Contents September 2013 Volume 53 issue 9
News 2 This month
6 News extra 8 News
16 Transit news 20 Financial news
North America 22 Risk and reward from US fracking boom Shale oil offers big opportunities for Class 1s
30 Toronto thinks big on rapid transit Big Move proposes major investment
Wheelsets & bogies 39 New steel improves wear resistance
Testing of Lucchini’s new wheel is underway
Stations 44 Viennese transformation New Main Station on course to open fully in 2015
51 Pointing the way to customer satisfaction Wayfinding is at the heart of London Bridge revamp
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Front cover
BNSF is leading rail’s rush to the Bakken region. Six to eight trains are now transporting crude oil every day from terminals in North Dakota and Montana
to refineries across the United States. Picture: Justin Franz
Capital investment Contractors selected for Riyadh’s mega metro project
Under one roof
Vienna’s new Main Station takes shape
The next Big thing Toronto eyes improved transport network
IRJ Shale by rail
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Class 1s benefit from oil bonanza
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