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January 2002

Space Closing Date:
Dec. 7, 2001
Materials Closing Date:
Dec. 14, 2001
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: 2002 Rail engineering spending forecast

State of the Art: Vegetation control

Maintenance Profiles: Environmental issues

TTCI: Test of hot-mix asphalt trackbed over soft subgrade under HAL

February 2002

Space Closing Date:
Jan. 4, 2002
Materials Closing Date: Jan. 11, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Rail-flaw detection

State of the Art: Wheel/rail lubrication

Maintenance Profiles: M/W challenges

TTCI: Performance and life-cycle cost comparisons for
No. 20 turnouts in HAL service
Special: Supplier Profiles

March 2002

Space Closing Date:
Feb. 8, 2002
Materials Closing Date: Feb. 15, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: NRC Conference Report

State of the Art: Materials-handling systems

Maintenance Profiles: Ballast maintenance

TTCI: Reducing the stress state of the railroad

April 2002

Space Closing Date:
Mar. 8, 2002
Materials Closing Date:
Mar. 15, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: State of the NRC

State of the Art: Bridge inspection

Maintenance Profiles: Tunnels

TTCI: Track wear tests of bainitic and pearlitic rails
Special: NRC Directory Issue

May 2002

Space Closing Date:
April 5, 2002
Materials Closing Date:
April 12, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Ditching and drainage

State of the Art: Improving frog technology

Maintenance Profiles: M/W challenges

TTCI: Fatigue strength of railroad timber bridge stringers
Bonus Distribution:
RSSI 2002 C&S Exhibition, May 20-24 Louisville, Ky.

June 2002

Space Closing Date:
May 3, 2002
Materials Closing Date:
May 10, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Grade crossings

State of the Art: Fasteners

Maintenance Profiles: Advances in grinding

TTCI: Development of a performance-based track
geometry inspection system
Special: Annual Grade-Crossing Issuev

July 2002

Space Closing Date:
June 7, 2002
Materials Closing Date: June 14, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Turnouts and special trackwork

State of the Art: Crossing diamonds

Maintenance Profiles: Heavy-haul m/w demands

TTCI: Field evaluation of wheel profile condition
measurement systems

August 2002

Space Closing Date:
July 8, 2002
Materials Closing Date:
July 12, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Rail engineering safety

State of the Art: Maintenance machinery wish list

Maintenance Profiles: M/W challenges

TTCI: Emerging technologies to improve rail flaw
detection
Special: Supplier Profiles

September 2002

Space Closing Date:
Aug. 9, 2002
Materials Closing Date:
Aug. 16, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage

Issue Focus: Interview with AREMA President

State of the Art: Ballast maintenance, distribution

Maintenance Profiles: Bridge rehab, inspection

TTCI: Strengthening the track structure for HAL
Bonus Distribution: AREMA, Sept. 22-25, Washington, D.C.
ASLRRA, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Orlando, Fla.
APTA, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, Las Vegas

October 2002

Space Closing Date:
Sept. 9, 2002
Materials Closing Date: Sept. 13, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage
oIssue Focus: Crossties
oState of the Art: Rail welding: Thermite and flash-butt
oMaintenance Profiles: M/W challenges
oTTCI: Analysis of thermite weld performance
Special: Annual Crossties Issue
Bonus Distribution:
Railway Tie Association, Oct. 16-19, St. Louis

November 2002

Space Closing Date: Oct. 7, 2002
Materials Closing Date: Oct. 11, 2002
Features Trends/Coverage
Features Trends/Coverage
Issue Focus: Alameda corridor update
State of the Art: Switch-stand design
Maintenance Profiles: Shortline maintenance
TTCI: Identification of new and emerging technologies for railroad applications
The 2003 Annual Track Buyer1s Guide will include editorial material, supplier
directory, RT&S annual index, suppliers by category and much more. Closing October
11, 2002.

December 2002

Space Closing Date:
Nov. 8, 2002
Materials Closing Date: Nov. 15, 2002
Issue Focus: Hand-held tools
State of the Art: AREMA C&S report
Maintenance Profiles:
Optimizing the wheel-rail interface
TTCI: Rail: Material property characterization and specification for
improved steels
Bonus Distribution:
NRC Annual Exhibit & Technical Meeting,
Jan. 11-15, Palm Springs, Calif.

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