August 16, 2012 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2012) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a positive train control (PTC) implementation status report to Congress that states partial deployment of PTC likely can be achieved by Dec. 31, 2015, rather...
July 20, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: GE Transportation press release, July 19, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — The 5,000th Evolution Series Locomotive to be delivered to Union Pacific Railroad to help celebrate the railroad’s 150th Anniversary GE Transportation, a unit of GE and one of the world’s...
June 5, 2012 | Canada, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety Magazine, June 4, 2012) OTTAWA — In the wake of Via Rail’s Burlington tragedy on February 26, 2012, critics argue that it is time to start implementing positive train control (PTC) technology in Canada. Full story: OHS...
June 5, 2012 | Headlines, Technology, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 4, 2012) MILPITAS, Calif. — Sanitation workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. extended their picket line to a Republic hauling yard,...
April 12, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2012) NEW YORK — Caterpillar is trying to catch up with General Electric in the locomotive market amid a surge in demand. According to the Wall Street Journal, rising profits are allowing railroad companies to upgrade their...
April 9, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2012) Reps. Scott Tipton (D-Colo.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) recently sent a joint letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies voicing support for the...
February 29, 2012 | Headlines, Technology, VIA Rail
TORONTO — As rail investigators continue to sift through clues to the cause of Sunday’s fatal Via train wreck, one rail expert says it’s time Canada considered installing a computerized train control system being used in other countries, including the U.S. Positive...
February 24, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA will spend $100 million for a new, federally mandated train-control system designed to prevent the kind of collision that killed 25 people and injured more than 130 in Los Angeles in 2008. The new...
February 16, 2012 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2012) U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) recently sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) expressing concerns about the current pace of positive train control (PTC)...
February 14, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 14, 2012) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Harry Davis & Co. announced plans Monday to auction off the assets of Maglev Inc., a McKeesport-based high-speed rail developer that filed for bankruptcy in July. Full story: Pittsburgh...
