September 6, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, September 6, 2022) While the rail industry is accustomed to seasonal disruptions such as winter blizzards, the possibility of even more extreme weather events as a result of climate change takes disruption threats to a new level. Furthermore,...
August 25, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CNN, August 24, 2022) The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here — and it’s Germany that’s leading the charge, with the first ever rail line to be entirely run on hydrogen-powered trains, starting from Wednesday. Full...
July 27, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 27, 2022) The Long Island Rail Road has scrapped a plan to develop battery-electric multiple-unit trainsets for use on its non-electrified lines, Newsday reports, after determining retrofitting of existing equipment is not feasible. Full...
July 27, 2022 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 27, 2022) Wabtec will modernize 600 locomotives over a three-year period for Union Pacific in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, the largest such program in railroading history. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 21, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2022) LOS ANGELES — The transportation rail system Metrolink announced this week it is equipping some of its trains with a new earthquake warning system that can automatically slow or halt travel during a temblor. Full story: Los...
June 10, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 10, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration could soon rule on a petition that would allow a pair of freight railroads to use wayside wheel temperature detectors for inspections currently performed by workers. But a...
May 27, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, May 27, 2022) The technology is using enhanced track geometry as part of an automated track inspection program to detect defects in the rail track that the human eye can’t see. But union members argue that the technology doesn’t cover all the...
April 22, 2022 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, April 21, 2022) NEW YORK — BNSF has filed a Petition for Review with the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, naming the Federal Railroad Administration, FRA Administrator Amit Bose and the USDOT, of the FRA’s March 21, 2022 order...
March 30, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, March 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s no question that autonomous trucks pose a threat to the railroad industry. They’re not here quite yet, but TuSimple is proving the concept with driverless rigs that are...
March 24, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Wabtec Corp. press release, March 23, 2022) ATLANTA and PITTSBURGH — Wabtec Corporation announced today an additional multi-year order from Norfolk Southern to modernize 330 locomotives as part of its continued partnership. This deal is part of Norfolk...
