7451, Toll Free: 800 3253625, Shop(s) at Hartford, IL [L]. NATIONAL RAILWAY SUPPLY, INC. - PO Box 13727, Savannah, GA 31416, Tel: 800 357-3572, Fax: 912 920-4576, E-mail: info@nrsga.com, Web Site: www.nrsga.com.

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MAIN OFFICES NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORP. - 748 Starbuck Ave, Watertown, NY 13601, Tel: 315 786-5200, Fax: 315 786-5676, E-mail: janice.pheile@nyab.com, Web Site: www.nyab.com.

ONTARIO NORTHLAND - 555 Oak St E, North Bay, ON P1B 8L3, Tel: 705 472-4500, Fax: 705 476-9878, E-mail: info@ontarionorthland.ca, Web Site: www.ontarionorthland.ca.

POWER ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES 1117 E Janis St, Carson, CA 90746-1306, Tel: 310 763-1524, Fax: 310 763-8954, E-mail: rnakauchi@pwreng.com, Web Site: www.pwreng.com.

QUALITY RAILWAY SERVICES & SUPPLY CO - 8509 W 191st St, Mokena, IL 60448, Tel: 815 469-9801, Fax: 815 469-5918, E-mail: quality@qrssco.com, Web Site: www.qrssco.com.

NIAGARA COOLER, INC. - 6605 Slayton Settlement Rd, Lockport, NY 14094, Tel: 716 434-1235, Fax: 716 434-1739, E-mail: jmloiacano@aol.com, Web Site: www.niagaracooler.com.

OPW FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 6900 Santa Fe Dr, Hodgkins, IL 60525, Tel: 708 485-4200, Fax: 708 485-7137, E-mail: info@opwfms.com, Web Site: www.petrovend.com.

POWER, FLUID & METALS, INC. - 462 Sapphire St, PO Box 2846 (94064), Redwood City, CA 94062, Tel: 650 3649779, Fax: 650 364-9779, Shop(s) at Redwood City, CA [L].

QUANTUM RAIL SERVICE INC - 7305 Old Kings Rd, Jacksonville, FL 33219, Tel: 904 783-4382, Fax: 904 783-6843.

NORFOLK SOUTHERN - 200 N Fourth Ave 3rd Fl GOB, Altoona, PA 166016702, Tel: 877 520-9699, Fax: 814 949-1406, Web Site: www.nstms. com, Shop(s) at Altoona, PA [L], Hollidaysburg, PA [C], Roanoke, VA [L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11.

ORX - One Park Ave, Tipton, PA 16684, Tel: 814 684-8484, Fax: 814 684-8400, E-mail: Glenn@orxrail.com, Web Site: www.orxrail.com, Shop(s) at Tipton, PA [C][L].

PPG PROTECTIVE & MARINE COATINGS - One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272, Tel: 412 434-0941, E-mail: pmcmarketing@ppg.com, Web Site: www.ppgpmc.com.

OSBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC. - 120 N Industrial Ave, PO Box 388, Osborne, KS 67473, Tel: 785 346-2192, Fax: 785 346-2194, Toll Free: 800 255-0316, E-mail: info@osborneindustries.com, Web Site: www.osborneindustries.com.

PROFESSIONAL LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - 2800 Bernice Rd Bldg 22, Lansing, IL 60438, Tel: 708 418-3185, Fax: 219 398-4727.

NORTHEASTERN ILL RAILWAY SERV. INC. - 2031 N US Hwy 52, Iroquois, IL 60945, Tel: 815 429-4014, Fax: 815 429-3690, Alt Phone: 815 383-6427, E-mail: david.nirs@hughes.net, Mobile air testing, stenciling, AEI tag reprogramming., Shop(s) at Iroquois, IL [C]. NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES - PO Box 38, Fordville, ND 58231, Tel: 701 229-3330, Fax: 701 229-3365, E-mail: info@nprail.com, Web Site: www. nprail.com, Shop(s) at Erskine, MN, Fordville, ND [C][L]. NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - 5300 N 33rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53209, Tel: 414 438-8999, Fax: 414 438-8839, Shop(s) at Milwaukee, WI [C][L]. NOVAFLEX HOSE - 7812 Moller Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268, Tel: 317 3341444, Fax: 317 334-1535, Toll Free: 800 526-6288, E-mail: sales@novaflex. com, Web Site: www.novaflex.com. NRE - 908 Shawnee St, PO Box 1416, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-1416, Tel: 618 241-9270, E-mail: sales@nre.com, Web Site: www.nre.com, Shop(s) at Dixmoor, IL [L], Mt. Vernon, IL [C] [L], Silvis, IL [C][L], Paducah, KY [C] [L], Capreol, ON [C][L], Milwaukee, WI [C][L]. OMNITRAX - 252 Clayton St 4th Fl, Denver, CO 80206, Tel: 303 3984500, Fax: 303 398-4540, E-mail: info@omnitrax.com, Web Site: www. omnitrax.com, Shop(s) at Ft. Collins, CO [C][L], Loveland, CO [C][L]. OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - 252 Clayton St, Denver, CO 80206, Tel: 303 398-0033, Fax: 303 393-0041, E-mail: omniinfo@omnitrax.com, Web Site: www.omnitrax.com, Shop(s) at Denver, CO [L], Loveland, CO [L], Cicero, IL [L].

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OVERTON GEAR - 530 Westgate Dr, Addison, IL 60101, Tel: 630 543-9570, Fax: 630 543-7440, E-mail: sales@ overtongear.com, Web Site: www. overtongear.com. PACKAGING RESEARCH & DESIGN CORP - PO Box 149, Brandon, MS 39043, Tel: 601 824-2998, Fax: 601 853-1202, Toll Free: 800 833-9364, Web Site: htwww.packagingresearch.com. PATTEN POWER SYSTEMS - 615 W Lake St, Elmhurst, IL 60126, Tel: 630 5302200, Fax: 630 530-0998, Web Site: www.pattenpower.com, Caterpillar engines. PEAKER SERVICES INC. - 8080 Kensington Ct, Brighton, MI 48116, Tel: 248 437-4174, Fax: 248 437-8280, Toll Free: 800 622-4224, E-mail: kubick@ peaker.com, Web Site: www.peaker. com, Shop(s) at Brighton, MI [L]. PENN MACHINE CO. - 310 Innovation Dr, Blairsville, PA 15717, Tel: 724 459-0302, Fax: 724 459-4869, E-mail: sales@pennlocomotivegear.com, Web Site: www.pennlocomotivegear.com. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 7. PENNSY CORP - 515 S Franklin St Ste 100, West Chester, PA 19382, Tel: 610 692-8618, Fax: 610 692-6478, E-mail: info@pennsy.com, Web Site: www. pennsy.com. PHOENIX CONTACT - PO Box 4100, Harrisburg, PA 17111, Tel: 717 9441300, Fax: 717 944-1625, Toll Free: 800 322-3225, E-mail: info@phoenixcon. com, Web Site: www.phoenixcontact. com.

PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - 1600 Progress Dr, PO Box 1037, Albertville, AL 35950, Tel: 256 5931260, Fax: 256 840-2651, Toll Free: 800 476-8769, E-mail: cbarnett@ progressrail.com, Web Site: www. progressrail.com, Shop(s) at Mira Loma, CA [C], Rocklin, CA [L], San Diego, CA [C], Dunnellon, FL [C], East Patterson, GA [L], Charlestown, IN [C], East Chicago, IN [C][L], Muncie, IN [C], Corbin, KY [C], Covington, KY [C], Mayfield, KY [L], Raceland, KY [C], Palmer, MA [C], Alliance, NE [C], Bridgeport, NE [C], Gering, NE [L], Sidney, NE [C], Rochelle Park, NJ [C], Lachine, QC [C][L], Amarillo, TX [C], Austin, TX [C], St. Albanes, VT [C], Tacoma, WA [C], Tacoma, WA [L], Portage, WI [C], Douglas, WY [C], Rock Springs, WY [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. PSI BEARING - 2175 Union Pl, Simi Valley, CA 93065, Tel: 805 5835514, Fax: 805 583-4284, E-mail: psirex2000@rexnord.com, Web Site: www.aero-rexnord.com. PULSETECH PRODUCTS CORP. - 1100 S Kimball Ave, Southlake, TX 760929009, Tel: 800 580-7554, Alt Phone: 817 329-6099, E-mail: ppc@pulsetech. net, Web Site: www.pulsetech.net. QUADRANT EPP USA, INC - PO Box 14235, 2120 Fairmont Ave, Reading, PA 19612-4235, Tel: 800 366-0300, Fax: 610 320-6638, Alt Phone: 610 320-6600, Web Site: www. quadrantplastics.com.

R & W MACHINE - 6551 W 74th St, PO Box 607, Bedford Park, IL 60499-0607, Tel: 708 458-4200, Fax: 708 458-3299, E-mail: rwmachine@aol.com, Web Site: www.rwmachine.com, Shop(s) at Bedford Park, IL [C][L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 15. R.J. CORMAN - 101 R.J. Corman Dr, PO Box 788, Nicholasville, KY 40356, Tel: 814 835-2212, Fax: 814 836-2908, Alt Phone: 859 881-2400, Web Site: www. rjcorman.com, OEM for Tier 3 & Tier 4 GenSet & single engine locomotives; crashworthyOperator Cabs, Fuel Tanks, & Platforms, LogicPlus Control System; AESS Packages, & other locomotive products, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 13. RAIL CAR NEBRASKA INC. - 4901 S 28 St, Omaha, NE 68107-2610, Tel: 402 731-5660, Fax: 402 731-0990, Toll Free: 800 541-8557, E-mail: mlurkins@aol. com, Web Site: www.railcaramerica. com, Shop(s) at Omaha, NE [C]. RAIL CAR WASHINGTON INC. - 139 Habein Rd, Chehalis, WA 98532, Tel: 360 748-8583, Fax: 360 748-6976, Toll Free: 800 519-8565, E-mail: mlurkins@aol.com, Web Site: www. railcaramerica.com, Shop(s) at Chehalis, WA [C]. RAIL PARTS DEPOT - 4350 NW Front Ave, Portland, OR 97210, Tel: 503 9725950, Fax: 503 226-3192. RAILCAR MANAGEMENT INC (RMI) - 1819 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 303, Atlanta, GA 30309, Tel: 404 355-6734, Fax: 404 352-8814, E-mail: sales@ rmiondemand.com, Web Site: www. rmiondemand.com. RAILQUIP, INC. - 3731 Northcrest Rd Ste 6, Atlanta, GA 30340, Tel: 770 458-4157, Fax: 770 458-5365, Toll Free: 800 325-0296, E-mail: sales@railquip. com, Web Site: www.railquip.com, Car movers: Diesel/Gasoline/Propane/ Gas/Battery powered railcar movers (radio remote controlled), mobile electrically powered locomotive & car hoists, diesel fume exhaust systems, drop tables, turntables, mobile self-propelled roof access platforms; mobile & stationary waste removal systems, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 6.

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MAIN OFFICES RAILWAY & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. - 2201 N Center St, Crest Hill, IL 60403, Tel: 815 726-4224, Fax: 815 7264265, Toll Free: 800 435-0149, E-mail: railway@risxinc.com, Web Site: www. risxinc.com, Shop(s) at Crest Hill, IL. RAILWAY PROGRAM SERVICES INC. 6900 S Central Ave, Bldg #392, Bedford Park, IL 60638, Tel: 708 594-2179, Fax: 708 594-0396, E-mail: gwinsor@ rpsinc.com, Shop(s) at Bedford Park, IL [L]. RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD - 501 Minnesota Ave, Breckenridge, MN 56520, Tel: 218 643-8525, Fax: 218 643-2423, Web Site: www.rrvw.net, Shop(s) at Breckenridge, MN [C]. RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - 1001 Warrenville Rd Ste 201, Lisle, IL 60532, Tel: 630 968-0670, Fax: 630 968-0671, Web Site: www.relcolocomotives.com, Shop(s) at Albia, IA [C], Albia, IA [L]. RELIABLE ENGINE CO. - 133-15 156 St, Edmonton, AB T5V 1V2, Tel: 780 4686220, Web Site: www.oemreman.com. RESCAR COMPANIES - 1101 31st St Ste 250, Downers Grove, IL 60515, Tel: 630 963-1114, Fax: 630 963-6342, Toll Free: 800 737-2276, Shop(s) at Balzac, AB [C], Exshaw, AB [C], Decatur, AL [C], Boron, CA [C], LA/Lancaster, CA [C], Sacramento, CA [C], Tampa, FL [C], White Springs, FL [C], Augusta, GA [C], Gordon, GA [C], Cedar Rapids, IA [C], Lakota, IA [C], Pocatello, ID [C], Chicago, IL [C], Joliet, IL [C], Robinson, IL [C], Sauget, IL [C], Savanna, IL [C], Wichita, KS [C], Catlettsburg, KY [C], Baton Rouge, LA [C], Gramercy, LA [C], Springfield, MA [C], Elk Mills, MD [C], Rosemount, MN [C], Aurora, NC [C], Reigelwood, NC [C], Roxboro, NC [C], State Port, NC [C], Wilmington, NC [C], Niagara Falls, NY [C], Canton, OH [C], Lima, OH [C], Toledo, OH [C], DuBois, PA [C], Charleston, SC [C], Columbia, SC [C], Mt. Pleasant, SC [C], N Charleston, SC [C], Belle Plains, SK [C], Kingsport, TN [C], Memphis, TN [C], Baytown, TX [C], Beaumont, TX [C], Bishop, TX [C], Borger, TX [C], Cedar Bayou, TX [C], Channelview, TX [C], Clear Lake, TX [C], Deer Park, TX [C], Fort Worth, TX [C], Gregory, TX [C], Houston, TX [C], Longview, TX [C], Mt. Belvieu, TX [C], Orange, TX [C], Pasadena, TX [C], Tatum, TX [C], Texas City, TX [C], Covington, VA [C], Richland, WA [C], Natrium, WV [C], Nitro, WV [C].

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RETLIF TESTING LABORATORIES - 795 Marconi Ave, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, Tel: 631 737-1500, Fax: 631 737-6496, E-mail: sales@retlif.com, Web Site: www.retlif.com, Other facilities at Goffstown, NH, 101 New Boston Rd 03045; Tel: 603 497-4600; Fax: 603 497-5281 & 3131 Detwiler Rd. Harleysville, PA 19438, Tel: 215 2564133 Fax: 215 256-0775.

SIMMONS MACHINE TOOL CORP. - 1700 N Broadway, Albany, NY 12204-2793, Tel: 518 462-5431, Fax: 518 462-0371, Toll Free: 855 444-7682, E-mail: sales@ smtgroup.com, Web Site: www. smtgroup.com.

RUSTOLEUM CORP. - 11 Hawthorne Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Tel: 847 367-7700, Fax: 847 816-2330, Toll Free: 800 553-8444, Web Site: www. rustoleum.com.

SMBC RAIL SERVICES - 300 S Riverside Plaza Ste 1925 South, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 559-4800, Fax: 312 559-4829, E-mail: gene. henneberry@smbcrail.com, Web Site: www.smbcrail.com.

SAN LUIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. PO Box 108, Monte Vista, CO 81144, Tel: 719 852-2681, Fax: 719 852-5198, E-mail: train@amigo.net, Shop(s) at Monte Vista, CO [C]. SCHAEFER, INC. - 200 Butterfield Dr, Ashland, MA 01721, Tel: 508 881-7330, Fax: 508 231-0861, E-mail: info@ schaeferpower.com, Web Site: www. schaeferpower.com, Power supplies. SECURITY LOCKNUT, LLC - 999 Forest Edge Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Tel: 847 970-4050, Fax: 847 970-4059, E-mail: sales@securitylocknut.com, Web Site: www.securitylocknut. com, Makers of locknuts and locking fastener systems/ kits (nuts, bolts, washers). Specialize in securing bolted joints. Custom components and specials available. SHAMROCK ASSOCIATES LTD. - 9557 N Drake Ave, Evanston, IL 60203-1107, Tel: 847 475-2654, Fax: 847 475-2195, E-mail: smurphy659@aol.com, Shop(s) at Evanston, IL [C]. SHUTTLEWAGON, INC. - 4116 Doctor Greaves Rd, Grandview, MO 64030, Tel: 816 767-0300, E-mail: jnagel@ nordco.com, Web Site: www.nordco. com, New, used trade-in rental & rebuilt mobile railcar movers. Field & shop services across the US., Shop(s) at Grandview, MO [C]. SIEMENS - 2400 Nelson Miller Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40223, Tel: 502 6188800, Fax: 502 618-8950, Alt Phone: 502 618-8759, Web Site: www.mobility. siemens.com/mobility/global/en/ rail-solutions/rail-automation/Pages/ rail-automation.aspx. SIERRACIN CORP - 12780 San Fernando Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342, Tel: 818 3626711, Fax: 818 367-6192, E-mail: rfalcon@sierracin.com, Web Site: www.sierracin.com.

SKF - 900 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123, Tel: 847 742-7840, Fax: 847 742-7845, Fluid sealing devices.

