Railway Age May 2025 Digital Edition Spotlights Readers’ Most Influential Leaders
These subscriber-selected honorees are making a difference through their commitment to service, safety and sustainability.
Inside the May 2025 issue, you’ll also find these feature stories:
- Passenger Rail Focus: South Shore Line. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s “The Little Railroad That Could” prospers and grows, reports Railway Age Contributing Editor David Peter Alan.
- Railinc 2025 Locomotive Report: AC/DC Dynamics. Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet increased slightly in 2024, with DC holding the largest share as AC growth continues.
- MxV Rail R&D: Wheel/Rail Vertical Impact Force Measurement Validation. MxV Rail Principal Systems Engineer I Nate Stoehr provides a report.
Plus, Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner talks about “bridges of understanding” that could “be built between discordant rail labor and rail management, if only they would cease lecturing each other and engage.” Also, Financial Editor David Nahass addresses high-speed rail in the United States, which he describes as “a game of hot potato played with billions of taxpayer dollars,” and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker covers companies that represent the “absolute essence of short line railroading” as they grow rail volume one shipper and one carload at a time.
And don’t miss the 2025 Innovations Showcase, spotlighting products and services from innovative, dedicated providers, which will be distributed at Railway Interchange, May 20-22, in Indianapolis.
