The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Manufacturing Mineral Beneficiating Machinery and Equipment Used in Surface or Underground Mines, Underground Mining ... Core Drills, Coal Cutters, and Rock Drills

This econometric study covers the world outlook for manufacturing mineral beneficiating machinery and equipment used in surface or underground mines, underground mining machinery and equipment, coal breakers, mining cars, core drills, coal cutters, and rock drills across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-a-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved. This study does not report actual sales data (which are simply unavailable, in a comparable or consistent manner in virtually all of the 230 countries of the world). This study gives, however, my estimates for the worldwide latent demand, or the P.I.E., for manufacturing mineral beneficiating machinery and equipment used in surface or underground mines, underground mining machinery and equipment, coal breakers, mining cars, core drills, coal cutters, and rock drills. It also shows how the P.I.E. is divided across the world's regional and national markets. For each country, I also show my estimates of how the P.I.E. grows over time (positive or negative growth). In order to make these estimates, a multi-stage methodology was employed that is often taught in courses on international strategic planning at graduate schools of business.

Protecting the former EJ&E mainline

From Wikipedia:
A derail or derailer is a device used to prevent fouling of a track by unauthorized movements of trains or unattended rolling stock. It works (as the name suggests) by derailing the equipment as it rolls over or through the derail.

Although accidental derailment is damaging to equipment and track, and requires considerable time and expense to remedy, derails are used in situations where allowing equipment to proceed risks greater damage to equipment and potential injury or death may occur than if it is derailed at the spot.

Derails may be applied:

where sidings meet main lines or other through tracks
at junctions or other crossings to protect the interlocking against unauthorized movement
at an area where crews are working on a rail line (via a portable derail device)[1]
approaching a drawbridge, dead end, or similar hazard.

Used Limmer boots, on consignment. These things are apparently pretty indestructible, and can be repaired to an amazing degree (resoled, etc.), so when you buy a used boot it's not like you're missing out on anything a new boot could offer.

Makes for some interesting ruminations about what our society would be like if more items were as durable as these boots. Would you want to know more about the people who used them before you? Where else have these boots been? Would that knowledge increase the value of these boots?