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CHICAGO: I have just returned from the 29th annual Wheel/Rail Interaction Conference in Chicago, and the event exceeded my expectations.

A pair of speakers from different continents discussed the benefits of autonomous track geometry collection and the advantages of monitoring revenue-service vehicles' response to track conditions.

ATLANTA –– The digital edition of the February 2024 issue of RT&S is now on line.

ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures is pleased to announce the appointment of an Editorial Board comprised of industry experts. While I, as Editor-in-Chief and Jennifer McLawhorn, as Managing Editor, will be responsible for the content and production of RT&S our Editorial Board will provide guidance and support to make RT&S more useful to our readers and the railroad industry.

Brad Kerchof My visit to Washington, D.C., ended on March 4 with a ride home to Roanoke on Amtrak’s Northeast Regional. The train ride was pleasant and uneventful. The start of the trip was not. From Columbus Circle, the road in front of D.C.’s Union Station that leads to the pick-up and drop-off lanes, I looked south, along Delaware Avenue. Instead of an unencumbered view of our U.S. Capitol, I saw a tall, steel black fence topped with razor wire. Behind the fence were National Guardsmen, ready to discourage anyone who didn’t interpret the fence as a “do not e...