Newsletter Archives

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Fall 2007

  • Track Guy Consultants 2007 Training Tour
  • Spotlight: Ethanol
  • Who are you Training?
  • How was the AREMA Conference?
  • Can you predict a Sun Kink?

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Summer 2007

  • Spotlight: Ridership Trends
  • Track Guy Consultants Update
  • How Are the Safety Videos Going?
  • John, What is Happening in Your World?
  • How Much Does it Cost to Build Track?

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Spring 2007

  • Spotlight: Attempted Re-Regulation
  • How is this for a Track Job?
  • What happened with the DM&E?
  • What is a Slip Switch?
  • Do you know of anyone looking for work?

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Winter 2007

  • Spotlight: Construction Forecast
  • What effect does lining track have on the Neutral Temperature?
  • What is your 2007 Training Schedule?
  • What's happening with the DM&E Project?

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Fall 2006

  • Spotlight: The Last Election
  • Are People Riding Trains?
  • What is Happening Outside the US?
  • Does Anybody look at the plans and specs before it goes to bid?

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Summer 2006

  • Spotlight: Managing 4 Generations
  • Where have they all gone?
  • Where can we get the funding for all the projects?
  • How can you determine the distance from frog to frog on a standard crossover if you only know the track centers?

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Spring 2006

  • What affects the Neutral Temperature?
  • The 2006 Training Schedule
  • The Renaissance is Upon Us?

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Winter 2006

  • How do you determine the Neutral Temperature?
  • How much stress is in the Rail?
  • Details on SAFETEA-LU

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Fall 2005

  • What is the difference between a shop weld and a field weld?
  • How long does it take, on average, to put together a #8 Double Slip complete in service, underground at a station?
  • Do you have some details on the new Transportation Bill?
  • Our trip to Siberia

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Summer 2005

  • Which Cities are Hot and Hottest for Transit?
  • Spotlight on Pheonix, AZ

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Spring 2005

  • Where is the next generation of Track Guys?
  • Why do we see new rail specs mention 'A' rails?
  • How long does Rail last?
  • Spotlight on Larry Laurello, Sr.

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Winter 2005

  • What does Rail do when it gets hot or cold and where to the forces go?
  • What happened in Puerto Rico?
  • Why is Rail canted inward?

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October 2004

  • What is PlasTie?
  • How do you make Rail?
  • What do all those numbers and letters mean on the side of the Rail?
  • How is Rail hardness affected by field welds and shop welds? Is it the same?
  • Spotlight: Design/Build Projects

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July 2004

  • What is the purpose of the Ballast?
  • How can you tell what number the frog is?
  • How much longer is an unrestrained piece of CWR that experiences a +55 degree temperature change from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh?
  • What is Jerk Rate?
  • What is Sun Kink?
  • How high can you stack Rail?

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