SMITH SYSTEMS INC. - 6 Mill Creek Ctr, PO Box 667, Brevard, NC 28712, Tel: 828 884-3490, Fax: 828 877-3100, E-mail: ssystems@citcom.net, Web Site: www.smith-systems-inc.com. SNYDER EQUIPMENT CO. - 1375 W Snyder Blvd, Nixa, MO 65714-8287, Tel: 417 725-4067, Fax: 417 725-4846, E-mail: sales@snyderequip.com, Web Site: www.snyderequip.com.

STAR HEADLIGHT & LANTERN - 455 Rochester St, Avon, NY 14414, Tel: 585 226-9500, Fax: 585 226-2029, E-mail: chrisjacobs@star1889.com, Web Site: www.starheadlight.com. STERLING AUCTION SERVICES, LLC - 23823 Hot Springs, San Antonio, TX 78258, Tel: 210 545-3600, Fax: 210 545-3610, E-mail: rwmertz@ sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www. sterlingrailroadauctions.com, Locomotive & Railcar Auctions and Brokers; Auction Services. STEWART & STEVENSON LLC - 8787 E Freeway, Houston, TX 77029, Tel: 713 679-6525, Fax: 713 671-6386, E-mail: railking@ssss.com, Web Site: www. stewartandstevenson.com, Shop(s) at Houston, TX [L]. STOCKTON RAILCAR REPAIR INC - 1111 N Filbert, Stockton, CA 95205, Tel: 209 465-6300, Fax: 209 465-6335, E-mail: stknrailcar@sbcglobal.net, Box car repairs.

SOUTHEAST RAILCAR, INC. - 118 Roy Vaughn Rd, Plains, GA 31780, Tel: 229 924-2862, Fax: 229 924-2853, Web Site: www.southeastrailcar.com, Quality Repairs, Quick Turn Around for Railcar Owners. Interchanging with NS, CSXT, Georgia Central & Georgia Southwestern.

STRATO, INC. - 100 New England Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Tel: 732 9811515, Fax: 732 981-1222, Toll Free: 800 792-0500, E-mail: customerservice@ stratoinc.com, Web Site: www. stratoinc.com, Custom solution design & engineering services for the rail & transit industry. Products are manufactured to meet AAR specifications & include air brake hose assemblies, flanges, weld fittings, gladhands, dummy couplings, end of car arrangements, yokes, knuckles, couplers, coupler components, tank car & transit castings, test & custom designed specialty items.

SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES, INC. - 300 E RailRd Ave South, PO Box 72, Magnolia, MS 39652-0072, Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855, E-mail: alvin@srsx.com, Web Site: www. srsx.com, Shop(s) at Hybart, AL [C], Iroquois, IL [C], Magnolia, MS [C].

STRONG HOLD PRODUCTS - 6333 Strawberry Ln, PO Box 9043, Louisville, KY 40209-0043, Tel: 502 363-4175, Fax: 502 363-3827, Toll Free: 800 880-2625, E-mail: info@strong-hold.com, Web Site: www.strong-hold.com, Storage products for repair shops.

SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - 46 Shelter Rock Rd, Danbury, CT 06810, Tel: 203 7914500, Fax: 203 797-8417, Toll Free: 800 525-8913, E-mail: malves@sperryrail. com, Web Site: www.sperryrail.com, Shop(s) at Danbury, CT [C], St. Louis, MO [C].

SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO - 10 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 559-2999, Fax: 312 559-9064, Toll Free: 800 3250337, E-mail: customerservice@ superiorgraphite.com, Web Site: www.superiorgraphite.com.

STANDARD CAR TRUCK CO. - 865 Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068, Tel: 847 692-6050, Fax: 847 692-6299, Toll Free: 800 292-6050, E-mail: info@sctco. com, Web Site: www.sctco.com.

SURE SEAL INC - Rte 2, Box 2242, Mineral Pt, MO 63660, Fax: 573 4384853, Toll Free: 800 382-1604, E-mail: ssi@suresealinc.com, Web Site: opwftg.com.

SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. -, Buffalo, NY 14219-0425, Tel: 716 827-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700, E-mail: jnelson@gwrr.com, Shop(s) at Lackawanna, NY [C][L].

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MAIN OFFICES SYNTECHNICS, INC. - 700 Terrace Ln, Paducah, KY 42003, Tel: 502 898-7303, Fax: 502 898-7306, E-mail: michael. beott@trin.net, Web Site: www. syntechnics.net. TALGO, INC. - 505 5th Ave S Ste 630, Seattle, WA 98104-3891, Tel: 206 7486140, Fax: 206 748-6147, E-mail: info@ talgoamerica.com, Web Site: www. talgoamerica.com, Shop(s) at Seattle, WA [C][L]. TCB GROUP, THE - PO Box 14694, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, Tel: 412 531-7101, Fax: 412 531-7104, E-mail: bbruns95@ aol.com, Web Site: www.tcbgroup.com. TECHNICAL METAL SPECIALTIES - 2753 S 31st St, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Tel: 414 645-5540, Fax: 414 645-9779, E-mail: tmichel@tmsinc.net, Web Site: www.tmsinc.net. TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INC - 11126 McCormick Rd, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, Tel: 410 229-1000, Fax: 410 527-0005, E-mail: info@tessco.com, Web Site: www.tessco.com. TEXANA TANK CAR & MFG, LTD - 290 CR 1223, PO Box 550, Nash, TX 75569, Tel: 903 838-5564, Fax: 903 838-0672, E-mail: judy@texanatank.com, Web Site: www.texanatank.com, Shop(s) at Nash, TX [C]. TEXAS TANK CAR WORKS OF LA GRANGE, INC. - 4101 Old Plum Hwy, PO Box 67 (Plum, TX 78952-0067), West Point, TX 78963-5054, Tel: 979 2425671, Fax: 979 242-5672, E-mail: toni@ ttcwlg.com, Shop(s) at Plum, TX [C]. TEXTRON FASTENING SYSTEMS - 516 18th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104, Fax: 815 961-5345, Toll Free: 800 544-6117, Fastening and assembly products. TGS/ECONO-RAIL - 11811 East Fwy Ste 630, Houston, TX 77029, Tel: 713 453-0341, Fax: 713 453-2756, E-mail: mfleming@tgsgroup.com, Web Site: www.tgsgroup.com, Shop(s) at Houston, TX [L]. THE ANDERSONS, INC. - 8116 Wilson Rd, Kansas City, MO 64125, Tel: 866 614-8671, Fax: 866 562-1217, E-mail: rasesh_shah@andersonsinc.com, Web Site: www.andersonsrail.com, Shop(s) at Indianapolis, IN [C], Jeffersonville, IN [C], Kansas City, MO [C], Hastings, NE [C].

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THE COOPER SPLIT ROLLER BEARING CORP - 5365 Robin Hood Rd Ste B, Norfolk, VA 23513, Tel: 757 4600925, Fax: 757 464-3067, E-mail: coopersalesus@kaydon.com, Web Site: www.cooperbearings.com. THERMEX ENGINEERED SYSTEMS INC - 101-2469 Pauline St, Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S1, Tel: 800 865-1532, Fax: 604 859-8425, E-mail: info@thermexsystems.com, Web Site: www.thermexsystems.com, Thermex manufactures and supplies Fluid/Air Coolers for Power conditioning Equipment and Engine Heating and Fuel Management Systems to Locomotive OEMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Class 1 Railways. THERMO KING CORP. - 314 W 90th St, Bloomington, MN 55420-3630, Tel: 952 887-2200, Fax: 952 887-2615. TIMKEN CO., THE - 4500 Mount Pleasant St NW, North Canton, OH 44720, Tel: 234 262-3000, E-mail: communications@timken.com, Web Site: www.timken.com/rail, Sales Offices: Chicago IL; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, KS; Mascot, TN; Philadelphia, PA; St. Louis, MO; Tlalnepantla, Mexico; Toronto, Canada & Wheaton, MD. TITAN RAIL, INC. - One E Merchants Dr, Ste 304, Oswego, IL 60543-9453, Tel: 630-892-9020, Fax: 630-892-9090, E-mail: sales@titanrail.com, Web Site: www.titanrail.com, Locomotive sales, leasing and sale leasebacks; rebuilding and modernization programs; on-site maitenance programs; surplus equipment acquisitions. TRACKMOBILE INC. - 1602 Executive Dr, LaGrange, GA 30240, Tel: 706 884-6651, Fax: 706 884-0390, E-mail: trackmobile@trackmobile.com, Web Site: www.trackmobile.com, Suppliers of mobile railcar movers. TRACTION MOTOR SERVICE, INC. 9933 Broadway Ave, PO Box 485, North Huntingdon, PA 15642-0485, Tel: 724 864-5170, Fax: 724 864-5079, Toll Free: 877 864-5170, E-mail: tking@ tractionmotorservice.com, Web Site: www.tractionmotorservice.com, Shop(s) at North Huntingdon, PA [L]. TRAINTRONIX INC. - 711 S Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60302, Tel: 708 386-5070, Fax: 708 386-5070, Shop(s) at Oak Park, IL [C][L].

TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - 200 N LaSalle St Ste 1550, Chicago, IL 60601-1034, Tel: 312 896-8518, E-mail: sales@transcorailway.com, Web Site: www.transcorailway.com, Shop(s) at Waycross, GA [C], Oelwein, IA [C], Sioux City, IA [C], Logansport, IN [C], Miles City, MT [C], Blasdell, NY [C], Bucyrus, OH [C], Toledo, OH [C], Williamsport, PA [C]. TRANSDYNE, INC. - 8 S Michigan Ave Ste 802, Chicago, IL 60603, Tel: 312 782-6880, Fax: 312 782-6899, E-mail: transdyne@aol.com. TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION SPECIALISTS - 221 14th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112, Tel: 612 8018946, Fax: 651 636-6742, Provides on-site work. Steam repair/rebuild. Engineering services, inspections and training. TRIANGLE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CO. - 701 Maple Ln, Bensenville, IL 60106, Tel: 630 860-5511, Fax: 630 860-5607. TRINITY RAIL MAINTENANCE SERVICES - 1806 W Garrett St, Hugo, OK 74743, Tel: 580 317-8302, Web Site: www. trinityrailmaintenanceservices.com, Shop(s) at Hugo, OK [C].

TWINCO MFG. CO. INC. - 30 Commerce Dr, Hauppauge, NY 11788, Tel: 631 2310022, Fax: 631 231-0314, Toll Free: 800 854-2338, E-mail: jschatz@twincomfg. com, Web Site: www.twincomfg.com. ULTRA-TECH ENTERPRISES INC - 4701 Taylor Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, Fax: 941 575-2020, Toll Free: 800 293-2001, E-mail: pbenton@ute-inc.com, Web Site: www.ute-inc.com. UNION TANK CAR CO. - 175 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, Tel: 312 431-3111, Fax: 312 347-5707, E-mail: winslow@utlx.com, Web Site: www. utlx.com, Shop(s) at El Segundo, CA [C], Richmond, CA [C], Mulberry, FL [C], Valdosta, GA [C], Muscatine, IA [C], Joliet, IL [C], Wood River, IL [C], Baton Rouge, LA [C], Plaquermine, LA [C], Taft/Cypress, LA [C], Ville Platte, LA [C], Midland, MI [C], Laurel, MT [C], Bayway (Linden), NJ [C], Marion, OH [C], Altoona, PA [C], Marcus Hook, PA [C], Cleveland, TX [C], Freeport, TX [C], Houston, TX [C], Matagorda, TX [C], Seadrift, TX [C], Texas City, TX [C], Anacortes, WA [C], Vancouver, WA [C], South Charleston, WV [C], Evanston, WY [C].

TRI-STAR PLASTICS INC. - 1387 N Hwy 16, Denver, NC 28037, Tel: 704 5989900, Fax: 704 598-2800, Toll Free: 800 652-3311, E-mail: dmello@tstar. com, Web Site: www.tstar.com.

UNITY RAILWAY SUPPLY CO., INC. - 805 Golf Ln, Bensenville, IL 60106, Tel: 630 595-4560, Fax: 630 595-0646, E-mail: info@railwaysupplygroup.com, Web Site: www.unityrailway.com.

TTX COMPANY - 101 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606-1718, Tel: 312 853-3223, Fax: 312 456-6232, E-mail: sales@ttx.com, Web Site: www.ttx. com, Shop(s) at Birmingham, AL [C], El Mirage, AZ [C], Glendale, AZ [C], City of Industry, CA [C], Oakland, CA [C], Long Beach, CA [C], San Bernadino, CA [C], Stockton, CA [C], Hobart, CA [C], Mira Loma, CA [C], Richmond, CA [C], Yermo, CA [C], Denver, CO [C], Jacksonville, FL [C], Winter Haven, FL [C], Bedford Park, IL [C], Wabash, IL [C], Corwith, IL [C], Morgan St., IL [C], Joliet, IL [C], Willow Springs, IL [C], Markham, IL [C], Kansas City, KS [C], Louisville, KY [C], Baltimore, MD [C], Lansing, MI [C], Waterford, MI [C], St. Paul, MN [C], Kansas City, MO [C], North Baltimore, OH [C], Portland, OR [C], Chambersburg, PA [C], North Augusta, SC [C], Memphis, TN [C], Alliance, TX [C], Houston, TX [C], San Antonio, TX [C], Norfolk, VA [C], Portsmouth, VA [C], Seattle, WA [C], Spokane, WA [C], Tacoma, WA [C], Ontario, Canada [C], Quebec, Canada [C], British Columbia, Canada [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

UNIVERSAL LUBRICANTS, INC. - 2424 N Ohio, PO Box 2920, Wichita, KS 67201-2920, Tel: 316 832-0151, Fax: 316 832-0301, Toll Free: 800 444-OILS, Web Site: www.universallubes.com. USSC LLC - 150 Gordon Dr, Exton, PA 19341, Tel: 610 265-3610, Fax: 610 9945468, E-mail: info@usscgroup.com, Web Site: www.usscgroup.com. UTC-CALDER S.A. DE C.V. - Prol Ocampo No 8700, Zapopan 45010, JAL 45010, Tel: 33 36821050, Fax: 33 3682-0794, E-mail: calder@prodigy.met.mx, Web Site: www.utccalder.com, Shop(s) at Zapopan, JAL [C]. VAN SICKLE PAINT CO. - 5700 NW 38th St, PO Box 82222 (685012222), Lincoln, NE 68524, Tel: 402 476-6558, Fax: 402 476-6749, Toll Free: 800 677-2468, Web Site: www. vansicklepaint.com.

MAIN OFFICES VAPOR RAIL - 10000 Boulevard Cavendish, Laurent, QC H4M 2V1, Tel: 514 335-4200, Fax: 514 335-4231, Web Site: www.wabtec.com. VELOCITI - 120 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66105, Tel: 913 233-7200, Fax: 913 342-4849, E-mail: maye@velociti. us, Web Site: www.velociti.us. VOLATILE FREE, INC. (VFI) - 19500 Janacek Ct, PO Box 344, Brookfield, WI 53008, Tel: 262 787-0400, Fax: 262 787-0500, Toll Free: 800 307-9218, E-mail: info@volatilefree.com, Web Site: www.volatilefree.com. WABTEC CORPORATION FOR WABTEC GLOBAL SERVICES - 1001 Air Brake Ave, Wilmerding, PA 15148, Tel: 412 8251000, E-mail: wgsinfo@wabtec.com, Web Site: www.wabtecglobalservices. com, Shop(s) at Willits, CA, Warren, OH, Wilmerding, PA. WAGO CORP. - N120 W19129 Freistadt Rd, Germantown, WI 53022, Tel: 262 255-6222, Fax: 262 255-3232, Toll Free: 800 346-7245, E-mail: info.us@wago. com, Web Site: www.wago.com.

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WARREN RAILCAR SERVICE INC. - 51 Railcar Rd, Warren, PA 16365, Tel: 814 723-2500, Fax: 814 723-4070, E-mail: wrsx@westpa.net, Shop(s) at Warren, PA [C]. WATCO INC. - 315 W 3rd St, Pittsburg, KS 66762, Tel: 620 231-2230, Fax: 620 231-0812, E-mail: tvan@ watcocompanies.com, Web Site: www. watcocompanies.com, Mobile repair services in 48 states., Shop(s) at Prattville, AL [L], Tuscaloosa, AL [L], Jacksonville, FL [C], Fitzgerald, GA [C], Council Bluffs, IA [C], Lewiston, ID [L], Wood River, IL [C], Coffeyville, KS [C], Junction City, KS [C], Neodesha, KS [C], Pittsburg, KS [C], Wichita, KS [L], De Ridder, LA [L], Minden, LA [L], Zwolle, LA [C], Vicksburg, MS [L], Omaha, NE [C], Hollidaysburg, PA [C], Austin, TX [C][L], Hockley, TX [C], Houston, TX [C] [L], Scottsville, TX [C], Silsbee, TX [L]. WEST PENETONE CORP - 700 Gotham Pkwy, Carlstadt, NJ 07072, Tel: 201 567-3000, Fax: 201 510-3973, Toll Free: 800 631-1652, Web Site: www.westpenetone.com.

