ClearBlade, NimbeLink Join Forces for Asset Monitoring Solution
ClearBlade and NimbeLink Corp. announced a secure and scalable IoT edge solution aimed at simplifying the process required to track, monitor and alert assets rapidly.
Analytics – Sponsored by Bentley
White Paper: The Benefits of Consolidating Data Silos for Track Maintenance
While rail and transit organizations are great at collecting various forms of data, they typically struggle to effectively analyze it in order to inform decision making. With the ongoing digital transformation of
Duos: “We Ended the Year on a High Note”
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2019. In doing so it noted that its total revenue increased 125% to $5.75 million, compared to $2.56 million in the same quarterly period, and its gross profit increased 176% to $3.15 million (55% of total revenue) compared to $1.14 million (45% of total revenue) in the same quarterly period last year.
eBook: Better Rail Networks Begin with OpenRail Designer
Better rail networks begin with OpenRail Designer, a new, comprehensive 3D modeling environment for streamlined project delivery of rail network infrastructure from Bentley Systems. This eBook provides a look at how OpenRail
MaaS Appeal: Urban Transport’s Near or Distant Future?
INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL, MARCH 2020 ISSUE: (MaaS) Mobility as a Service has been touted as the natural next step in the advancement of urban and intercity transport. But while strides have been made in the development of many of the integral aspects needed to make MaaS a reality, implementation is still lacking. Why this is the case, and what needs to change?
NS: Analytics Boost Network Planning, Optimization
An inventor of the World Wide Web once said “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” Neither data analytics nor railroading are typically the most captivating topics at the gatherings I go to with friends and family, but to me, the juncture of the two is nothing short of fascinating. And using data analytics to help rail customers optimize the way they ship tons of materials—from processing facilities and ports to factories and back again—is critical to the efficient organization of our extended supply chains.
AI, Machine Learning Enhance Track Inspection
Sperry Rail has been active in non-destructive testing for rail faults for more than 90 years. In a drive to deliver greater efficiency in track monitoring, the supplier has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications that it is now installing in regular service.
TRRA Selects CloudMoyo Crew Management
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)—Railway Age’s 2020 Short Line of the Year—has selected CloudMoyo Crew Management (CCM) technology for implementation across all locations “in an effort to ensure better crew availability, intelligent rostering and lowered costs with better crew utilization.”
“Saving America”
A Union Pacific locomotive engineer based in the Pacific Northwest who had just received his notice of exemption from travel restrictions proudly told Railway Age Contributing Editor Bruce Kelly, “We’ve gone from building America to saving it.” This UP field employee in Train & Engine Service has embraced his railroad’s slogan, “Building America,” and his heartfelt statement takes it to a higher level—from motto to mantra.
Bentley Acquires GroupBC
Bentley Systems, Inc., has acquired GroupBC, a U.K. SaaS software innovator. For more than 20 years, GroupBC and Bentley’s software solutions have been deployed for complementary purposes in an effort to improve project and asset information management.