COUPLERS, COMPATIBILITY, AND COMPETITION

The ubiquitous coupler is about the only piece of railroad equipment that, as regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration and supervised by the Association of American Railroads, must be fully interchangeable among suppliers. This article looks at the somewhat unusual and rather delicate way coupler manufacturers are balancing competition with cooperation to develop new equipment for interchange services.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Vantuono, W C
• Publication Date: 2000-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-58
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 201
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Cooperation; Couplers; Manufactures; Regulations
• Identifier Terms: Association of American Railroads; U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject Areas: Law; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799168
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 13 2000 12:00AM