Trains November 2014

Is PTC going to work?
By Steve Sweeney
With the positive train control deadline looming, what we know about railroading's biggest project in decades

In the millions
By Victor Hand
With seemingly endless traffic patterns to plot, computers took over where paper failed

Change will do you good
By Robert Gallamore , John Meyer
Railroads really do embrace innovation

Testing on the 'T'
By Tyler Trahan
Hyundai Rotem ensures new cars work properly in a real-world environment

Monitoring the railroad
By David C. Lester
How technology keeps railroads and shippers updated in real time

Map of the Month: 1939's big breakthrough: the FT
By Bill Metzger
The change in motive power that transformed railroading

Training the next generation
By Justin Franz
As the railroad industry grows, so too does the interest of universities and students