July 2, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, July 21, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — China’s state-owned train manufacturer, the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), has unveiled a maglev train that clocks a maximum speed of 373 miles per hour. With the promised speed, the MagLev...
May 30, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Robb Report, May 28, 2019) Taking the train through China is about to get a lot more interesting—and about 100 mph faster. Late last week in Shandong province, state-owned rail company China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) unveiled the body prototype...
April 15, 2019 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 12, 2019) BNSF Railway Co. last week was granted exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, which will help lay the foundation for expanded drone operations,...
March 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel, March 8, 2019) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — You may one day see drones flying over railroad tracks across South Florida: Tri-Rail plans to adopt this technology to spot trespassers and prevent suicides as well as accidents on the...
February 25, 2019 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Wabtec press release, February 25, 2019) WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corporation announced today it has completed its merger with GE Transportation, a former business unit of GE. This merger establishes Wabtec as a Fortune 500, global transportation and...
January 29, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 18, 2019) Wabtec Corp. and GE Transportation late last week announced modifications to the terms of their merger agreement, which was reached in late 2018. Meanwhile, Siemens and Alstom announced there’s still no...
January 23, 2019 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, January 22, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — In March, BNSF Railway will begin equipping its fleet with cameras capable of snapping images at 70 mph with enough detail to show cracks in rails or missing bolts. The rail company’s Track Health Optical...
January 11, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train, Technology
(Source: Regulatory Review opinion column by Mark Nakahara, January 10, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2013, a runaway crude oil train derailed and exploded in the center of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, killing 47 people. Similar derailments of crude oil trains occurred in...
December 20, 2018 | DOT, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2018) BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration miscalculated potential damages from train derailments when it canceled an Obama-era rule requiring the installation of more advanced brakes by railroads hauling explosive fuels,...
November 16, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: DC Velocity, November 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway Co. says it has seen the future, and it is electric—or at least hybrid-electric. The Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad will soon “electrify” a number of its vehicles, including cranes,...
