Composites are catching on: manufacturers of composites are seeing better test results from their products and more acceptance throughout the railway industry.(Industry Overview)

Railway Age | November 1, 2002| | Copyright

The rail industry's roots are firmly planted in steel and other metals that have supplied it with great volumes of freight plus the materials for building infrastructure and equipment. Sturdy as those roots are, some suppliers are optimistic that composite materials have a future in this metallic world.

Though no longer the newest kid on the block, composites are still not the most welcome. Many railroads and carbuilders still question the supposed cost-effectiveness of these hybrid materials, and some just prefer to stick with what they know. But suppliers in the ...

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