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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

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If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

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Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline. The atmosphere also contains clouds and aerosols.

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

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In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. In the early twentieth century, World War I brought with it a huge demand for arms production and welders were put to work. Types of welding and what they are used for: Over 50% of all man-made products require some welding.

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ASTM vs ASME Standards: Whats the Difference?

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They all stand for different societies and organizations that came into existence to make the quality of materials and products better than what it used to be many years ago. ASTM and ASME are two such organizations that came about to develop but not dictate guidelines and certain standards to manufacture high-quality industrial products.

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Auto Truck Group Expanding Indiana Operations

Business Facilities

Auto Truck Group, a work truck upfitter specializing in the design, manufacture and installation of truck and van equipment, will build an all-new production facility in southwest Allen County.

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Top Construction Projects in Chicago

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Located between Lincoln Park and Bucktown, the project will include up to 14 million square feet of new commercial and residential construction, 21 acres of public open space, improved infrastructure and transportation, three new bridges and an extension of the 606 trail, and other amenities.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” gross domestic product (GDP). In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel.