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Geotechnical Modeling Software Advances Design Work on HS2 Rail Project

ENR Construction

A team of New Zealand-based software designers that brought digital 3D modeling to engineering geotechnics less than two years has recently launched an upgrade to their software, which is now being used on some major projects, including the U.K.’s ’s multibillion dollar London-Birmingham high speed railroad (HS2).

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HCEA to Display Steam Shovel Model at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Construction Equipment

The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) will produce a 1:10 scale model of the 1841 Otis Steam Shovel, which will be on display at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014. The model will be found at booth L20012 at the west end of the Grand Lobby.

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Four years!!! What happened?

Do

Among them I've always had a passion for model railroads, and now that my nearly two year old son seems just as excited (I should add my 6.5 That all said I'm getting out of my armchair of having read Model Railroader for the past two decades and I'm actually going to do something about it! I'm diving back in!

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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Located on 250 acres of land at ADM’s Decatur processing complex, the new intermodal ramp offers direct access to three Class I railroads and close proximity to four interstate highways and a major U.S. According to the American Association of Railroads, U.S. Louis and Indianapolis.

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Repower off-highway diesel equipment with EPA-compliant replacement engines

CK Power

To use a Tier 2 engine, for example, you must justify the reasons why no Tier 4 Final, 4i or 3 models on the market will meet the needs of your equipment. North America’s leading railroad company once called us on a Friday to replace an engine for a critical piece of maintenance equipment.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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The Canton facility currently produces the Altima, Armada SUV, Titan pickup truck and NV commercial van, and Nissan is preparing to start production of the Frontier pickup and Xterra SUV models in Canton this fall, as well, following an April 2011 announcement that the company would be moving production of these two models to Canton.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.