May 9, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Transport Topics, May 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Retailers, railroads and electricity companies are pressing for U.S. government approval to fly drones longer distances. Regulators, geared to an aviation industry that can take five years to get a new jetliner in the...
May 2, 2018 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Railway Technology, May 2, 2018) NEW YORK — North American railway franchise Union Pacific has partnered with two Californian air-management districts to upgrade ten low-horsepower diesel-electric locomotives of its yard switching fleet, in a bid to reduce...
March 27, 2018 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Science Trends, March 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Riding along industrial developments, the railroad carries many peoples’ lives and dreams. Various electrical devices are running constantly and anonymously, keeping rail networks operating safely, efficiently, and...
March 16, 2018 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Drone DJ, March 15, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. has started using drones to monitor their workers and see if safety guidelines were being adhered to. The response from the railroad workers has been to flood the Union Pacific safety hotline...
March 12, 2018 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: GoErie.com, March 6, 2018) ERIE, Pa. — Thirteen years and six chief executives have come and gone since GE Transportation held a Washington, D.C. news conference to introduce the idea of a hybrid locomotive. Full story: www.goerie.com
March 6, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Bloomberg, March 5, 2018) NEW YORK — A widening scandal that has led to arrests of executives from two construction companies threatens to put the brakes on Japan’s plan to build the world’s fastest train. To surpass the nation’s famous bullet train, the...
March 1, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 28, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a report on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at railroads around the world. Full story: Progressive Railroading
February 26, 2018 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Gazette, February 23, 2018) UKRAINE — A $1 billion framework agreement to support the modernization of its rail network was signed by Ukrainian Railways and GE Transportation on February 23. The agreement includes the supply of 30 TE33A Evolution...
February 26, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Washington Post, Febraury 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that momentum is building for an ambitious plan to bring a high-speed “maglev” train system to the Washington region, questions are arising about its potential effect on existing rail services. Full...
February 22, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Bihrle Applied Research press release, February 22, 2018) HAMPTON, Va. — Bihrle Applied Research (Bihrle) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) successfully demonstrated the processing of tens of thousands of images at a time covering hundreds of miles of track for the...
