Proceedings of the IEEE/ASME Joint Railroad Conference-RTD April17-19, 2001 Toronto,Ontario,Canada Collection of 20 full-length,peer-reviewed technical papers presented at the annual conference.Topics discussed include: New Technology Train Control Sustems;Improving Adhesion Through Steering Trucks and Improved Materials;Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Systems for the 21stCentury; Driving Home New Technologies to Improve Service andSafety; Cleaner Fuels and Better Trucks; Rail Vehicle Technology,Reliability, and Testing; The Locomotive Cab Service Environment.Edited by: F.R. Childs and S.K. Punwani