Railway Age is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation .
17-708: The magazine's original title was the Western Railroad Gazette, and was renamed the Railroad Gazette in 1870. In June 1908, after purchasing its chief rival, The Railway Age (founded in 1876 in Chicago), it changed its title to Railroad Age Gazette , then in January 1910, to Railway Age Gazette . In 1918, it shortened its name to the current title. Railway Review (originally the Chicago Railway Review )
34-509: A book in 1877. The American landscape architect Horace Cleveland contributed articles about tree planting efforts in the western United States. In June 1908, the publication purchased its chief rival, The Railway Age, founded in 1876 in Chicago. It changed its title to Railroad Age Gazette , then in January 1910, to Railway Age Gazette . In 1918, it became The Railway Age for good. In February–June 1872, Railroad Gazette published
51-658: A response, X stated that the U.S. system was less expensive and more efficient compared to British and Indian methods, and posited whether another system could be used that is both cost effective and safe. Additional reader responses generally concurred with X's opinion, but did not provide solid suggestions about how to remedy such problems. One respondent stated that some of the comparisons were faulty as being based upon U.S. railway lines that did not use telegraphic dispatching. This discourse in Railroad Gazette during this time also covered various aspects of problems and flaws in
68-580: A series of articles written by a person using the pen name "Hindoo", and reader comments in response to the articles. Hindoo was a British colonial official who was visiting the United States, who stated that the Indian railway system very rarely had problems with head-on and rear-end collisions, which were more frequent in the United States. Hindoo proposed that this was due to the manner in which Indian train stations dispatched trains using telegraphs , in which
85-423: A single dispatcher, who would "oversee all freight and passenger train movements on a division." Hindoo's articles provided a comparison of safety matters between Indian and American railway systems, comparisons of management systems and styles and comparisons in train dispatching methods. A main contributor to the ongoing discussion was a reader using the pen name "X", and several other readers also responded. In
102-468: A system was used whereby each train station acted as a "blocking point." This blocking point system was originally devised by the British railroad industry, and forbade trains from leaving a station until a telegraph was received from the next station stating that the line was clear, upon which a clearance card was issued to the train operator. Hindoo felt that the U.S. system placed too much responsibility upon
119-433: A train safely. A train driver is also called engine driver , engineman or locomotive driver , commonly known as an engineer or railroad engineer in the United States and Canada, and also as a locomotive handler , locomotive engineer , locomotive operator , train operator , or motorman. In American English, a hostler (also known as a switcher ) moves engines around rail yards , but does not take them out on
136-587: The Regional Railroad of the Year , an annual award presented to North American regional railroads . Railroad Gazette Railroad Gazette (originally, Western Railroad Gazette ) was a trade journal that focused on railroad, transportation and engineering topics from 1856 until 1908, when it purchased its main rival and became the publication today known as Railway Age . In April 1856, Stanley C. Fowler, assisted by James J. Schock, began publishing
153-476: The 1870s, the publication was edited by Matthias Nace Forney , who in 1866 had patented a concept for urban elevated railways that "later became the de facto standard for elevated railway service". From 1884 to early 1887, the publication was edited by Arthur Mellen Wellington , who used it to publish his work The Economic Theory of the Location of Railroads, first as a series of articles in 1876, then as
170-699: The American railroad system, and potential reforms to remedy these problems. An article published on April 18, 1884, in Railroad Gazette , written by railroad engineer Horatio Allen and titled "The First Railroad in America", states that the author (Allen) was the operator of the first locomotive run in the United States on a railroad. Allen stated that on August 9, 1829, he ran a locomotive named Stourbridge Lion in Pennsylvania "three miles and back over rails of wood upon which bar iron 2 ¼ inches wide and 1 ½ inch thick
187-545: The United Kingdom (for steam locomotives) was engine cleaner, passed engine cleaner (i.e. the employee has passed the assessment for fireman), fireman, passed fireman (i.e. passed assessment for driver), and driver. Michael Reynolds, locomotive inspector of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway proposed a system of locomotive driving certificates, as a stimulus of improvement of service and competency. However, no such system
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#1732852650894204-581: The main line tracks; the British English equivalent is a shunter . For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor ( brakeman ), train conductor , and finally the engineer. For many years the fireman was next in line to be an engineer, but that classification has been eliminated. In the US, engineers are required to be certified and must then be re-certified every two to three years. The traditional career progression in
221-718: The trade journal Western Railroad Gazette from offices at 128 South Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois. It focused on railroad news, transportation and engineering, and included news and commentary. The publication found an audience among master mechanics , who used it to learn about and discuss railroad management and technology. In 1870, Fowler sold the journal to Ansel Nash "A.N." Kellogg, who renamed it Railroad Gazette and retained Schock. (Another Railroad Gazette had been established in 1843 in Rogersville, Tennessee; it focused on "internal improvement". ) Later Railroad Gazette editors included Silas Wright Dunning . In
238-651: Was ever universally adopted by the railways of the UK. In India, a driver starts as a diesel assistant (or electrical assistant for electric locomotives). They then get promoted on a scale: goods, passenger, mail express, and the Rajdhani , Shatabdi , and Duronto express services. The British transport historian Christian Wolmar wrote in October 2013 that train operators employed by the Rio Tinto Group to transport iron ore across
255-478: Was merged into Railway Age in 1927. Publications that have been merged into Railway Age include American Railroad Journal , founded 1832, renamed The Railroad and Engineering Journal in 1887 by its then new owner/editor, Matthias N. Forney . It became American Engineer & Railroad Journal in 1883, then Railway Age Gazette, Mechanical Edition in June 1913 after its acquisition by Simmons-Boardman Publishing. It
272-469: Was renamed Railway Mechanical Engineer in 1916, and then Railway Locomotives & Cars . It was finally folded into Railway Age in 1975. In 1992, Railway Age acquired a competing trade publication, Modern Railroads ( ISSN 0736-2064 ). Railway Age presents the Short Line Railroad of the Year , an annual award presented to North American short line ( Class III ) railroads, and
289-526: Was spiked down". Railroad Gazette reported about the electrification of the Erie Railroad 's Rochester Division. Railroad engineer A train driver is a person who operates a train , railcar , or other rail transport vehicle. The driver is in charge of and is responsible for the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all of the train handling (also known as brake handling). Train drivers must follow certain guidelines for driving
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