Online Community for Railroad Professionals Debuts at RailResource.com
EAST WINDSOR, N.J/PRNewswire/ -- The publishers of The
Pocket List of Railroad Officials today unveiled RailResource.com, a
one-stop web solution to meet the daily information and research needs
of railroad professionals.
The site connects buyers and sellers through an extensive and fully
searchable buyers' guide of railroad products and services. A special
request for quote (RFQ) function enables purchasing managers to
efficiently distribute an RFQ electronically to an unlimited number of
suppliers with a few clicks.
The new site also offers one-click access to thousands of contacts
at freight railroads, transit and commuter rail systems, and rail
industry suppliers, in addition to private rail car owners, rail car
repair shops, and industry trade associations.
Spotlighted on the site are blogs written by Kathy Keeney, Publisher
of The Pocket List and a veteran rail journalist, and Steve Friedland,
Director of Operations at New Jersey's Morristown & Erie Railway,
and President of Short Line Data Systems, a rail technology service
provider.
Other RailResource.com features include:
-- up-to-the-minute industry news from around the globe sourced by
industry experts
-- a live, streaming rail stock ticker
-- announcements directly from rail-related companies worldwide
-- a robust transportation industry career center
"Railroad professionals have been relying on The Pocket List of
Railroad Officials for more than a century to meet their industry
information needs in print," said Erich Kaiser, Editorial Director of
The Pocket List. "Our new RailResource.com web offering, crafted with
input from customers, provides railroads, suppliers, contractors,
shippers and consultants with an easy-to-use, all-inclusive resource
from a brand they trust. We are delighted to provide a web platform
that will serve new customers and add value for our loyal Pocket List
print subscribers and advertisers worldwide."
"This launch is a significant step forward for our company as we
deliver a web solution that our customers have been asking for," added
Amy Middlebrook, Vice President of UBM Global Trade
(www.ubmglobaltrade.com), parent company of The Pocket List and
RailResource.com. "In keeping with the site's mission statement - 'if
it's on the minds of railroad professionals, it's on RailResource.com'
- we look forward to rolling out site enhancements over the coming
months to meet the ongoing and evolving needs of our customers."
About The Pocket List
The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, founded in 1895, is a
quarterly print publication of UBM Global Trade. Each issue contains
the most up-to-date contact information for railroads in North America,
with special emphasis placed on keeping track of the latest mergers and
newest short lines. Each issue also features invaluable information on
about 200 supply companies, with details on the types of products and
services they offer the industry. The products and services of Pocket
List's suppliers are listed in a buyers' guide containing hundreds of
product classifications.
About UBM Global Trade
UBM Global Trade (formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc.) has
been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business
intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial rail,
maritime, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide
since 1827. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and
interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of
Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Conferences, PIERS Global
Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and
transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a
subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East
Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States, Canada and Hong
Kong. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com.
About United Business Media Ltd. (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing
services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and
sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information
they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and
commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from
journalist to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the
world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries.
UBM's businesses operating in the U.S. include CMPMedica, Everything
Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb, Think Services, UBM
Aviation and UBM Global Trade. UBM is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $2.5 billion.
Source: The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, UBM Global Trade
CONTACT: Kathy Keeney, Rail Group Publisher, +1-609-371-7861,
kkeeney@railresource.com
Web Site:
http://www.railresource.com/
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