WESTCODE, INC. - 1372 Enterprise Dr, Goshen Corporate Pk, West Chester, PA 19380, Tel: 610 738-1200, Fax: 610 696-7420, E-mail: sales@westcode. com, Web Site: www.westcodeus.com, Shop(s) at West Chester, PA [L]. WESTERN-CULLEN-HAYES, INC. - 2700 W 36th Pl, Chicago, IL 60632, Tel: 773 254-9600, Fax: 773 254-1110, E-mail: cp@wch.com, Web Site: www.wch. com. WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - 5300 N 33rd St, PO Box 9229, Milwaukee, WI 53209, Tel: 414 4388820, Fax: 414 438-8826, E-mail: jsmet@wsorrailroad.com, Web Site: www.wsorrailroad.com, Shop(s) at Horicon, WI [C][L], Janesville, WI [C], Madison, WI [C]. WOLF LAKE TERMINALS - 3200 Sheffield Ave, Hammond, IN 46327, Tel: 219 937-4300, Fax: 219 937-0900, Web Site: www.wolflakeinc.com, Shop(s) at Hammond, IN [C].

YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA - 2121 Norman Dr S, Waukegan, IL 600856751, Tel: 847 887-7000, Fax: 847 887-7310, Toll Free: 800 927-5292, Web Site: www.yaskawa.com, High reliability controls for transit and rail applications. ZEFTEK, INC. - 2175 Aucutt Rd, Montgomery, IL 60538, Tel: 630 801-1616, Fax: 630 801-0013, E-mail: m.tonn@zeftek.com, Web Site: www. zeftek.com. ZF NORTH AMERICA, INC. - 15811 Centennial Dr, Northville, MI 48168, Tel: 734 582-8106, Fax: 734 582-8027, E-mail: sergio.brilanti@zf.com, Web Site: www.zfsachs.com.

CAR SHOP LISTINGS ALABAMA Birmingham TTX COMPANY - BNB - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Cherokee FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - A, B, C, F, K, L, M, O RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Dothan GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CSX, NS), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 334 7934947, Fax: 334 793-0629, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Hybart SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES (CSXT), J, K, P - Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855

ARIZONA El Mirage TTX COMPANY -BNPA - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Glendale TTX COMPANY - BNPX - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Tucson ARIZONA FREIGHT CAR REPAIR INC. - (UP), A, K, C, F, J, M, P - Tel: 520 6241213, Fax: 520 623-1776 ARIZONA RAIL CAR INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, G, K, P - Tel: 520 748-1786, Fax: 520 747-0378

GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, F, K, M - Tel: 520 624-1213, Fax: 520 623-1776, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

ARKANSAS DeQueen DEQUEEN & EASTERN RAILROAD (KRR, UP, KCS), A, C, F, N - Tel: 870 6421491, Fax: 870 642-1368 Marmaduke AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES RAILCAR MANUFACTURING - L - Tel: 807 597-2224 Paragould AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES RAILCAR MANUFACTURING - L - Tel: 876 236-6600 Pine Bluff GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N - Tel: 870 534-3515, Fax: 870 534-2050, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Texarkana GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, H, K - Tel: 870 773-5641, Fax: 870 773-5645

CALIFORNIA Boron RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 City of Industry TTX COMPANY - SPI - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Commerce TTX COMPANY - ATH - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Key to car shop services A All normal freight car repair B Rebuilding C Wreck repairs D Rapid transit cars E Coating applications F FRA inspections G Passenger cars H AAR-certified tank car facilities J Cleaning K Mobile Repairs L New-car assembly M Painting N Wheel Shop O Car storage facilities P Other

El Segundo UNION TANK CAR CO. - (ATSF, UP), A, F, H, K - Tel: 310 333-1702, Fax: 310 615-5492 LA/Lancaster RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Mira Loma GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - A - Tel: 951 360-1025, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A, B, C, H, K, N, M - Tel: 951 360-5967, Fax: 951 361-5967, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Oakland TTX COMPANY - BNOL - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - SPOA - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Richmond UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 510 2353001, Fax: 510 235-4227 TTX COMPANY - ATRA - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - ATRC - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - RUPS - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Sacramento RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 San Bernardino GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, BNSF), N, N - Tel: 909 478-0541, Fax: 909 478-1463, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. TTX COMPANY - BNSB - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. San Diego PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 619 232-2450, Fax: 619 232-7141, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Stockton CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RAILCAR REPAIR - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 209 4652236, Fax: 209 465-4830

Golden GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, C, F, J, K - Tel: 303 279-5488, Fax: 303 279-4536, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Loveland GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO - (BNSF, UP), A, F, J, K, O Tel: 970 667-6883, Fax: 970 667-1444 Monte Vista SAN LUIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. (SLC), A, B, C, M, O - Tel: 719 852-5758, Fax: 719 852-5198

CONNECTICUT Danbury SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - (Metro North), B, C, M - Tel: 203 791-4500, Fax: 203 797-8417

DELAWARE Wilmington DELAWARE CAR CO. - B, C, D, G, L, F Tel: 302 655-6665, Fax: 302 655-7126

FLORIDA Dunnellon PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 352 522-8113, Fax: 352 522-8114, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Jacksonville TTX COMPANY - JACKSONVILLE - (CSX, FEC, NS), A, B, C, F, J, K, M, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. WATCO INC. - (NS), A, B, C, K, M, F, N, O - Tel: 904 786-1700, Fax: 904 783-6843

TTX COMPANY - BNSC - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Mulberry UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 863 5343432, Fax: 863 534-3451

Terminal Island TTX COMPANY - BNLB - (BNSF, UP), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Pace AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930

Woodland GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (SN), A, K - Tel: 209 578-5154, Fax: 209 5783956, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Tampa RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Yermo TTX COMPANY - ATBM - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

COLORADO Denver CRMS - Tel: 773 244-8340

TTX COMPANY - (UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

TTX COMPANY - BND - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Modesto GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (MET), A, F, J, K - Tel: 209 578-5154, Fax: 209 5783956, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Ft. Collins GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO - (BNSF, UP), A, O - Tel: 970 667-1678, Fax: 970 663-1701

White Springs RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Winter Haven TTX COMPANY - CXWH - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

GEORGIA Atlanta DAVIDSON KENNEDY CO. - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, K, M - Tel: 404 755-2557, Fax: 404 755-7866

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CAR SHOP LISTINGS FELLFAB CORPORATION - D, G, L - Tel: 262 238-9160, Fax: 262 512-0476 Augusta RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Fitzgerald WATCO INC. - (CSXT), A, B, C, F, H, K, M, N, O - Tel: 229 423-5651, Fax: 229 423-3938 Gordon RESCAR COMPANIES - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 478 628-3709, Fax: 478 828-3851 Macon GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (NS), N Tel: 478 781-0700, Fax: 478 781-0066, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Plains SOUTHEAST RAILCAR, INC. - (CSXT, NS), , Quality Repairs, Quick Turn Around for Railcar Owners. Interchanging with NS, CSXT, Georgia Central & Georgia Southwestern - Tel: 229 924-2862, Fax: 229 924-2853 Tennille AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 478 5520370, Fax: 478 553-1122 Valdosta UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS, CSX), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 912 244-4125, Fax: 912 244-6036 Waycross TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (CSX), A, C, K - Tel: 912 283-3679, Fax: 912 285-4789

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IDAHO Pocatello RESCAR COMPANIES - A, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

ILLINOIS Bedford Park R & W MACHINE - DIV. OF WARNER INDUSTRIES INC - - Tel: 708 458-4200, Fax: 708 458-3299, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 15. TTX COMPANY - CXBP - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Chicago RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 778 521-7033, Fax: 778 521-2718 TTX COMPANY - ATMC - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - UPMS - (UP), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Chicago Heights GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N - Tel: 708 757-6137, Fax: 708 757-4569, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Crest Hill RAILWAY & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. - (CN), A, B, C, M, K - Tel: 815 7264224, Fax: 815 726-4265 Danville FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - (CSX, NS, IC, UP), B, C, F, L, M, A, K, O - Tel: 217 443-4106, Fax: 217 443-0750 Elwood TTX COMPANY - BNLP - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Evanston SHAMROCK ASSOCIATES LTD. - A, C, H, J, K, L, M - Tel: 847 475-2654, Fax: 847 475-2195 Hodgkins TTX COMPANY - ATWS - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Iroquois NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS RAILWAY SERVICES INC - (KBSR), A, F, J, K - Tel: 815 429-4014, Fax: 815 429-3690 SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES - (KBSR), A, J, K, P - Tel: 815 429-4014, Fax: 815 429-5690 Joliet RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 815 4671561, Fax: 815 467-1562 TTX COMPANY - UPJL - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Kenney EXCEL RAILCAR SERVICES - (CN, IC), A, C, E, J, K, O, M, P, B

Hammond WOLF LAKE TERMINALS - (IHB), A, F, H, J - Tel: 219 932-3650, Fax: 219 932-1404

Markham TTX COMPANY - CNMK - (CN), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Indianapolis INDY RAILWAY SERVICE CORP. (INDIANA SOU), A, B, C, E, F, K, M, J Tel: 317 856-3708, Fax: 317 856-3775

Mt. Vernon NRE - (CSX, NS, UP), A - Tel: 618 2426590, Fax: 618 242-8519

MILE RAIL, LLC - A, F, J, K - Tel: 866 6148671, Fax: 866 562-1217

Oak Park TRAINTRONIX INC. - D, G - Tel: 708 386-5070

Jeffersonville MILE RAIL, LLC - K - Tel: 866 614-8671, Fax: 866 562-1217

Robinson RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Logansport TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (NS, Winamac Southern), A, B, C, E, M, K - Tel: 574 753-6226, Fax: 574 753-6228

Sauget RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Savanna RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Silvis NRE - (BNSF, II, SOO), A - Tel: 309 7556800, Fax: 309 755-0278 Wabash TTX COMPANY - CXBP - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Wood River UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 618 2540181, Fax: 618 254-9765 WATCO INC. - (UP, NS, KCS), A, B, C, F, L, M, N, O - Tel: 618 254-3060, Fax: 618 254-3055

INDIANA

Muncie PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - Tel: 765 281-2685, Fax: 765 741-5034, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

IOWA Albia RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - (APNC, BN), B, C, M - Tel: 641 932-3030, Fax: 641 932-3375 Cedar Rapids RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, K, L - Tel: 319 366-0393, Fax: 319 366-6774 Council Bluffs WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, K, M, N, O - Tel: 712 323-2353, Fax: 712 328-8780 Lakota RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Charlestown PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, C, K, B, H, N, M - Tel: 812 256-2978, Fax: 812 256-9050, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Muscatine UNION TANK CAR CO. - (SOO), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 319 264-0100, Fax: 319 264-3424

Clinton FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - (CSX), A, C, F, K, M, B - Tel: 765 8325210

Oelwein TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (CN, UP), A, B, C, E, F, K, M, O - Tel: 319 283-5291, Fax: 319 283-2141

East Chicago HOOSIER RAILCAR INC. - (IHB), A, B, C, E, J, K, M, P - Tel: 219 397-0057

Sioux City TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, H - Tel: 712 233-2696, Fax: 712 252-1781

PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 219 397-5326, Fax: 219 392-8624, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Evansville MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. - (CSX), A, K, O, P - Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 421-1770

Waterloo GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A, B, C, J, K - Tel: 319 234-9023, Fax: 319 234-2215

KANSAS Atchison GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 913 367-1635, Fax: 913 367-5034, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

CAR SHOP LISTINGS Coffeyville WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, C, F, K, N, M, O - Tel: 620 251-2350, Fax: 620 251-6440 Junction City WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, L, M, N, O - Tel: 785 462-4330, Fax: 785 762-2109

Wichita RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

KENTUCKY Catlettsburg RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Kansas City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (KCS), N - Tel: 913 342-0010, Fax: 913 342-6246, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Corbin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 606 523-0120, Fax: 606 523-1652, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

KANSAS CITY RAILCAR SERVICE - (KCS, UP, NS, BNSF, CSX), A, B, C, J, M - Tel: 913 621-0326, Fax: 913 621-0518

Covington PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N, H - Tel: 859 291-5564, Fax: 859 291-5479, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

TTX COMPANY - BNGK - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Neodesha WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N - Tel: 620 235-3001, Fax: 620 235-3786 Osawatomie GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, K, F - Tel: 866 928-4868, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Pittsburg WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, C, K, N, O - Tel: 620 231-6427, Fax: 620 231-1548 Topeka GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, C, F, J, B - Tel: 866 722-7068, Fax: 785 233-3336, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

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Elizabethtown GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - N - Tel: 877 295-1695, Fax: 270 737-4091, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Louisville TTX COMPANY - CXLK - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Paducah NRE - (BNSF, CN), A - Tel: 270 444-4555, Fax: 270 444-4550 Raceland PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - , SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Westlake BW SERVICES - (BNSF, KCS, UP), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, O, P, E - Tel: 337 882-0304, Fax: 337 882-0306 Zwolle WATCO INC. - (KCS), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N, O - Tel: 318 645-6181, Fax: 318 645-4112

MARYLAND Baltimore TTX COMPANY - BOMB - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Elk Mills BRC RAIL CAR SERVICE CO. - (CSX), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M, O - Tel: 410 6209920, Fax: 410 620-9922

MISSISSIPPI Bude AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES REPAIR SERVICES - (CN, NTZR), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 601 384-5841, Fax: 601 384-5146 Magnolia SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES (INSR), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, P - Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855

MISSOURI Grandview NORDCO - HOME OF THE SHUTTLEWAGON - B, C, K, P - Tel: 816 569-4643, Fax: 816 763-0705

MASSACHUSETTS Palmer PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, M, N, K, K - Tel: 802 527-3447, Fax: 802 527-3448, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Kansas City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (ICE, KCS, NS, UP), A, F, H, J, K - Tel: 816 9207337, Fax: 816 920-6706, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Springfield RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

MID-AMERICA CAR INC. - LOCOMOTIVE - (KCS, CP, ICE), A, B, C, E, F, G, K, M Tel: 816 483-5303, Fax: 816 483-3360

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MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - (KCS, UP), A, B, C, F, G, J, K, M, O - Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-1777

Lansing TTX COMPANY - CNLN - (CN), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Midland UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 6385241, Fax: 989 638-5240

Gonzales AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930

Waterford TTX COMPANY - DRACO - (CN), A, F, K, M, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Gramercy RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Breckenridge RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD - A, C, F, K - Tel: 218 6438525, Fax: 218 643-2423 New Prague CHART INC, DISTRIBUTION & STORAGE - (UP), P - Tel: 603 382-6551, Fax: 603 382-2139

Plaquermine UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 225 3536290, Fax: 225 353-1534

Rosemount RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Taft/Cypress UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 985 7835502, Fax: 985 783-3546

Worthington DRUMM INC - (UP), J - Tel: 507 3722212, Fax: 507 372-2215

Ville Platte UNION TANK CAR CO. - (AKDN), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 318 363-5507, Fax: 318 363-0717

St. Paul TTX COMPANY - BNMN - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

RESCAR COMPANIES - (CSX), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 410 392-3733, Fax: 410 392-3222

UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 225 2919222, Fax: 225 293-6303

Hodge GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (KCS), A, C, F, J, K, B - Tel: 318 259-9328, Fax: 318 259-9530, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

MINNESOTA

MILE RAIL, LLC - (UP, BNSF, KCS, NS), A, F, K, H, J - Tel: 866 614-8671, Fax: 866 562-1217 North Kansas City AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES REPAIR SERVICES - (BNSF, Kaw River), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 816 471-2469, Fax: 816 221-4504 TTX COMPANY - NSKC - (NS), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. St. Charles AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING SERVICES - F, P - Tel: 636 940-6000 St. Joseph HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES - (BNSF), A, B, C, J - Tel: 816 901-4959, Fax: 816 233-4471, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 16. St. Louis SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - (TRRA), B, C, M - Tel: 203 791-4500

MONTANA Laurel UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 406 6286217, Fax: 406 628-8466

Miles City TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M, O, K - Tel: 406 232-1527, Fax: 406 232-7686

NEBRASKA Alliance AEP - (BNSF), A, B, C, F, O - Tel: 308 762-6476, Fax: 308 762-2601 PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 762-1393, Fax: 308 762-4753, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Bridgeport PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 262-1727, Fax: 308 262-1608, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Falls City HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, E, J, M - Tel: 402 245-3663, Fax: 402 245-6026, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 16. Grand Island FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, O, E, J, N Tel: 308 382-3880 Hastings FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, J, E - Tel: 402 462-2050 MILE RAIL, LLC - K - Tel: 866 614-8671, Fax: 866 562-1217 Hershey GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Norfolk HOLLAND CO. - - Tel: 281 341-0232, Fax: 308 352-4265 Omaha GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, F, H, J, K - Tel: 402 346-6382, Fax: 402 346-6393 GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, J, K, M - Tel: 402 7315660, Fax: 402 731-0990, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. RAIL CAR NEBRASKA INC. - (BNSF, BRAN, UP), A, B, C, E, G, K, M, O, P - Tel: 402 731-5660, Fax: 402 731-0990 WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, M, N, O - Tel: 402 894-1008, Fax: 402 891-1366 Sidney PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 254-4938, Fax: 308 254-2999, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Nashua COATING SYSTEMS, INC. - J - Tel: 603 883-0553, Fax: 603 883-0535

