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SUPPLIER NEWS The Association of American Railroads Po licy and Econo mics Department is locations inthe western U and Canada. .S. otfering the 13th annua l ed ition of The Analysis of Class 1 Rai/roads, which presents comprehensive 2007 data tor each ot the seven Class I railroads that operated in the United S tates last year. Check www.aar.org for more intormation or to order. Bentley Systems, Inc., entered into a technology agreement with luxology llC , maker of the modo 3D software widely used by video profess iona ls and graphic artists. Through this agreement, Bentley will license luxology's superfast, photorealistic rendering engine for inclusion in itsforthcoming release ofM icroStation. Coote Industrial Ltd . has signed an exc lusive Aust ra lian distribution agree ment with a subsidiary of Ca terpi llar Inc. under which Caterpillar-owned Progress Ra il Services Corp. will provide Coote with exclusive supply cha in access to certain locomotive/railcar parts and rebui lds, as well as certain track maintenance technology, includ ing Chemetron Rail Welding systems. has added a QuickQ uote™ bu tton at www.cyc lonaire.co m for fast order and delivery of components. Federal Signal's Environmental Solutions G up expanded an existing 175,000-squarero foot facility in Strea tor, III., to add ress an inc rease in busi ness levels fo r its Guzzler actor Manufacturing subManufacturing and V sidies. An additiona l 60,000 square feet will be added to the combined facility, which sits on 20 acresof land. Interfleet Technology has been appointed by the Governme nt of N South Wa les, ew Austra lia, t o be the Shadow Operator for Sydney's North West Metro. lnterfl ee t wil l provide the project team wit h opera tional ca pability and expertise to oversee the project planning and proc urement phases. Jacobs Engineering G up has received ro a three-yea r contract from CSX Transportation to provide genera l engineering on a task order basis throu ghout the CSXT system. Track system configured for II tracks at the CSXT Hamlet facility in N orth Carolina, as well as its DOC® Ya rd Automation System. Simmons-Boardman Books, a sister company to RT&S, is otfering the fifthedition of The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does, which contains more than 100 pages of new information, including new cha pters on Business Development & Marketing and l abor Relations & Th e Rai lway labor Ac t. More details at www.transalert.com . Also, DME Media ltd., headed by Donna Edwards, which re presents the Si mmons-Boardman R G ail roup, including RT&S, in severa l European co untries , has changed its address to Suite K5 & K6, The Priory, Syresham Ga rdens, Hayward s Heath, RH16 3lB. Un ited Kingdom, Tel. +44 1444 41638, F +44 1444 458185. ax. ew ork epartment of This fall, the N Y State D Transportation is set to launch a comprehensive ana lysis of train operations and railroad infrastru cture needs for the western portion of the Empire Corridor that connects the Ca pitol District with Uti ca, Sy racuse , Roc hester, Butfalo and Niagara Fa lls, including importa nt con nections with the Hu dson l ine Corrido r to ew N York City and many other ra il lines in N ew York State. NY SDOT has designated SYSTRA Engineering to assist it in developing the Railroad Transportation Plan. has. H. Sells has changed the firm's name to C Cyclonaire MeteorComm™ w asawarded a cont ract for t he Hi gher Performance Da ta Rad io pro ject by t he Transpo rtation Techn ology Center, Inc. Progress Rail Services Corp., a subsidiary of Caterp illar Inc.. has acq uired Twin City Signal Inc., a railroad-signal-design compa ny located in H udson, W is. RailComm , Inc. , has prov ided a Shove Deere & Co. will enha nce its pa rts services capabilities in the U and Canada by invest.S. ing in capacity expansions at its parts-distribution centerin Milan, III., and three add itional WSP-Sells. www.rtands .com Railway Track & Structures 0 September 2008 7 http://www.aar.org http://www.aar.org http://www.federalsignal.com http://www.transalert.com http://www.aar.org http://www.bentley.com/microstation http://www.interfleet-technology.com http://www.transalert.com http://www.coote.com.au http://www.jacobs.com http://www.meteorcomm.com http://www.cyclonaire.com http://www.cyclonaire.com http://www.progressrail.com http://www.systrainc.com http://www.systrainc.com http://www.deere.com http://www.railcomm.com http://www.wspsells.com http://www.rtands.com

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Railway Track & Structures - September 2008 Contents On Track Industry Today Supplier News AREMA News NRC News TTCI R&D Larry Etherton Rounds Out Successful Term as President of AREMA Remote Bridges Present Challenges New Mexico Rail Runner Express Making Tracks for Santa Fe Products and Literature People Calendar Sales Representatives Advertisers Index Website Directory Professional Directory Classified Advertising Chicago Perspective

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