C&S

• July 10, 2020
• Analytics, C&S, News, Regulatory, Safety

FRA RD&T Aims to Assist First-Responders

FRA’s Office of Research Development & Technology (RD&T) is sponsoring a research project titled “Assessing the Safety Benefits of a Real‐Time Railroad Crossing Blockage Information System for Emergency Responders.” As part of the project, the agency has contracted Winnipeg, Manitoba-based TRAINFO to develop a model to identify the risk of first responders being exposed to active rail crossings and to quantify benefits of live rail crossing data in the overall emergency response process.

• July 07, 2020
• C&S, Class I, Freight, M/W, News, Safety

TekTracking to Provide GLM, SLM in Canada

TekTracking LLC announced a new order as part of the continued rollout of Gate Light (GLM) and Safety Light Monitors (SLM) at grade crossing locations on a Class I railroad in western Canada.

• July 06, 2020
• Analytics, C&S, Class I, Freight, Intermodal, M/W, Short Lines & Regionals, Switching & Terminal

Why “Data Soup” Provides No Real-Time Nutrition

In my most recent Railway Age article entitled “U.S. Railroads Resurgent With Digitization at Just the Right Time,” I described how the railroads were the driver of U.S. growth, expansion and prosperity. They provided the spine for the economy to flourish.

• July 02, 2020
• C&S, Commuter/Regional, Freight Cars, High Performance, Intercity, Light Rail, Locomotives, M/W, Mechanical, Passenger, Rapid Transit

InnoTrans’ Kerstin Schulz: 2021 a “Unique Opportunity”

Kerstin Schulz, Show Director of InnoTrans, discusses the transition of InnoTrans 2020 to InnoTrans 2021, as well as the new elements that will be debuting at its next gathering, with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

• June 30, 2020
• Commuter/Regional, Light Rail, News, Passenger, PTC

NJ Transit Notches “Significant Achievement” in PTC Installation

Following completion of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s requirement to perform 384 error-free test runs between Denville and Summit, NJ Transit has advanced its Positive Train Control (PTC) program into the Extended Revenue Service Demonstration (ERSD) phase.

• June 30, 2020
• C&S, Commuter/Regional, High Performance, Intercity, Light Rail, News, Passenger, PTC, Rapid Transit

Alstom Launches Updated AI Passenger Flow Tool

Alstom has launched a new version of Mastria, its multimodal supervision and mobility orchestration solution, that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide operators and transport authorities with enhanced passenger flow management tools.

• June 30, 2020
• C&S, Class I, Freight, Freight Forecasting, Intermodal, Locomotives, M/W, News, PTC

CN Invests C$540MM in Alberta and Quebec

CN has announced that it will invest C$540 million (US$394.3 million) in its infrastructure in the provinces of Alberta and Quebec.

• June 25, 2020
• C&S, Class I, Construction, Freight, Intermodal, M/W, Mechanical, News, Passenger, Short Lines & Regionals, Switching & Terminal

Swanson, Wacker Join H&H as Sr. Project Managers

H&H announced that Howard Swanson and Earl Wacker have joined the company as Senior Project Managers in the Rail Practice.

• June 18, 2020
• C&S, Commuter/Regional, High Performance, Intercity, Light Rail, Locomotives, Mechanical, News, Passenger, PTC, Rapid Transit, Regulatory

EU to Decide on Alstom/Bombardier Deal by July 16

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have set a deadline of July 16 for a decision on whether to approve Alstom’s bid for Bombardier Transportation.

• June 17, 2020
• C&S, Commuter/Regional, High Performance, Intercity, Light Rail, News, Passenger, Rapid Transit

“A Better Choice”: Bytemark Introduces Plan, Book & Pay Platform

Bytemark, a Siemens company, has introduced Bytemark Bridge, what it deems “a better choice for transit agencies eager to strengthen connections with their riders.”