NEW JERSEY Bayway (Linden) UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 908 5235605, Fax: 908 523-5874 Rochelle Park PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 201 843-7200, Fax: 201 843-7220, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

NEW YORK Auburn BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 315 255-7800, Fax: 315 253-9175 Blasdell TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (BP), A, F, K - Tel: 716 824-1219, Fax: 716 825-1108 Hornell ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - (NS), B, D, G, L, M - Tel: 607 324-4595, Fax: 607 324-7090 Lackawanna SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. - (SB, CSX, BP, NS), A, C, F, J, K, N, O - Tel: 716 821-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700

NORTH CAROLINA Aurora RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F - Tel: 800 737-2276 Chicago FREIGHTCAR AMERICA PARTS - A, B, F, K, L, M, O, C - Tel: 877 739-2006 Fayetteville CAPE FEAR RAILCAR INC. - (CSXT), A, B, F, K, P - Tel: 910 488-5030, Fax: 910 488-5042 Reigelwood RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Roxboro RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F - Tel: 800 737-2276 State Port RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Wilmington RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

NORTH DAKOTA Fordville NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES (CP, BNSF, NPR; MRI; MRR), A, C, J, K, M, O, F - Tel: 701 229-330, Fax: 701 229-3365 Manitou AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 701 621-1203

OHIO Bucyrus TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (NS), A, B, C, M, K - Tel: 419 562-1031, Fax: 419 562-1652 Canton RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Cincinnati DRUMM INC - (CSXT), J, K - Tel: 513 6414141, Fax: 513 641-4362 Findlay JK-CO - A, B, C, K, L - Tel: 800 AIRDUMP, Fax: 419 422-5260 Lima RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Niagara Falls RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Marietta MOLE-MASTER SERVICES INC. - J - Tel: 740 374-6726, Fax: 740 374-5908

Plattsburgh BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 518 566-0150, Fax: 518 566-0151

Marion UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS), A, B, C, F, H, M, P - Tel: 740 382-8797, Fax: 740 382-5012

North Baltimore TTX COMPANY - CXNB - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Toledo RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (CN), A, B, C, K, M - Tel: 419 726-3383, Fax: 419 726-3562

OKLAHOMA TRINITY RAIL MAINTENANCE SERVICE - (KRR), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M, P - Tel: 580 317-8302

OREGON Portland GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), N - Tel: 503 972-5950, Fax: 503 226-3192, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. TTX COMPANY - BNP - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Springfield GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 541 746-6556, Fax: 541 746-8335, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

PENNSYLVANIA Altoona ALTOONA RAILCAR REPAIR - (NS), A, B, C, P - Tel: 814 944-1631, Fax: 814 944-1635 UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 814 944-4523, Fax: 814 944-0737 Chambersburg TTX COMPANY - CSPA - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. DuBois RESCAR COMPANIES - (BP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 814 375-9050, Fax: 814 375-9167 Hollidaysburg NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, B, C, F, L, M, N, O, P - Tel: 814 696-2477, Fax: 814 696-2473, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11. WATCO INC. - (NS), A, B, C, F, H, J, M, N, O - Tel: 814 695-5691, Fax: 814 695-5801 Landisville AMHERST INDUSTRIES OF PA, INC. (NS, LNUT), O, P - Tel: 717 898-2271, Fax: 717 898-0246

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CAR SHOP LISTINGS Lewistown GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (Juinata), N - Tel: 717 242-2052, Fax: 717 2422258, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Beaumont RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Columbia RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Beckmann-San Antonio GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP, AGCR), A, F - Tel: 210 208-4422, Fax: 210 208-4424, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Darlinton ANDERSONS, THE - - Tel: 843 3980229, Fax: 843 398-0278

Bishop RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Mt. Pleasant RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Borger RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

N Charleston RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Cedar Bayou RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Sayre GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (NS), B, A, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 570 888-9623, Fax: 570 888-6588

North Augusta TTX COMPANY - NORTH AUGUSTA (NS), A, B, C, F, J, K, M, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Channelview RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 281 452-4221, Fax: 281 452-5084

Tipton ORX - (NS), N - Tel: 814 684-8484, Fax: 814 684-8400

SOUTH DAKOTA

Clear Lake RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Marcus Hook UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 610 4973327, Fax: 610 497-9592 New Castle KASGRO RAIL CORP. - (CSX, NS, NS), A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, L, M, N, O - Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 562-0919 Philadelphia GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CSX), A - Tel: 215 490-2895, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. TTX COMPANY - CCPA - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Warren WARREN RAILCAR SERVICE INC. (B&P), A, B, D, K, P - Tel: 814 723-2500, Fax: 814 723-4070 Williamsport TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. (NS), A, B, C, K - Tel: 570 322-3411, Fax: 570 322-0809

Brandon MIDWEST RAILCAR REPAIR, INC. (BNSF), A, B, C, E, H, J, K, M, F - Tel: 605 582-8300, Fax: 605 582-8305

TENNESSEE Kingsport RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Memphis RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 TTX COMPANY - BNM - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

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Oak Ridge EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - (NS), A, C, F, G, K, M, O - Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 576-6332

TEXAS Amarillo PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 806 335-3900, Fax: 806 335-3902, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Austin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N, H - Tel: 512 238-1868, Fax: 512 238-7016, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. WATCO INC. - A - Tel: 512 246-0738, Fax: 512 246-0716 Baytown RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Cleburne GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 817 556-9191, Fax: 817 556-3513, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Cleveland UNION TANK CAR CO. - (ATSF), A, B, C, F, H, M, P - Tel: 281 592-6424, Fax: 281 592-4381 Corsicana GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N, C - Tel: 903 874-4741, Fax: 903 8743171, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Deer Park RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Fort Worth RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Freeport UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 2381374, Fax: 979 238-0847 Goodrich AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES REPAIR SERVICES - (UP), A, E, J, M - Tel: 936 365-2679, Fax: 936 365-2691 Gregory RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Haslet TTX COMPANY - ATD - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Hockley WATCO INC. - (UP), A, C, B, F, H, J, M, N, O - Tel: 936 372-9136, Fax: 936 372-9568 Houston CHART INC, DISTRIBUTION & STORAGE - P - Tel: 713 413-3000, Fax: 713 4133350 RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 TTX COMPANY - ATSH - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 713 9266980, Fax: 713 926-4959 WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, K, N, O - Tel: 713 453-2900, Fax: 713 453-2704 La Porte AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930 GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, H, K - Tel: 832 861-2000, Fax: 832 861-2088 Longview AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES REPAIR SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 903 759-4406, Fax: 903 759-2007 RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, K, J, M - Tel: 903 759-0831, Fax: 903 759-0719 Matagorda UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 2447187, Fax: 979 244-7187 Mt. Belvieu RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Nash TEXANA TANK CAR & MFG. - C, F, H, L, M, P - Tel: 903 838-5564, Fax: 903 838-0672 Orange RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 409 883-0393, Fax: 409 883-0395 Pasadena RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Plum TEXAS TANK CAR WORKS OF LA GRANGE, INC. - A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M Tel: 979 242-5671, Fax: 979 242-5672 San Antonio GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, J, K - Tel: 210 921-1900, Fax: 210 9219464, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Scottsville WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N, O - Tel: 903 935-7847, Fax: 903 935-2940 Seadrift UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 361 5533791, Fax: 361 553-2764 Tatum RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Texas City RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Finley GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 509 585-0500, Fax: 509 585-0501, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Richland RESCAR COMPANIES - A, E - Tel: 800 737-2276 Seattle TALGO, INC. - MAINTENANCE - (BNSF), G - Tel: 206 343-5157, Fax: 206 3860286

UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 409 9485369, Fax: 409 948-5328

TTX COMPANY - BNSS - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Von Ormy GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A Tel: 210 921-1900, Fax: 210 921-9464, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

TTX COMPANY - BNST - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

TTX COMPANY - UPSA - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

VERMONT St. Albanes PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 802 527-5722, Fax: 802 527-5723, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

VIRGINIA Covington RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Lynchburg BRC RAIL CAR SERVICE CO. - (CSX), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M, K, O - Tel: 434 3846200, Fax: 434 384-7505 Norfolk TTX COMPANY - NSN - (NS), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Portsmouth TTX COMPANY - CSXP - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Roanoke FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - (NS), B, C, F, L, M, A, K, O - Tel: 540 853-3221

WASHINGTON Anacortes UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 360 2931446, Fax: 360 293-1442 Chehalis GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, C, F, J, K, M, B - Tel: 360 7488583, Fax: 360 748-6976, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. RAIL CAR WASHINGTON INC. - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, O - Tel: 360 7488583, Fax: 360 748-6976

Spokane TTX COMPANY - BNSK - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

WISCONSIN Horicon WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WSOR), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, O, P - Tel: 920 4852600, Fax: 920 485-4354

Exshaw RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Kamloops TTX COMPANY - XCNV - (CN), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Janesville WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (CN, CP, BNSF, BRC, SOO, UP), A, F, K Tel: 608 757-3232, Fax: 608 757-3237

La Pocatiere BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 418 856-1232, Fax: 418 856-1670

Madison WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WC), A, F, K - Tel: 608 243-9101, Fax: 608 243-9225

Lachine PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - Tel: 514 639-1785, Fax: 514 639-1651, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Milwaukee NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - (BNSF, CP, UP, WC, WSOR), A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, M, N, O - Tel: 414 438-8999, Fax: 414 438-8839 NRE - N - Tel: 414 462-8244, Fax: 414 462-8231

Mississauga TTX COMPANY - XCNT - (CN), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. North Bay ONTARIO NORTHLAND - A, B, C, D, G, M, N - Tel: 705 472-4500, Fax: 705 476-9878 Regina GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 306 525-0122, Fax: 306 757-2194

Tacoma GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), N - Tel: 253 627-8493, Fax: 253 627-8670, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

Portage PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - C, K, A, B, H, K, M, N - Tel: 608 742-4979, Fax: 608 742-7664, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 253 926-6395, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

WYOMING

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield TTX COMPANY - XCXM - (CSX), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

Douglas PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N - Tel: 307 358-9571, Fax: 307 358-4637, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Sarnia AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES (CN), A, B, C, F, H, J, M, E - Tel: 519 3323739, Fax: 519 332-5660

Evanston UNION TANK CAR CO. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, K, M, P - Tel: 307 789-2744, Fax: 307 789-3019

Thunder Bay BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 807 475-2810, Fax: 807 475-1882

Green River AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930

Toronto GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A - Tel: 905 719-8912, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER.

TTX COMPANY - BNTA - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - BNTO - (BNSF), A, F, K, N - SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. TTX COMPANY - TACO - (UP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19. Vancouver UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 360 5761206, Fax: 360 576-8216

WEST VIRGINIA

Rock Springs PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 307 382-3839, Fax: 307 362-9148, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Hinton BRC RAIL CAR SERVICE CO. - (CSX), A, C, J, B, K, O - Tel: 304 466-5957, Fax: 304 466-5828

CANADA

Natrium RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Belle Plains RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Nitro RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 South Charleston UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 304 7446674, Fax: 304 744-4758

Balzac RESCAR COMPANIES - A, E, K - Tel: 800 737-2276

Capreol NRE - A Etobicoke TTX COMPANY - XCPT - (CP), A, F, K, N SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 19.

MEXICO Mexico City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (TFM), A, F, J, K, N - Tel: (52) 55-5390-5318, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Sahagun BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - A, B, D, G, L - Tel: 79 1913-8700 GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES (Ferrosur), N - Tel: (52) 79-1913-8800, SEE OUR AD ON BACK COVER. Zapopan MARKETING INDUSTRIAL SA DE CV (Ferromex, KCS, TFM), A, D, E, J, K, M, N - Tel: 33 36821050

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LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS ALABAMA Birmingham BIRMINGHAM RAIL & LOCOMOTIVE CO., INC. - A - Tel: 205 424-1000, Fax: 205 424-1059, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 4. Prattville WATCO INC. - B, M - Tel: 334 324-3269, Fax: 334 361-7747 Tuscaloosa WATCO INC. - (CSXT, KCS, NS), B - Tel: 205 542-3606, Fax: 205 391-0057

ARKANSAS North Little Rock HILLIARD ENTERPRISES, INC. - B, M, O - Tel: 501 851-0510, Fax: 501 851-1156 Searcy K & L ELECTRONICS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. - E, O - Tel: 501 3688262, Fax: 501 368-8263 Springdale ARKANSAS & MISSOURI R.R. - (BNSF, FSRR, KCS, UP, SP), A

CALIFORNIA El Toro ANTI WEAR-1 - C, F, O - Tel: 949 7685798

Key to locomotive shop services A All of the following B Light repair/reconditioning inspection C Heavy repair/OEM specification remanufacture D Upgrading/conversion/ repowering E Electrical/control renovation F Diesel engine overhaul/test/ remanufacturing line bore G Traction motor/ generatoroverhaul/ rewinding H Wheel turning/remounting/ bearing overhaul J Truck/brake rigging overhaul/remanufacture K Wreck repair L Painting, exterior/interior M Mobile repairs O Other 24

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Redwood City POWER, FLUID & METALS, INC. - A - Tel: 650 364-9779 Rocklin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A - Tel: 916 645-6006, Fax: 916 645-6076, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Sacramento DPG SERVICE - SACRAMENTO - B, C, E, O - Tel: 916 928-0335, Fax: 916 928-0354

COLORADO Denver OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - B - Tel: 303 393-0033, Fax: 303 329-3979 Ft. Collins GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO - (BNSF, UP), B, D - Tel: 970 667-1678, Fax: 970 663-1701 Loveland GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO - (BNSF, UP), B, D, E, J, K, L Tel: 970 667-6883, Fax: 970 667-1444 OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES (BNSF, UP), B - Tel: 970 667-1678, Fax: 970 663-1701

GEORGIA Atlanta FELLFAB CORPORATION - B, C - Tel: 262 238-9160, Fax: 262 512-0476 East Patterson PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A Tel: 912 647-1433, Fax: 912 647-1637, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

IDAHO Lewiston WATCO INC. - - Tel: 208 743-2211, Fax: 208 743-4647

ILLINOIS Alton BROADWAY RAIL EQUIPMENT, INC. - A Bedford Park R & W MACHINE - DIV. OF WARNER INDUSTRIES INC - G, H, J, O - Tel: 708 458-4200, Fax: 708 458-3299, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 15. RAILWAY PROGRAM SERVICES INC. - O - Tel: 708 594-2179, Fax: 708 594-0396

Cicero OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES (BNSF, CSXT, IC, WC, Belt), B - Tel: 708 863-1756, Fax: 708 863-1719 Dixmoor NRE - (CSXT), A - Tel: 708 388-6002, Fax: 708 388-2487 Hartford NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR INC. - F, G - Tel: 618 254-7451, Fax: 618 254-7451 LaGrange ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC - (BOCT, IHB), B, C, D, E, F, G, J - Tel: 708 3876355 Minooka ELCON INC. - (EJE), E - Tel: 815 4679500, Fax: 815 467-9595

KENTUCKY Mayfield PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A Tel: 270 251-7000, Fax: 270 247-1971, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Paducah NRE - (BNSF, CN), A - Tel: 270 444-4555, Fax: 270 444-4550

LOUISIANA De Ridder WATCO INC. - - Tel: 337 462-0235, Fax: 337 462-1040 Minden WATCO INC. - (KCS), A - Tel: 318 5148167, Fax: 318 371-6911

MICHIGAN

Mt. Vernon NRE - (CSX, NS, UP), A - Tel: 618 2426590, Fax: 618 242-8519

Brighton PEAKER SERVICES INC. - (CSX), B, C, D, E, F, O - Tel: 248 437-4174, Fax: 248 437-8280

Oak Park TRAINTRONIX INC. - E - Tel: 708 3865070

MISSISSIPPI

Peoria CATERPILLAR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC. - D, F - Tel: 309 636-1100, Fax: 309 636-1087 Silvis NRE - (BNSF, II, SOO), A - Tel: 309 7556800, Fax: 309 755-0278

INDIANA East Chicago PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A - Tel: 219 397-5326, Fax: 219 392-8624, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Evansville MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. - (CSX), B, H, J, L, C, D, E, K, M - Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 421-1770

IOWA Albia RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - A - Tel: 641 932-3030

KANSAS Wichita WATCO INC. - (SKOL, SLC), - Tel: 316 261-6155, Fax: 316 265-0854

Moss Point MISSISSIPPI EXPORT R.R. CO. - (CN, CSXT, Del.), A Vicksburg WATCO INC. - (KCS), B, M - Tel: 601 6349500, Fax: 601 634-9590

MISSOURI Kansas City MID-AMERICA CAR INC. - LOCOMOTIVE - (KCS, CP, ICE), B, C, D, E, J, K, L, M Tel: 816 483-5303, Fax: 816 483-3360 MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - (KCS, UP), B, C, D, F, H, J, K, L, O - Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-1777 Lee’s Summit DPG SERVICE - KANSAS CITY - B, C, E, O - Tel: 816 554-1050, Fax: 816 5546050 Marionville MESSIAH LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, O - Tel: 417 3544908, Fax: 417 463-2270 St. Louis MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY CO - (MRS), B, C, E, F, G, J, L - Tel: 314 577-1725, Fax: 314 577-1810

NEBRASKA

PENNSYLVANIA

TGS/ECONO-RAIL - (BNSF, UP), A

Gering PROGRESS VANGUARD CORP - A - Tel: 308 436-2575, Fax: 308 436-2283, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

Altoona NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, O Tel: 814 949-1402, Fax: 814 949-1406, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11.

