Feature articles in the September 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International

Building on success
Joseph Smak of Arema welcomes visitors to Railway Interchange 2013 in Indianapolis
The mode of opportunity
Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C Szabo outlines the FRA's remit to Nick Kingsley
Taking the pulse of the short line
Much has changed since the heyday of the 'Mom & Pop' railroad. David Lustig assesses the outlook for America's short lines
Finding an international focus
After more than a century representing US manufacturers in the domestic market, the Railway Supply Institute is supporting their expansion into the global marketplace says RSI President Thomas D Simpson
A 'tremendous victory' in the Big Apple
Campaigners are pushing for a wholesale redevelopment of New York's Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden

Fast freight can be very profitable
There is significant potential revenue for US railroads if they can capture a greater share of the market for time-sensitive shipments, argues Chicago-based railway engineering and management consultant David Burns
The battle for high-value freight
High-performance intermodal services using a novel load transfer technology could attract significant new traffic to rail, according to Tom Zunder and Ross Jackson of the University of Newcastle's Centre for Railway Research
Redefining the European wagon
Led by Berlin Technical University, the 5L project is developing a blueprint for the 'Innovative Railway Wagon 2030'. Professor Markus Hecht of Berlin Technical University outlines the concept to Reinhard Christeller

Designing wheelsets for the global market
European technical standards for safety-critical wheelset components have been adopted extensively in emerging markets, according to Dr Petr Janoš and Dr Radim Zima of Bonatrans Group
Layered dampers to quell wagon noise
Lucchini RS is trialling a novel design of damper as an alternative to K brake blocks, says Steven Cervello, R&D Manager, Lucchini RS
Monitoring bearing health wirelessly
Wheelset condition sensors have been fitted to a fleet of EMUs operated by Southeastern in the UK

A South American renaissance
The resurrection of Ferrocarriles de Ecuador reached a milestone in June with the launch of its flagship train over the principal artery between Guayaquil and Quito. Anthony Lambert reports.

More realism is needed in the debate over a New Silk Road trading axis from Central Asia, says Joshua Kucera

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