Now On Line: Railway Age’s March Digital Edition
The March 2021 issue of Railway Age is available digitally.
Locomotives
Railway Interchange Postponed
The organizers of Railway Interchange announced March 4 that the largest Rail Industry Conference and Exhibition in North America will be postponed until 2023.
UP Operating Teams Battle through Polar Vortex
Editor’s Note: As a polar vortex gripped much of the U.S. in February, railroad field employees braved harsh conditions to keep trains running and workers safe. Here are a few examples from Union Pacific, originally posted on the Safety section of the Class I’s website.
Supply Side: Chart Industries/Ballard, Knorr-Bremse/Irdeto, TRAC Intermodal, Wabtec
Six major companies in the railway and intermodal supply space have reported developments in joint ventures and charitable works.
Buttigieg, Alghabra Commit to ‘Reinvigorate’ U.S., Canada Transportation Partnership
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will team “to fight climate change and limit the environmental impacts” from the countries’ transportation networks, USDOT and Transport Canada announced on Feb. 25.
New From KBC/NYAB: EE-26™, EP 60/26™
Sister companies Knorr Brake Company (KBC) and New York Air Brake (NYAB) have introduced the jointly developed EE-26™ electropneumatic passenger rail brake system, which they say “is engineered for safety, performance, uptime and lower total cost of ownership.”
UP Engineer Earns Top Safety Honor
Union Pacific Locomotive Engineer and TSC (Total Safety Culture) Coordinator Wade Wilde of Ogden, Utah, has received the Class I railroad’s 2020 J.C. Kenefick Safety Award.
For Wabtec, ‘Positive Momentum’ Going Into 2021
Despite a challenging market, backlog remains strong, Wabtec Corp. reported during its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings release.
Metra Eyes ‘Green’ Switchers
Metra will issue an RFP for new low-emission switchers, including the Chicago commuter rail agency’s first zero-emission, electric-powered unit.
Zero-Emission Locomotives on U.S. Railways?
Based on emerging technologies in batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and renewable natural gas, zero-emission motive power is a possibility.