WATCO INC. - (UP), A - Tel: 713 4532900, Fax: 713 453-2704

NEW YORK Lackawanna SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. - (SB, CSX, BP, NS), J, K, A, B, D, E, H - Tel: 716 821-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700 Lockport NIAGARA COOLER, INC. - C - Tel: 716 434-1235, Fax: 716 434-1739

NORTH DAKOTA Fordville NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES (CP, BNSF, NPR; MRI; MRR), B, D, E, L, M, C, F, H, J, K, O - Tel: 701 229-330, Fax: 701 229-3365

OHIO Cleveland CHROMIUM CORPORATION PLANT (AS, BNSF, UP), - Tel: 216 271-4910

Brookville BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORP. (B&P), C, D, E, K, L - Tel: 814 849-2000, Fax: 814 849-2010 Johnstown LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT COMPANY - (CSX, NS), B - Tel: 814 5337150, Fax: 814 533-7156 New Castle KASGRO RAIL CORP. - (CSX, NS, NS), B, L - Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 5620919 North Huntingdon TRACTION MOTOR SERVICE, INC. (MJT, SCFE, SEPTA, UR), B, C, G - Tel: 724 864-5170, Fax: 724 864-5079 Tipton ORX - (NS), G, H, J, O - Tel: 814 6848484, Fax: 814 684-8400 West Chester WESTCODE, INC. - A - Tel: 610 7381200, Fax: 610 696-7420

SOUTH CAROLINA Myrtle Beach AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE PARTS - O Tel: 843 685-0894, Fax: 843 742-5367 Anderson CLCX INC - (SOU), B, C, D, E, J, K, L, O, M, F, G, H - Tel: 864 760-1002

Silsbee WATCO INC. - - Tel: 409 385-6611, Fax: 409 386-2851

VIRGINIA Roanoke NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, O Tel: 814 949-1402, Fax: 814 949-1406, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11.

WASHINGTON

Edmonton GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. - (CP), B, E, G - Tel: 403 440-7575, Fax: 403 440-7585 Lachine PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A Tel: 514 639-1785, Fax: 514 639-1651, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2. Langley GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. - (CN, CP), B, E, G, H - Tel: 604 882-7700, Fax: 604 882-7730

Seattle HATCH & KIRK, INC. - D, F - Tel: 206 783-2766, Fax: 206 782-6957

Laval ANDREW MERRILEES LTD - (CN, CP), A, C, B, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, O

TALGO, INC. - MAINTENANCE - (BNSF), - Tel: 206 343-5157, Fax: 206 386-0286

Montreal GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. - (CN, CP, VIA), B - Tel: 514 485-7400, Fax: 514 485-7381

Tacoma PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A - Tel: 253 926-6395, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2.

WISCONSIN

North Bay ONTARIO NORTHLAND - B, C, D, E, H, K, L - Tel: 705 472-4500, Fax: 705 476-9878

Horicon WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WSOR), B - Tel: 920 485-2600, Fax: 920 485-4354

Sept-Iles GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. (QNS&L), B, E, G, O - Tel: 418 962-5538, Fax: 418 962-8112

Milwaukee NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - (BNSF, CP, UP, WC, WSOR), H, K - Tel: 414 4388999, Fax: 414 438-8839

Winnipeg GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. - (CN, CP), G, O - Tel: 204 224-1661

NRE - H - Tel: 414 462-8244, Fax: 414 462-8231

TENNESSEE

CANADA

Oak Ridge EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - (NS), C - Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 576-6332

Bathurst GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. (CN), B, E, G - Tel: 506 548-8848, Fax: 506 546-8025

TEXAS

Burlington GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC. - (CN, CP), E, G, H, L - Tel: 905 335-6301, Fax: 905 332-2418

Austin WATCO INC. - B, E, H, M - Tel: 512 2460738, Fax: 512 246-0716

Charny CLN INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. - (CN), A - Tel: 418 832-4421

DPG SERVICE - HOUSTON - B, C, E, O Tel: 281 372-0685, Fax: 281 372-0683

Calgary ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - A Tel: 403 236-6917, Fax: 403 236-6914

HATCH & KIRK, INC. - D, F, O - Tel: 713 926-9771, Fax: 713 923-7949

Capreol NRE - A

STEWART & STEVENSON LLC - O - Tel: 713 679-6525, Fax: 713 671-6386

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SUPPORT SERVICES AFTERCOOLERS

AIR CONDITIONING

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

BRAKE COMPONENTS (BRAKE BEAMS, BRAKE SHOES, SLACK ADJUSTORS, CYLINDERS AND OTHER BRAKE APPLIANCES)

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

INMETCO......................................... PA

Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc......IL

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

General Thermodynamics................ WI

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

National Railway Supply, Inc............GA

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Acertek S. A. de C. V......................... NL

National Maintenance & Repair Inc.....IL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

NRE..................................................IL

Anchor Brake Shoe Co........................IL

Niagara Cooler, Inc.......................... NY

Motive Equipment, Inc..................... WI

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

NRE..................................................IL

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

NRE..................................................IL

TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

PulseTech Products Corp...................TX

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Velociti............................................ KS

AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

AIR DRYERS

Schaefer, Inc.................................. MA Star Headlight & Lantern.................. NY TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.......... MO Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR Holland Co........................................IL IAE Power Products Co.......................IL JK-CO, LLC....................................... OH Klasing Hand Brake Co.......................IL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

BEARINGS, NEW AND RECONDITIONED

Inter Swiss Ltd...................................IL

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

American Locomotive Parts, Inc........ DE

JK-CO, LLC....................................... OH

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Amsted Rail......................................IL

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

NRE..................................................IL

Wabtec Corporation for Wabtec Global Services............... PA

NRE..................................................IL

Greenbrier Companies, Inc..............OR

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

Hitesi Products, Inc..................Canada

Standard Car Truck Co........................IL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

TransDyne, Inc..................................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

AIR COMPRESSORS

ARMATURE COILS & WINDINGS

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Midland Reclamation Co....................IL Miller Felpax.................................. MN

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Northern Rail Car Corp..................... WI

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

NRE..................................................IL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

MAC Products Inc..............................NJ

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

ORX................................................ PA

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

Traction Motor Service, Inc............... PA

Pennsy Corp.................................... PA

Fulmer Co........................................ PA

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc...................... AR

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY Norfolk Southern............................ PA

AUCTION SERVICES

PSI Bearing..................................... CA

NRE..................................................IL

Sterling Auction Services, LLC............TX

The Cooper Split Roller Bearing Corp.VA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Timken Co., The.............................. OH

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

AUXILIARY REMANUFACTURE

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

Snyder Equipment Co......................MO

Tri-Star Plastics Inc..........................NC Ultra-Tech Enterprises Inc..................FL

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY Standard Car Truck Co........................IL TALGO, Inc...................................... WA Triangle Engineered Products Co........IL Westcode, Inc.................................. PA 26

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BATTERIES & BATTERY SYSTEMS AAF International..............................KY Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

BOLTS, CAR BBC Fasteners Inc..............................IL

BRUSHES, CARBON

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Norfolk Southern............................ PA NRE..................................................IL

BUSHINGS Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Security Locknut, LLC.........................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

CAB REFRIGERATORS

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Motive Equipment, Inc..................... WI

NRE..................................................IL

Velociti............................................ KS

CAB HEATERS

CABLE ASSEMBLIES

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc.......IN

General Thermodynamics................ WI

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

CAMSHAFTS Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

American Railcar Industries, Inc......MO Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ Canadian Pacific Railway Co......Canada Chief Transportation Products Inc..... NE East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN Holland Co........................................IL Hydra-Tech International Corp...Canada IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL

Harting.............................................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

JK-CO, LLC....................................... OH

IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Knappco.........................................MO

MAC Products Inc..............................NJ

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

NRE..................................................IL

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Security Locknut, LLC.........................IL

NRE..................................................IL

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Siemens..........................................KY

CARBODY COMPONENTS

Velociti............................................ KS

Smith Systems Inc...........................NC

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

CASTINGS

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Altoona Railcar Repair...................... PA

Advanced Cast Products, Inc............ PA

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc...................... AR Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Motive Equipment, Inc..................... WI

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

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SUPPORT SERVICES CONTROLLERS (CAM)

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc.......IN

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc...................... AR

NRE..................................................IL

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

MAC Products Inc..............................NJ

National Maintenance & Repair Inc.....IL

TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

CYLINDER HEADS

Pennsy Corp.................................... PA

NRE..................................................IL

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

Aventics Corporation.........................KY

Rustoleum Corp.................................IL

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Standard Car Truck Co........................IL

PSI Bearing..................................... CA

CONVERTERS/INVERTERS

Strato, Inc........................................NJ

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

LEM U.S.A., Inc................................ WI

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

Amsted Rail......................................IL Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ Dexter Company............................... IA Fulmer Co........................................ PA Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

CIRCUIT BOARDS

CONTROL EQUIPMENT

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Ansaldo STS USA, Inc....................... PA

COUPLERS, COUPLER ASSEMBLIES, DRAFT GEAR, CUSHIONING DEVICES

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR IAE Power Products Co.......................IL MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI National Maintenance & Repair Inc.....IL

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Cattron Group International............. PA

Advanced Cast Products, Inc............ PA

NRE..................................................IL

Control Chief................................... PA

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc.......IN

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL

Chief Transportation Products Inc..... NE

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Diamond Wire Spring....................... PA

GETS-Global Signaling.....................MO

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

CLEANING EQUIPMENT

Haynes Corp.....................................FL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

3i International................................ CA

K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc...................... AR

Holland Co........................................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Midland Reclamation Co....................IL

LEM U.S.A., Inc................................ WI

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

NRE..................................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Haynes Corp.....................................FL

NRE..................................................IL

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Quality Railway Services & Supply Co..IL

Interstate Diesel Service Inc............ OH

COMMUTATORS

Phoenix Contact.............................. PA

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Strato, Inc........................................NJ

MTU - Tognum America, Inc.............. MI

TALGO, Inc...................................... WA

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Fulmer Co........................................ PA

Smith Systems Inc...........................NC

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

National Maintenance & Repair Inc.....IL

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

TCB Group, The................................ PA

CRANES

NRE..................................................IL

TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Control Chief................................... PA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

Patten Power Systems........................IL

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc...................... AR Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Norfolk Southern............................ PA NRE..................................................IL TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Clemco Industries Corp...................MO Drumm Inc..................................... OH L.B. Foster...................................... PA Mart Corporation, The.....................MO Railquip, Inc................................... GA West Penetone Corp..........................NJ

Traction Motor Service, Inc............... PA

Siemens..........................................KY

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

Hydra-Tech International Corp...Canada

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

DIESEL ENGINES Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc......IL Chromium Corporation......................TX Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL Fairbanks Morse Engine................... WI

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

CONNECTING RODS

Wago Corp....................................... WI

CRANKSHAFTS

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Yaskawa Electric America...................IL

Ellwood Crankshaft Group................ PA

TALGO, Inc...................................... WA

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DIESEL INJECTORS

NRE..................................................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Siemens..........................................KY TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

Phoenix Contact.............................. PA

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTERS/ INVERTERS

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Haynes Corp.....................................FL

DOORS/DOOR LATCHES

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Norfolk Southern............................ PA NRE..................................................IL Packaging Research & Design Corp.. MS

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Chief Transportation Products Inc..... NE

Motive Equipment, Inc..................... WI

Interstate Diesel Service Inc............ OH

Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC

R.J. Corman.....................................KY

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

NRE..................................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

NRE..................................................IL South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

DIESEL PARTS American Locomotive Parts, Inc........ DE BBC Fasteners Inc..............................IL Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Canadian Automotive Instruments...AB Chromium Corporation......................TX Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA Haynes Corp.....................................FL Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR IAE Power Products Co.......................IL Interstate Diesel Service Inc............ OH Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO Master Packing & Rubber Company... IA MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI National Maintenance & Repair Inc.....IL Norfolk Southern............................ PA NRE..................................................IL

Strato, Inc........................................NJ Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY Vapor Rail................................Canada Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

DROP TABLES Railquip, Inc................................... GA

ELECTRICAL CABINET REWIRING ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc.......IN ELCON Inc..........................................IL General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO Mid-America Car Inc.......................MO Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (COMMUNICATIONS, LOCOMOTIVE CONTROLS, ECP BRAKES)

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY

FUEL MANAGEMENT

Control Chief................................... PA

Carcon...........................................MO

David Clark Co. Inc.......................... MA

LAT-LON LLC.....................................CO

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

OPW Fuel Management Systems.........IL

GETS-Global Signaling.....................MO

Siemens..........................................KY

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

TCB Group, The................................ PA

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............................Canada

Inter Swiss Ltd...................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN LAT-LON LLC.....................................CO

GAUGES

LEM U.S.A., Inc................................ WI New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Power Engineering Industries........... CA

Canadian Automotive Instruments...AB

R.J. Corman.....................................KY

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Railcar Management Inc (RMI)..........GA

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

Siemens..........................................KY

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Smith Systems Inc...........................NC

Inter Swiss Ltd...................................IL

TCB Group, The................................ PA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

TESSCO Technologies Inc................. MD

Midland Manufacturing Corp..............IL

TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA NRE..................................................IL

NRE..................................................IL

Strato, Inc........................................NJ

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Century Group Inc.............................LA

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Clemco Industries Corp...................MO

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

GEAR REPROFILING

TALGO, Inc...................................... WA

L.B. Foster...................................... PA

Northern Rail Car Corp..................... WI

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

Wago Corp....................................... WI

DITCH LIGHTS

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

ORX................................................ PA

FILTERS Aventics Corporation.........................KY

Penn Machine Co............................ PA

GENERATOR SETS

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Harting.............................................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

MAC Products Inc..............................NJ

Envirex Products.............................. WI

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

Advanced Motor Services................ MN

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SUPPORT SERVICES General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

Haynes Corp.....................................FL Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

JACKS

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

HEAT EXCHANGERS/ INTERCOOLERS

Macton Corp.................................... CT

LOCOMOTIVE & RAILCAR BROKERS

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

Sterling Auction Services, LLC............TX

MTU - Tognum America, Inc.............. MI

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc......IL

LAMPS/LIGHTS/INDICATORS

General Thermodynamics................ WI

Cattron Group International............. PA

NRE..................................................IL

Baultar Concept Inc...................Canada

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Control Chief................................... PA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Data Display Products...................... CA

Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc.......IN

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

L&M Radiator, Inc........................... MN

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Niagara Cooler, Inc.......................... NY

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

LAT-LON LLC.....................................CO

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

NRE..................................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

NRE..................................................IL

HAND BRAKES

Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............................Canada

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Star Headlight & Lantern.................. NY

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

Velociti............................................ KS

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Mid-America Car Inc.......................MO

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

HOPPER GATE ASSEMBLIES & CONTROLS

Chief Transportation Products Inc..... NE

Aero Transportation Products..........MO

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

American Railcar Industries, Inc......MO

Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC

LOCOMOTIVE CONTROLS

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

LINERS

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

NRE..................................................IL

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

BW Services.....................................LA

Century Group Inc.............................LA

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC

Chromium Corporation......................TX

JK-CO, LLC....................................... OH

Hylar Metal Products................Canada

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

JK-CO, LLC....................................... OH

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Martin Engineering Co.......................IL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

NRE..................................................IL

Northern Rail Car Corp..................... WI

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Triangle Engineered Products Co........IL

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

Warren Railcar Service Inc................ PA

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

NRE..................................................IL

Yaskawa Electric America...................IL

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL R.J. Corman.....................................KY Siemens..........................................KY South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............................Canada TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

HATCH COVERS

HOSE ASSEMBLIES/GLANDHANDS

Packaging Research & Design Corp.. MS

Aero Transportation Products..........MO

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

LUBRICANTS & FRICTION MODIFERS

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Pennsy Corp.................................... PA Quadrant EPP USA, Inc..................... PA

Hannay Reels Inc............................. NY

IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

L.B. Foster...................................... PA

Knappco.........................................MO

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Volatile Free, Inc. (VFI)...................... WI

Lincoln Industrial...........................MO

NRE..................................................IL

MAC Products Inc..............................NJ

Osborne Industries, Inc................... KS

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

LOCKING FASTENERS & DEVICES

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

BBC Fasteners Inc..............................IL

NRE..................................................IL

Strato, Inc........................................NJ

Novaflex Hose..................................IN

IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL

Snyder Equipment Co......................MO

SynTechnics, Inc...............................KY

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Security Locknut, LLC.........................IL

Superior Graphite Co.........................IL

Warren Railcar Service Inc................ PA

Strato, Inc........................................NJ

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

Timken Co., The.............................. OH

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

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Midwest Industrial Supply.............. OH

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Hatch & Kirk, Inc............................. WA

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

Railcar Management Inc (RMI)..........GA

Universal Lubricants, Inc.................. KS

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

TCB Group, The................................ PA

Van Sickle Paint Co.......................... NE

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Monroe Engineering Co..................... IA

