Aug 14, 2019
At Composite Advantage, our vision is for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials to have the same acceptance for construction as the traditional materials of steel, concrete and wood. We believe that quality should never be...
Aug 14, 2019
At Composite Advantage, our vision is for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials to have the same acceptance for construction as the traditional materials of steel, concrete and wood. We believe that quality should never be...
Topics: Rail Platforms, rail, FRP Rail Platforms, FRP, Tee Stiffened Panels, double tee
Jan 4, 2018
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite products - with their low to zero maintenance, lighter weight and superior strength - are finding their way into more markets than ever these days. One of these markets is rail. FRP is now...
Topics: rail, infrastructure report card
Oct 26, 2017
There’s good news and bad news ahead for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) when it comes to how 2018 budget dollars will be divvied up. Since more than 10.2 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transit last year,...
Topics: rail, public transit, funding
Sep 27, 2017
Ohio has only one city that boasts a rail-based transit system. The RTA Rapid Transit in Cleveland, known locally as The Rapid, sets an example for other cities to follow. In fact, in 2007 the American Public Transportation...
Topics: rail, Cleveland RTA, The Rapid
Sep 21, 2017
In the United States, many major metropolitan areas have regional rail systems. However, none of these compare to one nationwide system.This rail system spans 46 states and three Canadian provinces with around 21,300 miles of...