STATOR MOTORS

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

LUBRICATORS, ON-BOARD

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

SEATS

Advanced Motor Services................ MN

Justrite Manufacturing Co...................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

L.B. Foster...................................... PA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Baultar Concept Inc...................Canada

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Lincoln Industrial...........................MO

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA Snyder Equipment Co......................MO

RADIATORS

FELLFAB Corporation........................GA

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Traction Motor Service, Inc............... PA

General Thermodynamics................ WI

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

South Buffalo Railway Co................. NY

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Technical Metal Specialties.............. WI

General Thermodynamics................ WI

L&M Radiator, Inc........................... MN

USSC LLC......................................... PA

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Niagara Cooler, Inc.......................... NY

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

SHOCK ABSORBERS

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

L&M Radiator, Inc........................... MN

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Niagara Cooler, Inc.......................... NY

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

TALGO, Inc...................................... WA

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

NRE..................................................IL

Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............................Canada

Universal Lubricants, Inc.................. KS

OIL COOLERS Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

PAINTS/COATINGS/FINISHES

RAIL BEARING SERVICE

Standard Car Truck Co........................IL

ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

ZF North America, Inc. ..................... MI

Ameron International Corp............... CA

Timken Co., The.............................. OH

ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ CTLGroup..........................................IL

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY Norfolk Southern............................ PA Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI Retlif Testing Laboratories................ NY Strato, Inc........................................NJ TESSCO Technologies Inc................. MD TrainTronix Inc...................................IL

SHOP EQUIPMENT

BW Services.....................................LA

SAFETY GRAPHICS/DECALS

Bushman Equipment Inc.................. WI

Chromium Corporation......................TX

Clemco Industries Corp...................MO

International Name Plate Supplies Ltd.............................Canada

Coating Systems, Inc.......................NH

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

DuPont Railroad Coatings................. DE

Mid-America Car Inc.......................MO

Graco Inc........................................ MN

TESTING

DIT-MCO International.....................MO

PSI Bearing..................................... CA

Brookville Equipment Corp............... PA

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Hydra-Tech International Corp...Canada Inter Swiss Ltd...................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Macton Corp.................................... CT

Ultra-Tech Enterprises Inc..................FL

TOILETS Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH Inca Corporation.............................. CA Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN Motive Equipment, Inc..................... WI

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

SAFETY GRATING

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

AMICO- Bourbonnais.........................IL

Snyder Equipment Co......................MO

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

TCB Group, The................................ PA

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Carbis Inc........................................ SC

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings..... PA

Century Group Inc.............................LA

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

GS Metals Corp..................................IL

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

SOFTWARE, COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC/BILLING

Advanced Motor Services................ MN

Van Sickle Paint Co.......................... NE

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

ELCON Inc..........................................IL

Aluminum Shapes Inc...................... NY

Inter Swiss Ltd...................................IL

Norfolk Southern............................ PA Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

TRACTION MOTORS ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY

PISTONS

SANDERS

LAT-LON LLC.....................................CO

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Chromium Corporation......................TX

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

MTU Detroit Diesel Inc..................... MI

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL July 2015

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SUPPORT SERVICES General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Simmons Machine Tool Corp............ NY

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Standard Car Truck Co........................IL

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Manufacturers Railway Co...............MO

Chromium Corporation......................TX

UTC-Calder S.A. de C.V..................... JAL

Messiah Locomotive Services..........MO

Transportation Innovation Specialists..................................... MN

Clifton Steel Co............................... OH

Western-Cullen-Hayes, Inc.................IL

Miller Felpax.................................. MN

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

Holland Co........................................IL

MTU - Tognum America, Inc.............. MI Norfolk Southern............................ PA

TURBINES

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Fairbanks Morse Engine................... WI

Osborne Industries, Inc................... KS

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

PSI Bearing..................................... CA

R & W Machine.................................IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Quadrant EPP USA, Inc..................... PA

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Messiah Locomotive Services..........MO

Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

Traction Motor Service, Inc............... PA

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

Standard Car Truck Co........................IL Strato, Inc........................................NJ

UTC-Calder S.A. de C.V..................... JAL

TransDyne, Inc..................................IL

TRUCK/COMBO REMANUFACTURE

TURBOCHARGERS, REMANUFACTURED

Altoona Railcar Repair...................... PA

Cameron .........................................TX

Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc.......................... NY

Electro-Motive Diesel Inc....................IL

Unity Railway Supply Co., Inc..............IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

ZefTek, Inc.........................................IL

Mid-America Car Inc.......................MO

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Tri-Star Plastics Inc..........................NC

WELDING EQUIPMENT

ORX................................................ PA Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

VALVES

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

UTC-Calder S.A. de C.V..................... JAL

Aventics Corporation.........................KY

Miller Electric Manufacturing Co....... WI

Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL

Railquip, Inc................................... GA

BW Services.....................................LA

WHEELS/AXLES/WHEEL SETS

Chromium Corporation......................TX

American Railcar Industries, Inc......MO

TRUCKS AND COMPONENTS (SPRINGS, BOLSTERS, SIDE FRAMES) A. Stucki Company........................... PA

TALGO, Inc...................................... WA

Dayton-Phoenix Group.................... OH

WHEEL-SET SHOP SERVICES A. Stucki Company........................... PA Greenbrier Companies, Inc..............OR Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN ORX................................................ PA R & W Machine.................................IL UTC-Calder S.A. de C.V..................... JAL

WINCHES General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada Holland Co........................................IL IRECO, L.L.C.......................................IL Shamrock Associates Ltd...................IL

WINDOWS/GLAZING Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN Ellcon-National Inc.......................... SC Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR Norfolk Southern............................ PA

Amsted Rail......................................IL

Diamond Wire Spring....................... PA

Sierracin Corp................................. CA

Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

USSC LLC......................................... PA

East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN

Graham-White Mfg. Co..................... VA

General Electric Canada Inc.......Canada

Haynes Corp.....................................FL

Greenbrier Companies, Inc..............OR

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

Knappco.........................................MO

Hydra-Tech International Corp...Canada

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

K-IV Enterprises LLC..........................NJ

Midland Manufacturing Corp..............IL

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

New York Air Brake Corp................... NY

Messiah Locomotive Services..........MO

Holland Co........................................IL

Peaker Services Inc.......................... MI

Norfolk Southern............................ PA

IAE Power Products Co.......................IL

Sure Seal Inc..................................MO

Northern Rail Car Corp..................... WI

Knoxville Locomotive Works............. TN

Triangle Engineered Products Co........IL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

Mid-America Car Inc.......................MO

Westcode, Inc.................................. PA

Ontario Northland....................Canada

ALSTOM Transportation Inc.............. NY Arizona Rail Car Inc.......................... AZ BBC Fasteners Inc..............................IL Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc.......................AL Brookville Equipment Corp............... PA BW Services.....................................LA Diamond Wire Spring....................... PA East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc..TN Hilliard Enterprises, Inc................... AR

ORX................................................ PA

Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc..............SD Norfolk Southern............................ PA

WEAR PLATES

Progress Rail Services Corp...............AL

Northern Rail Car Corp..................... WI

A. Stucki Company........................... PA

R & W Machine.................................IL

OmniTRAX Locomotive Services........CO

American Locomotive Parts, Inc........ DE

RELCO Locomotives, Inc......................IL

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Gearing Up For Winter

Tools and techniques both new and old help railroads cope with weather extremes. By Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing Editor

t’s the proverbial perfect storm. Across much of North America, the period from late fall through winter is when just about everything that can hinder the business of moving trains comes together in full force. First there’s the pre-Christmas flood of containerized merchandise arriving at seaports, which translates into longer and more frequent stack trains to carry those goods inland. That import traffic usually peaks long before December, but its aftermath in the form of expedited post-retail packages can keep domestic intermodal trains amplified right into the week of Christmas itself. Then comes the grain rush, as summer’s harvest flows toward trackside elevators and thousands of covered hoppers emerge from seasonal storage, spawning a surge in unit grain trains that can last well into March. Additionally, trainloads of thermal coal bound for powerplants both overseas and domestically experience an uptick during the dark, cold, energy-intensive days of winter. And then there’s the weather. The struggle of running trains through snow, ice and severe cold has been around as long as railroading itself. But recent winters have truly put railways to the test. December 2013 through January 2014 was particularly brutal, with the double-edged sword of rapid growth in unit crude business and extreme weather conditions for the wintertime logjams that rippled across rail

corridors in both the U.S. and Canada. However, as more than one railway official has expressed, winter weather has a way of exposing weaknesses, and those weaknesses don’t come in the form of added oil traffic or heavy snow. Lessons Learned

Union Pacific spokeswoman Kristen South tells Railway Age, “While this past winter was milder, the preparations we put into place last year helped mitigate the impact from snowfall and cold weather. We are prepared to respond this winter, and to any extreme weather such as flooding, with extra resources and coverage.” UP now relies on winter weather command centers on each Northern Region service unit, staffed throughout the winter to make ground-level decisions on such things as train crew deployment, maintenance coordination and contractor management. Part of UP’s focus is on the trains themselves, and the Mechanical Department has developed tighter air line and more stringent air test parameters. UP also uses train size and locomotive configurations analysis to determine optimal designs for extreme weather. Railroads have upped their budgeting for winter-related needs. At UP, that means new equipment investments ranging from jet blowers to portable backup generators and blizzard coaches that can transport crews. More than 50 switch heaters July 2015 Railway Age 25

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SUPPLIERS KEEP THE HEAT ON HIGH

Suppliers that specialize in assisting railroads in their annual battle with winter include Knox Kershaw, Nordco and Progress Rail (ballast regulators with snow plow attachments); Condor Signal, Wausau Everest, RPM Tech and Rails Company (air and/or snow blowers); Hovey Industries, Railway Equipment Co. and CCI Thermal Technologies (switch heaters); Modern Track Machinery (snow thrower attachments); and Danella Rental Systems (plow systems). Of all the debilitating effects that snow and ice can have, frozen switches are perhaps the worst. “Our customers are taking switch protection during winter events to a new level by ordering our most efficient and robust unit, the 5-hp gas hot air blower with an AC drive, in conjunction with fiberglass switch covers and Sno-Net® connectivity,” says Railway Equipment Co. VP and General Manager Joe Ashley. “The 5-hp unit provides maximum heating capability while the AC drive minimizes in-rush current during startup, allowing these units to be installed in areas where utility power traditionally would be unable to support them. RECo’s fiberglass switch covers have been designed to provide maximum protection while minimizing install time. Sno-Net® connectivity is becoming the norm for many customers, especially in remote locations where inspecting switches during winter events puts employees at an increased risk for winter-related accidents. Our latest addition is our switch machine monitor that leverages switch heater connectivity, allowing railroads further visibility of the effectiveness of switch heaters.” Locomotive APUs (auxiliary power units), such as those supplied by HOTSTART, are in widespread use to combat freezing temperatures. The Vermont Railway System has installed 13 HOTSTART APUs since 2011; they have proved highly beneficial during cold New England winters, according to CMO George Zwolen. HOTSTART offers two locomotive-specific electric-powered engine heating systems. One is a dual-fluid heater that maintains prime-mover coolant and oil temperatures during layover periods. The other is a coolant-only model. HOTSTART also manufactures a diesel-powered APU, a self-contained system that runs off the locomotive’s diesel fuel supply. “All our engine heating systems are designed to allow idling locomotives to be shut down and easily restarted, even after days sitting in freezing weather,” the company says. “Equipping a locomotive with a HOTSTART block heater eliminates the problems with idling, including wasted fuel and oil, wet-stacking, emissions, noise and engine wear. By circulating heated coolant throughout the engine, our heating systems keep the locomotive’s water system warm during shutdowns. Depending on ambient temperature, they will maintain the prime-mover’s coolant between 90 and 120 degrees F. The prime-mover’s oil is maintained between 80 and 100 degrees F.”

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will be added to supplement the existing network of 1,600 switch locations with snow melters or blowers. BNSF has also taken steps to reduce winter’s impact on its personnel, operations, and customer service. Heeding the lessons of the 2013-2014 winter season, BNSF installed 150 additional switch heaters at locations that previously did not have protection from cold temperatures, bringing its total network count to nearly 3,000. Sub-freezing temperatures also impede airflow through train air lines, which increases the time needed to achieve full brake release, which can then multiply into hundreds of hours in lost throughput across the network in one day. From a Service Design perspective, BNSF is utilizing distributed power to mitigate air-related issues and the need to reduce train lengths due to cold. BNSF also added nine teams of Mechanical Rapid Responders, bringing the number to 148 in 37 locations. MRRs are cross-trained to quickly resolve car and locomotive issues, including those caused by winter weather, 24 hours a day. They are positioned throughout the BNSF system, but the majority are located in the upper Midwest, where operations experience the lowest temperatures and a higher likelihood of ice and snow accumulation. Meanwhile, Up in the Mountains

If there’s one place where railroads wage a down-and-dirty battle against winter, it’s in the mountains. BNSF’s front line, in what is virtually an armed conflict, lies at its northernmost crossing of the Rocky Mountains: Marias Pass. On the west slope of Marias, in John F. Stevens Canyon, more than a dozen avalanche chutes take direct aim at BNSF’s doubletracked main line. At most spots, the railroad is protected by snowsheds that were built roughly a century ago using stout treated timbers. BNSF budgets close to $40,000 annually toward routine maintenance of those sheds, and at times has invested in more extensive upgrades. In 2007 and 2008, footings for two separate snowsheds were strengthened using 55-foot long, 8-inch diameter steel micropiles, which were driven into the ground, filled with concrete and capped with steel crossbeams to provide stronger support beneath the existing timber columns. Even with nearly 7,300 feet of its Marias Pass main line covered by snowsheds, BNSF contends with an occasional avalanche landing on its property. The most recent ones of significance were in March 2014, when a series of slides left both main tracks buried under seven feet of snow. Not long after a January 2004 derailment on Marias Pass, BNSF developed an Avalanche Safety Team headed by David Hamre, whose extensive knowledge in avalanche behavior had already been applied on the Alaska Railroad. Hamre recommended that BNSF use explosives to trigger controlled avalanches when snowpack conditions grow precarious and trains can be kept clear. Snowplows and dozers can then remove avalanche debris under safer managed circumstances. BNSF now implements 24/7 coverage by engineering forces on Marias Pass, including two temporary Assistant

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Roadmasters. Snow level updates are provided twice daily on the Montana Division to verify that plowing is keeping pace with what BNSF calls “demand for brake glaze prevention.” With close to 2,000 route-miles of main lines to maintain in Montana alone, BNSF positions snowplows on standby at Essex, Great Falls and Glendive. West of Spokane, Wash., BNSF’s Northern Corridor forks into three routes that penetrate the Cascade Range via Stevens Pass, Stampede Pass and the Columbia River Gorge. In western Washington, BNSF maintains an active fleet of equipment that is required to keep the lines open. To cover Stevens Pass, there is a rotary plow at Wenatchee, and at Skykomish, Jordan spreaders, big-wing snowplows and mini plows. For Stampede Pass, BNSF has Jordan spreaders and big-wing equipment stationed at Auburn, Wash. As for lower elevations, the Columbia River Gorge typically doesn’t require machine snow removal support, only occasional maintenance personnel to sweep and blow switches of ice and snow. Mudslides are another challenge in the Pacific Northwest rainforest area geography. Retaining walls have been installed at locations where slides have been known to block BNSF and Amtrak service north of Seattle, but the seasonal job of keeping western Washington trackage clear of mud depends equally on BNSF’s pre-positioning of equipment.

Gaining the Upper Hand

Zak Andersen of BNSF describes in detail what takes place during the months leading up to winter. “Each of our twelve operating divisions devises a Winter Action Plan (WAP). Every year, they review their plans to ensure that resources and procedures are in place based on each division’s unique conditions and challenges, and also implementing insights from last winter. The safety of our employees comes first. We spend considerable time ensuring team member readiness relative to winter exposures. Everything from driving to work in inclement weather, proper footwear for icy conditions, and how often to get out of extreme weather to warm up, to the importance of adequate rest and hydration.” “At the beginning of September,” Andersen says, “We begin the installation of switch heaters and switch covers, distribute brooms and shovels, crib out switches and fill all propane tanks. The target is to have all plans in place and equipment winter-ready by November 1. For example, all BNSF-owned snow removal equipment has had a full mechanical inspection and repairs, and switch heaters have been test-fired and repaired if necessary. We start the first WAP calls midSeptember with division officers, followed by two additional calls before November 1. These calls review every aspect of winter planning, from inventory, location, and condition of snow removal equipment, emergency ballast supply, and

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derailment [track] panels to terminal preparedness, locomotive and vehicle weatherization and crew considerations.” Canadian Pacific’s planning process includes pre-staging track materials and equipment such as plows strategically positioned to respond to any situations as quickly as possible. Keeping Chicago Open

The rail industry’s new winter-prep mindset goes beyond just keeping the home territory operating. It’s also about ensuring connectivity with joint carriers. UP says Chicago is a prime example of where the toughest lessons of winter have been learned. Looking back at 2013-14, Dean Ridder, manager of terminal operations in Rochelle, Ill., said, “In addition to the bitter cold, the problem for us was blowing snow. There are more than 50 switches between Rochelle and Chicago, and once we got them cleaned out, they’d be filled right back up with snow again. Even heated blowers, which are designed to keep switches clear of ice and snow, couldn’t keep up. We’ve become better prepared to deal with each area’s problems, whether it’s blowing snow in Rochelle or lake-effect ‘Snowmaggedon’ closer to Lake Michigan.” BNSF points to significant investments “in Chicago proper and Chicago bypass interchange trackage” which have served them well in winter months. The company says, “We are more aggressively leveraging the use of pre-arranged,

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alternate interchange gateways with interchange partners at a much higher frequency than years past.” Not just in rail-torail interchange, but in truck-rail interchange as well. BNSF says, “Additional parking capacity was put in service, mostly in Chicago, in anticipation of higher terminal dwell, and subsequent higher terminal inventories that come with lower dray capacity during severe weather.” This involved 800 trailer/container parking spots being added at three Chicago facilities: Willow Springs, Cicero and Corwith. There may be no greater indication that BNSF feels ready for its next round with winter than its decision to resume expedited domestic intermodal service across its Northern Corridor, beginning this September. After months of increasing congestion, compounded by record-levels of new track construction, the heavy winter of 2013-14 dealt a severe blow to BNSF’s three- to four-day running time between the Pacific Northwest and Chicago. Domestic intermodal was downshifted to a five-day run across this lane in spring of 2014 in order to allow all traffic groups to move fluidly and to get capacity projects completed more quickly. One year later, that move has paid off, with the company now planning to trim an average 20% off those running times with faster service that it says is “in direct response to marketplace demand and a result of BNSF’s record capital investments along its Northern Corridor route.” RA

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rAilwAy Age ConferenCe & expo

Keynote Address Sarah Feinberg Federal Railroad Administrator

Michael Rush Senior Vice President, Safety and Operations, Association of American Railroads

Tom Simpson President, Railway Supply Institute

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By Ryan S. McWilliams, Contributing Editor

Wayside Monitoring: show me the data Performance monitoring devices provide railroads a targeted, educated approach to maintenance or safety issues.

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has been a very busy year for the rail industry so far. We’ve had tank car regulation “discussions”, PTC implementation “challenges” and tremendous activity in infrastructure and vehicle regulation, construction and maintenance. All of these topics have the intention of making the industry safer and/or more efficient even though the approach and implementation may not be very desirable according to many industry experts. A common catchphrase these days is “show me the data” to prove a specific point or condition. In the past, such data was not readily available or did not exist at all. However, the industry has been doing a great job of implementing more wayside monitoring systems along with advancing the forward-looking subject knowledge on various performance-related topics when it comes to both vehicle and infrastructure monitoring. Most people agree that there usually is not a single cause of any one accident, incident or performance related situation. It is almost without exception that there are a combination of conditions (infrastructure, operations and/or equipment related) that have coalesced to create a less-thanpositive outcome. Performance monitoring devices are now 32 Railway Age July 2015

allowing the railroads to take a more targeted and more educated approach when it comes to prioritizing maintenance and addressing performance or safety related issues. As an industry, we are in the process of implementing tools that allow us to better identify undesirable conditions and then focus our repair and maintenance efforts in that direction. As long as the regulators, the politicians, and the public allow us to stay the course, many industry insiders see a very bright and very positive future in this arena. However, if this goes the way of tank car or PTC regulation, this progress will likely be side-tracked in a less than optimal direction. Suppliers and railroads are currently pulling together in the right direction when it comes to new technologies that help to ensure a safer and more proficient rail system year after year. As an example, wayside monitoring systems such as thermal hot box detectors (one of the most mature detectors in operation) are a great asset and are complemented by more advanced systems such as the acoustic based technologies. The acoustic systems do a very good job in predicting failures instead of just informing that a bearing failure is in process. The obvious path forward is to continue to complement and support the current detector network with more

advanced technologies to ensure total coverage of key assets. The data from a Truck Performance Detector in Figure 1 (opposite) shows the load environment a decade ago and compares it to that same locations load environment today. Although this is a complex scenario to evaluate and there are a lot of variables to consider (speed, geometry, load, maintenance, environment, etc.), this comparison shows that we are improving our stress state in this location, especially in the presence of heavier loads and increased train speeds. The lateral load environment from this heavy-haul curve shows a slight reduction in lateral load observed over a 90-day period in 2015 as compared to the same period in 2005. This is the result we are striving for by improving grinding programs, advancing friction management, and improving freight car maintenance and components. The advancement of many different technologies has been proven to reduce system stress, which reduces wear and fuel consumption and promotes a safer and more efficient railway. There are interesting artifacts hidden in this distribution curve that point to the fact that we are decreasing our overall stress state in many different ways. This is highlighted by the reduction of occurrences observed on the positive tail of the curve as well as from the shift toward lower values at the peak of the distribution. This is a relatively straightforward improvement in maintenance allocation whereby we are targeting the worst performers first and correcting those outliers so that they do not skew the fleet’s performance. Additionally, we are also very likely improving our wheel profile as is identified by the reduction in negative lateral values. Those values are simply denoting the direction in

Figure 1. Lateral Load Environment Comparison.

makes the adoption of this newer technology that much more palatable. Not only are these systems being utilized to monitor for safety and performance improvements simultaneously, today’s machine vision systems can also perform inspections at a much faster rate than is possible with current manual methods. CSX Director of Advanced Engineering Kim Bowling states that CSX began installing machine vision systems in 2009 and currently has three hump-based systems, eight lineof road systems (with three more on the way), three wheel profile detectors on the hump, and five wheel profile detectors on line of road (with one on the way). CSX also has a progressive plan for additional detector integration that includes implementing the best possible

Shifted load photo (courtesy of Terry Smith, CSX retired).

CSX supersite at Hague, Ga. (courtesy of Kim Bowling).

which the lateral load is applied. Positive values are pushing toward the field side of the rail while negative values are pulling in toward the gage side. By reducing the amplitude of the negative values, we assume that the hollow wheel population of the fleet is better managed and we are therefore seeing a reduction in negative (false flanging) wheels. Today, with more integral and more proficient wayside detectors, we have even more accurate tools to determine if our efforts are of value and to what degree.

technology to improve early detection and safety along with the selection of various systems that survive in the harsh railroad operating environment. CSX relies on the system software to do the “heavy lifting” of selecting and inspecting each image and then allows the in-house rules engine to assign alarms and route cars to the shop. Bowling further states that “the future of the industry’s machine vision program could include the inspection of open-top load securement conditions (pipes, logs, etc.), the integration of Optical Character Recognition to identify trucks and castings, forward looking infrared cameras, inward facing cameras with gesture based interfaces, and whole-car imaging to support damage-related claims.”

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are the fastest-developing detectors within the industry today. These devices are now coming down in price and increasing in performance, which

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Wheel Profile System by KLD Labs.

E coupler missing cotter key.

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Massive amounts of data are now being generated by all types of detectors and there are questions about how best to manage it. The industry is currently addressing the questions of data storage location, size limitations and the amount of time to archive historical information. Industry standards are being discussed by all stakeholders and interchange data management is also a serious topic of debate. As we deploy more and more machine vision systems, we also need to handle the large amount of data and develop “Big Data” analytical tools. Currently, traditional defect detection data storage is manageable, but there is a growing interest in predictive maintenance and comprehensive fleet assessment. Additionally, more-advanced detectors are creating larger data sets with imaging systems coming in at the top of the charts. Dan Magnus states that “KLD Labs has responded to the big data issue by developing TrainBase, a web based data management application tool. This application generates userdefined equipment condition reports and can predict when maintenance is to occur based on the railroad’s specific priorities. Implementation of this system provides maintenance personnel the information needed so that they can better manage and plan maintenance activities. TrainBase also incorporates alerting functions that create messages to be sent to smart devices so key managers are quickly informed about more serious conditions tha need to be addressed immediately.The management of “Big Data” goes even deeper by providing comprehensive fleet statistics at a touch of the mouse and allows users to drill down from measurement values to component image data.” Investing in tools to improve system capabilities, safety and performance is something that almost every railroad is undertaking. Many are in pursuit of zero accidents, which is an admirably ambitious goal. Supply companies and railroads are working together more now than ever before to advance wayside monitoring technologies and many other supporting technologies that benefit all stakeholders. If we can keep this momentum in the right direction, there is a very positive outcome for suppliers and railroads which also gets passed along to the public and to the shippers in the form of a safer and more cost effective transportation system. RA

are not resting on their laurels these days. KLD Labs has been accelerating the development of train scanning machine vision systems by testing in revenue service as well as at TTCI. According to Dan Magnus, KLD Labs Vice President and company co-founder, “TTCI’s outstanding facilities, equipment and staff have enabled KLD’s Engineering group to enhance and validate their machine vision algorithms and solutions for what our customers really want and need. We are extracting more actionable information from the captured imagery than ever before and we are continuing to find innovative new ways to use that data.” Efforts to date include automatically scanning the entire train for defects such as broken or missing components. They have supported further development of machine vision algorithms to locate and detect asymmetrical conditions that reveal subtle or non-detectable defects such as bolster issues, interior broken springs or imbalanced loads. “What we are now finding is truly impressive and railroaders are getting more involved trying to find new ways to apply this technology. Machine vision has entered a new era in railways and it is truly an exhilarating time for our industry” said Magnus. Even with all of the recent advancements in machine vision systems, there are still a few challenges being aggressively addressed. With any new technology, there are issues that need to be overcome. For example, since car construction isn’t standard, camera placement limitations can hinder the ability to see every component from every angle on every car type. Finding small defects such as a missing cotter key can be a challenging task for machine vision systems just as it is for experienced human inspectors. However, machine vision systems are generally better at these type of tedious and repetitive tasks, but they are still not perfect and will be subject to very similar natural obstacles that will improve with time and experience. Since machine vision systems incorporate relatively new technology in the rail space, and since every algorithm is not perfect right out of the box, human intervention and oversight is still a smart notion when it comes to quality control and accuracy assurance in these early days.

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Growing, yet aging—gradually

Ph.D., Senior Analyst, Railinc Corp., for Railway Age

Railinc’s 2015 North American Locomotive Review shows a robust fleet with shifting demographics.

n Railinc’s annual review of the North American locomotive fleet, data showed the fleet continued growing in 2014. Locomotives have long service lives, and their average and median ages both increased in 2014.

Key Findings

Locomotives continue to join the fleet at a steady rate—this was the fifth consecutive year of growth. At the end of 2014, the locomotive fleet totaled about 37,400, up about 900 units, or 2.4%, from 2013 (Figure 1).The age of the locomotive fleet increased slightly in 2014. Average and median ages both increased 0.1 years in 2014, the fifth consecutive year this occurred. High-horsepower, six-axle AC locomotives are changing fleet demographics. Those with a horsepower rating of above 4,000 have predominated new additions since the mid-1990s. Those with the highest fuel capacity—more than 4,500 gallons—make up the largest percentage of the fleet.

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Locomotive Fleet Growth Characteristics

Since Railinc began reporting on locomotives in 2010, the size of the locomotive fleet has increased each year. Nearly 3,500 new locomotives have joined the North American fleet in the past four years, and the number of locomotives added in 2014 was the highest since 2007 (Figure 2).

Historically, the average age of the fleet and the number of locomotives added to the fleet mirror the economic environment. When the economy is strong and there are more railcars in service—as in the mid-1990s and mid-2000s—the fleet tends to grow. During periods of recession, fewer new locomotives join the fleet. The Shift To AC

DC locomotives make up 69% of the North American fleet, while the share of AC locomotives continues to increase (Figure 3). The percentage of DC units has declined slowly over the past five years as more AC units have joined the fleet. AC locomotives have dominated new additions in the past four years. And, since 2005 and 2006, AC units have made up more than half of all new additions to the locomotive fleet. In the past four years, nearly all new locomotives acquired new were AC units. DC units historically had lower initial costs and lower maintenance costs, though this has shifted recently. Locomotives with a horsepower rating above 4,000 continue to make up a larger share of the North American fleet—42% in 2014, up three percentage points from 2013. As a percentage of the fleet, the smallest locomotives— those with up to 2,000 horsepower—held steady in 2014, while those between 2,001 and 4,000 horsepower declined. July 2015 Railway Age 35

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FIGURE 1: North American Locomotive Fleet, Count at Year-End, Active Locomotives in Umler®

FIGURE 3: North American Locomotive Fleet— AC vs. DC Traction Power, By Year

FIGURE 2: North American Locomotive Fleet—Age in Years

FIGURE 4: North American Locomotive Fleet— Service Type, By Year

This continues the trend of high-horsepower locomotives dominating among additions to the fleet. Nevertheless, the fleet does continue to add lower-horsepower locomotives, though at generally decreasing rates. These lower-horsepower additions consist of rebuilt locomotives and new units used as switching locomotives. Locomotives with a horsepower rating of above 4,000 dominate among AC locomotives, which tend to be newer. There are more than twice as many DC diesel locomotives in the North American fleet than AC units. However, DC units are more evenly distributed by horsepower rating, with ratings of 3,000 or less making up the largest share. Six-axle locomotives make up 69% of the North American fleet. Though the makeup was unchanged in 2014, this share of the overall fleet population has increased over the past three decades, as more six-axle locomotives have joined the fleet. Six-axle locomotives distribute the weight of a locomotive to the rails across more wheels and deliver tractive effort through more wheels and traction motors. Locomotives with fuel capacity of more than 4,500 gallons make up more than half the North American fleet. This share has grown in recent years, while the share of locomotives with fuel capacity between 3,500 and 4,500 gallons has decreased. This is consistent with the recent

trend of the fleet adding new high-horsepower, six-axle locomotives, which have larger fuel tanks.

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Road Units And Switchers

To distinguish locomotives used in road service from those used in switching service, Railinc has applied the following definitions: A road unit has six axles and a horsepower rating greater than 2,500. A switcher has four axles and up to 2,500 horsepower. Road units make up 68% of the North American locomotive fleet, while switchers account for about 23% of the population (Figure 4). Locomotives with four axles and a horsepower rating greater than 2,500 make up 8% of the fleet. However, the industry has shifted away from building this type of locomotive since the mid-1990s. Industry rules do not require locomotive owners to register their locomotives in the Umler® system, and many locomotives that are in captive service at industrial plants are not registered in Umler®. However, equipment that is used in interchange service, including locomotives, must be registered. As such, the data in this report reflects trends in the locomotive population used in interline exchange. RA Railinc is a wholly owned AAR subsidiary. Full report: www.railinc. com/rportal/locomotive-review-2015.

Don’t let your joint bars get out of joint How TTCI is investigating the effects of heavy train loads on joint bar performance.

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By David D. Davis, Senior Scientist, and Jay Baillargeon, Senior Engineer, TTCI, for Railway Age

he effects of various track parameters and track maintenance on joint bar forces and strains were evaluated at TTCI in a series of inspections and tests sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research, Development and Technology. The results show that normal track surfacing procedures produce joint bar bending strains that are similar in magnitude to train loading. Given the limited number of load cycles resulting from tamping maintenance, as compared to traffic loading, the effect of tamping on joint bar failure is likely small. Previous investigations by the FRA and the Association of American Railroads show that the predominant location of joint bar cracking is at the top (vertically)/middle (longitudinally) of the bar. However, this location should not have high tensile stresses under the assumed loading conditions. Therefore, an investigation of the effects of maintenance and track conditions, such as tamping and raising, rail end gap distance and rail height mismatches, was conducted. Findings from TTCI’s in-depth study are as follows: • Rail joint deflection under load is highly dependent on support conditions in the vicinity of the joint. Furthermore, rail joint deflections are highly correlated with failed or defective joint bars. As previous studies have shown, limiting joint deflection will extend joint bar service life significantly. • Track surfacing is not likely the cause of crack development at the top longitudinal center of the joint bars.

Measured joint bar strains from surfacing, including the raising and lowering of the rail joints, were low. Tensile strains on the top of the bars were lower than typically seen from train operations (5 ksi vs. 10–20 ksi). The top of the bars had largely compressive strains for most of the surfacing done to raise joints that were lower than 1 inch. • The effects of rail end gaps at joints were measured under a heavy-axle-load test consist. Rail joints produce some dynamic load as compared to continuous welded rail. However, the effect of varying the rail end gap from 0 to 1 inch was small (i.e. 10% to 20% dynamic load above nominal wheel loads) over the range of speeds tested (i.e., 10-45 mph). The rail joint conditions were representative of a newly installed joint, with no end batter or foundation degradation. • The effect of rail height mismatch at joints was measured under a heavy-axle-load test consist as well. Again, the effect was relatively small in terms of joint bar strains. However, the measured wheel and rail forces, which were relatively low, suggest that the test may not be representative of revenue service conditions. • There was little correlation between joint bar surface hardness and metal flow depth at the top center of joint bars, which suggests that the use of a simple measure of flow depth cannot yet be used to reject joint bars from re-use in track. A larger sample, including more cracked bars, is needed to reach a definitive conclusion. July 2015 Railway Age 37

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longitudinal center) joint bars. Moreover, the figure shows more defective or failed joints than intact ones when the vertical deflections are ½ inch or greater. At deflections less than ½ inch, intact joints outnumber the failed ones. This study has provided insight into why and how joint bars develop fatigue cracks by (1) examining the causes and locations of crack initiation and (2) quantifying the effects of various track parameters that may cause overstressing. Ultimately TTCI believes that the results of this study will help develop guidelines for best practices and potential methods that reduce the occurrence of joint bar failures in revenue service. RA Figure 1. Distribution of vertical deflections for intact and defective rail joints.

A review of the data collected from the field surveys and from rail joints at TTCI’s Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) reveals that vertical deflection at the rail joint has a significant statistical correlation with rail joint condition. Figure 1 (above) shows the distribution of vertical deflection measurements for 118 joint locations (50 intact locations and 68 failed locations). Vertical deflections of 1.5 inches or greater were measured at nine joint locations, all of which had defective (e.g. worn, loose or with broken bolts) or failed (i.e. broken or cracked in the

references: Jeong, D.Y., R. Bruzek, A. Tajaddini. April 2014. “Engineering Studies on Joint Bar Integrity, Part I: Field Surveys and Observed Failure Modes,” JRC2014-3706. Proceedings of the 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, Colo. Davis, David, Darrell Collard, and Don Guillen, May 2004. “Bonded Insulated Joint Performance in Main Line Track.” Technology Digest TD04-006. Association of American Railroads, Transportation Technology Center, Inc., Pueblo, Colo. Akhtar, Muhammad and David Davis, May 2006. “Development of an Improved Bonded Insulated Joint for HAL Service.” Technology Digest TD06-012. Association of American Railroads, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Pueblo, Colo.

All About Railroading by Railway Age Editor William C. Vantuono

All About Railroading presents every aspect of the North American railway industry: freight operations, freight locomotives, freight cars, intercity and commuter rail, light rail, rapid transit, engineering, and signaling & communications. Plus, there’s a glossary of railroad terms and an information resource directory listing dozens of web sites. Softcover. $33.95 BKAARR All About Railroading

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Any asset, any attribute Handheld personal computing devices are improving how the rail industry manages critical assets. By WILLIAM C. VANTUONO, Editor-in-Chief

ata—specifically, how to compile and manage it— often seems like it’s approaching overload level. Only recently has data management caught up with 21st century data management tools, namely, handheld personal computing devices. There is hardly an area of this industry where such devices couldn’t become as indispensable as the smart phones and tablet computers that seemingly everyone is carrying around. For railroads, customers and suppliers, they’re fast becoming the datagathering tools of choice. Ottawa, Ontario-based Global Attributes is among several emerging companies that are rapidly expanding into the railway industry with applications for personal computing devices that can integrate the numerous functions of operating and maintaining equipment and infrastructure, and compile and manage data. “We’ve launched a sophisticated inspection platform, Inspection by Design®-Rail, which is running on new industry-leading hardware,” says Global Attributes President Steve Johnston. “We believe this combination will help to revolutionize the railcar inspection and data gathering process, and we’ve developed it to be the most sophisticated and flexible inspection-centric railcar management system in the industry. Our Android-based mobile interface means field inspectors don’t have to carry heavy handheld readers, eliminating traditional clipboard inspections and virtually guaranteeing timely, accurate inspections. Inspectors can easily imbed picture and video into inspections (photo, above). Simple ‘picture’ type questions instruct the device to launch the camera.” Among Global Attribute’s customers is Kemira, a Helsinki,

Finland-based global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries such as pulp and paper, oil and gas, mining and water treatment. Kemira’s logistics department has the daunting task of managing all logistics sourcing and management globally. “By building a reliable network of global and local partners we ensure safe and sustainable product delivery to our customers,” the company notes. “We utilize an optimized combination of sea freight, railcars and truck transportation. We also operate our own truck fleet where this is required to guarantee optimal service.” “We implemented the Global Attributes handheld inspection tool during 2014 at our key plants and terminals (one of which is located in East Chicago, Ind.) to inspect our inbound and outbound railcars,” says Kemira Director of Logistics and Supply Chain, Municipal and Industrial-North America John Gutkowski. “This tool has automated a completely manual process for our railcar shipments. Now we will be able to better analyze any car handling problems in great detail for continuous improvement. In addition, the solution offers numerous areas of potential for improvement in our day-today railcar handling.” Yard Management and More

Global Attributes offers a variety of applications for functions including yard management and fleet tracking. “The Yard Management app combined with our new lightweight AEI tag reader possesses a fast, high-precision GPS, EPC tag capability and many other features,” says Johnston. “It provides a solid platform for inbound full/empty railcar inspection, loading and unloading, car placement and tracking, outbound July 2015 Railway Age 39

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inspection and integrated maintenance—essentially, from the time a railcar enters a yard on an inbound train to when it’s ready to leave the yard on an outbound consist.” “Our integrated Ticketing System ties directly into one of North America’s largest railcar maintenance providers for effective delivery of maintenance related issues and instruction,” says Johnston. “Any problems encountered in the field can be communicated in real time back to the maintenance provider, and instructional information can be relayed back. In addition, compliance and regulatory issues such as expired testing dates can be configured to launch a ticket to automatically block the railcar and alert others in the organization. This makes compliance proof-positive.” Global’s Fleet Tracking system is integrated with Railinc, North America’s largest railcar location provider. Railinc delivers more than nine million messages each day over its EDI network—transportation waybills, advance train consists, blocking requests and responses and trip plans. Integration with Railinc “allows our clients to track the whereabouts of their entire fleet across the continent, and our hand-held application provides detailed positional information on railcars located in a yard,” says Johnston. “Knowing the exact whereabouts of an asset not only improves the planning process from origin to destination, but it also helps reduce costly demurrage charges for cars that sit idle.

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Changes in car locations are displayed on Live Maps and Dashboards inside our Cloud services.” Inspection by Design®, says Johnston, “offers complete accountability. Every inspection question is geo-coded with the latitude, longitude and altitude of where the operator was standing when it was answered. It’s time stamped at the point of change, and is traceable to the operator who answered it. Likewise, every completed inspection is pushed to our secure Cloud Environment automatically and is locked and archived. The data is searchable and indexed for analysis, and is electronically signed. A remote control feature allows remote access and control of all field devices from one console. This can be used to remotely troubleshoot issues in the field or to provide hands-on support to the operator. “Our rich web interface allows for quick and visually effective viewing and analysis. Who performed each inspection, who answered each question, where that question was answered and at what time it was answered can be viewed three ways: Graphically, Geo-Graphically and Analytically. Individual question results can be tabulated, analyzed and graphed individually over time or comparatively across inspections. Results can be mapped using our Integrated MapQuest® or Google® Maps interfaces.” In addition to Railinc, Global Attributes partners with Trimble, a global provider of location technologies. RA

Industry leaders converge at Rail Insights conference

ailway Age was in Chicago June 17-18 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel for its first-annual Rail Insights conference, structured as a series of conversations with industry leaders who, with Railway Age’s experienced team of editors, engaged in an interactive dialogue to explore the challenges, issues and trends affecting the North American rail market. Railway Age’s editorial team included Contributing Editors Frank N. Wilner, Roy H. Blanchard, Jason Seidl and David Nahass; Engineering Editor Mischa Wanek-Libman, and Editor-in-Chief William C.Vantuono. Blanchard, who was instrumental in devising the format, hosted a panel of experienced short line players to get their views on unappreciated risks, customer portfolio changes, misunderstandings about short lines, measuring profitability by customer, and advice to any would-be short line buyer. The panelists: Ed Ellis (Iowa Pacific), Marty Pohold (Genesee & Wyoming Ohio Valley Region), Dennis Miller (Iowa Interstate) and Tom Hoback (Indiana Rail Road). “The challenge is managing the inevitable loss of some customers and finding better customers to replace them,” said Blanchard. “The greatest misunderstanding about non-Class I roads is they are not all mom-and-pop streaks of rust in the sand and have revenue and capital requirements just like anybody else” CSX President and Chief Operating Officer Oscar Munoz, among the new generation of Class I leaders, kicked the discussions off with Vantuono, who queried him on his background in consumer products (soft drinks and telecommunications) prior to joining CSX as Chief Financial Officer more than a decade ago. Getting the variability out of product delivery at CSX is as important as it is at the CocaCola Co., one of Munoz’s prior companies. “The customer interface is crucial,” said Munoz Conrail President Ron Batory talked about four decades of changing railroad approaches to capital investment, from “survival” in the 1970s to “sporadic” in the post-Staggers Act 1980s to “stability” in the 1990s to “significant” in the 2000s. He described the past 40-plus years as “a series of success stories that led us to where we are today. I remember days when we were cannibalizing infrastructure just to raise cash.” Surface Transportation Board Acting Chairman Deb Miller described to Frank Wilner an agency constrained to some degree by budget and manpower, as well as rules that prohibit STB commissioners from discussing cases among themselves—which Miller finds counter-productive. In another session hosted by Wilner, attorneys Michael McBride (Partner, Van Ness Feldman LLP) and Robert D. Rosenberg (Partner, Slover & Loftus LLP), both of whom have extensive experience representing shippers and shipper associations, engaged in a spirited discussion about railroad rates, captive shippers, open access, railroad revenue adequacy, among other matters currently in play on Capitol Hill.

CSX President Oscar Munoz (right) with William C. Vantuono.

AAR Assistant Vice President-Security Tom Farmer addressed the luncheon with a talk on how the industry’s security initiatives have not let up in the years following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Chicago remains the number one interchange point for Class I railroads; not improving it is not an option, said Oliver Wyman Rail Practice Vice President Jason Kuehn, who was joined by Amtrak Blue Ribbon Panel member and former STB Chair Linda Morgan, Oliver Wyman Rail Practice Vice President Jason Kuehn and Chicago DOT Director of Transportation Planning and Programming Jeffrey Sriver. Real progress, through programs like CREATE, to improve freight and passenger rail traffic flows through Chicago has been made, but there is much more to be done. Rail pricing gains will hold, especially on truck-competitive business, said Cowan & Co. Managing Director Jason Seidl, who also said that a Class I transcontinental merger “is not a question of if, but when.” Rethinking the merchandise carload network to serve regional needs is something on which the industry needs to focus, said First Union Managing Director Rail Barbara Wilson, in her session with David Nahass. Supplier executives Steven Beal (National Railway Equipment), Chris Aadnesen (Georgetown Railway Equipment Co.) and Pete McCabe (GE Transportation) talked about such topics as accessibility for customers, being in sync with what the railroads need to become more productive, creative use of technology and the importance of a healthy customer base with the ability to invest in new technologies. During the closing session, AAR President and CEO Ed Hamberger noted that the railroads are far more agile than they were pre-Staggers, able to adapt to changing markets and traffic patterns. They stressed the importance of the industry’s continued ability to invest capital, and the negative consequences that over-regulation would bring, not only on the railroads, but on the North American economy. These are just a few of the highlights from Rail Insights. Dates and location for the 2016 edition of this conference will be announced in the coming months. RA July 2015 Railway Age 41

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High profile The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has appointed long-time ASLRRA contractor and exhibition manager Kathy Keeney as Vice President, Membership & Exhibit Services. She replaces Cheryl Huyck, who retired from ASLRRA earlier this year. Previously, Keeney managed the annual Connections Conference and Exhibition for ASLRRA on behalf of her former employer, The Journal of Commerce. Keeney comes to ASLRRA with many years’ experience in railroad industry publishing in Keeney communications, customer service, sales, trade show ASLRRA management, marketing and finance. For the past 15 years, she has served as publisher of The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, a quarterly directory of railroads and suppliers. The granddaughter of a railroader, Keeney is a past president of The League of Railway Industry Women and served on the board of directors for ASLRRA and the Washington Chapter of WTS. She is a graduate of Loyola University of Maryland, with a degree in English literature/media.

Aug. 4-6

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning—Joseph C. Szabo, former Federal Railroad Administrator, appointed Executive Director, effective June 15, 2015. MTA New York City Transit— Carmen Bianco, President, announced his retirement, effective Aug. 1, 2015.

SUPPLIERS PARSONS CORP.—Jannet M. Walker appointed as Vice President and Deputy Eastern Sector Manager of the company’s Rail and Transit Systems Division. PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF— Joseph G. Pulicare appointed Chief Operating Officer of its U.S. transportation sector. He previously served as a program manager and principal engineer with New Jersey Transit. PB also appointed Kathleen Herrmann a principal specialist in the Chicago office; Matthew Shelden a senior planning manager in PB’s Seattle office; Judith Andersen as Assistant Vice President and John A. Nicholson, Jr. as Senior Project Manager in the Pittsburgh office. RAILCOMM—Michael L. J. Hackney, Ph.D. appointed as Vice President of Products with responsibility for the company’s new products initiatives, including its smart analytics products platform. 42

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GANNETT FLEMING—Michael MacAllister, PE named a Vice President, based in the firm’s Pittsburgh, Pa., office. MacAllister serves as manager of the national Construction Management Practice. He has more than 33 years of industry and management experience. HNTB—Mark Huffer named as Kansas City Transit Practice Leader. He has more than 35 years of experience in the transit industry.

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(July 1915) Café Day Coach The Pennsylvania Railroad has equipped, and put in service, an allsteel café day coach, provided with a broiler buffet from which meals will be served. This car will be tried out as an experiment, and if it is found to meet a sufficient demand on the part of the traveling public, others of like character may be placed in operation. It will not be used, however, to supplant dining cars. The new car is intended for use on trains where a dining car is not warranted. The buffet occupies eight feet of space at one end of the car and is similar to those installed in broilerbuffet Pullman cars, but is of an improved type, alcohol broilers being used instead of coal fires.

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REF 2016 Power Update

elcome to the final update from Rail Equipment Finance 2016. Day three at REF covered locomotives and the market for locomotives. Following is a summary of what our audience discovered at this year’s conference. David Humphrey from Railinc discussed the state of the North American locomotive fleet. The fleet is growing, aging at a slower clip due to the increase in new units being built and moving more to AC power over DC power. The overwhelming majority of new-builds remain as high horsepower units. (More info on p. 35.) David Powell from Genesee & Wyoming discussed changing market values used equipment and how he addresses power needs across the G&W system. Powell noted that Tier 4 is a long-term challenge that will need to be addressed, that AC power presents hurdles for G&W systemwide but has its place, and that he is skeptical about natural gas locomotives, short term. Steve Sonni from NRE discussed the company’s Tier 4 offerings and its Independent Axle Control, which delivers AC locomotive performance in a DC powered unit. NRE continues to use its N-ViroMotive genset locomotive to deliver modern technology and EPA emissions compliance to customers. Edward and Stuart Biggs led a discussion on the 2014 new locomotive build and the projections for 2015. With clarifications added by the industry insiders in the REF audience, this was an informative presentation about the current state of the new locomotive production market. Eric Dillen from GE Transportation Services discussed the GE Tier 4 emissions compliant products as well as GE’s “Dual Fuel” diesel and natural gas burning locomotive. Dillen addressed some of the GE thought process, 48

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deployment timing and ongoing regulatory, technological and commercial hurdles that need to be overcome as GE continues work on its product line. Drew Schoessel discussed the operating lessor point of view about the market for leasing locomotives and the continually changing landscape for used power. He discussed the regulatory challenges faced by lessors and the need for continuous capital investment in a locomotive fleet (locomotive overhauls) to remain competitive. Schoessel also discussed the changing valuation

What makes one locomotive more “leasable” than another? Where is future demand headed? picture for locomotives and the impact markets and time have on those values. Gary Eelman from Electro Motive Diesel discussed the breadth of Progress Rail’s involvement in motive power and the extensive repowering business engaged in by EMD. Eelman identified the ability of the repowering process to meet all pre-Tier 4 emissions compliance standards, in many cases using the EMD 710 engine. David Scott of OSCOMP Holdings discussed a future platform for using CNG as a locomotive fuel. He identified the infrastructure requirements and the advantages of CNG Vs. LNG, focusing on price, convenience and stability. Scott sees industrywide application as OSCOMP looks to expand in the coming years.

Jason Kuehn from Oliver Wyman discussed the state of the locomotive market and where the market is headed as it continues to expand. He sees the next most likely locomotive type to be natural gas and centered on using LNG as a fuel and offered supporting data that indicated that, even at today’s diesel fuels levels, the conversion to natural gas will pay for itself over a short period of time. The program concluded with a robust discussion of used locomotive values and the nuances of individual unit types that make locomotives an interesting market. Led by Pat Mazzanti (Railroad Appraisal Associates), Steven Beal (NRE) and Ken O’Neill (Connell Finance Company), this panel, while reviewing a range of values, discussed demand for locomotives (what makes one locomotive more “leaseable” than another) and where future demand may be headed. And in other news ... Rumors of M&A and sale activity abound on the street. Infinite optimism is embedded in the secondary market sale process for used equipment. This is happening even as the overall rail market is showing weakness across many sectors. The U.S. economy is in a volatile place: strong dollar, low interest rates, and indeterminate growth trajectory. Secondary prices are driven by new car prices; new car prices are high. There’s a lot of talk about the sustainability of new car price metrics that were put in place in 2014. The whirlwind moment of “I’ll lease anything that can carry something” seems to have passed. As noted last month for several commodity markets there could be tough sledding ahead. Industry veterans are noting that it’s a tough market out there. Got questions? Set them free at dnahass@ railfin.com.

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