February 14, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Erie Times-News, February 12, 2012) ERIE, Pa. — The Evolution series locomotive, touted as the most environmentally friendly locomotive ever built, has to get even cleaner. Full story: Erie Times-News
February 6, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 5, 2012) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The railroad industry is picking up steam again, after losing ground decades ago to the nation’s trucking industry. And Pittsburgh’s expertise in the business has put the region on track...
January 19, 2012 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: FairWarning.org, January 19, 2012) Less than four years after a California train disaster spurred passage of major safety legislation, railroad companies are pushing hard to relax the law’s chief provision. They have won over key Republicans, and extracted a...
December 28, 2011 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Technology
(Source: Reuters, December 28, 2011) BERLIN, Germany — Hackers who have shut down websites by overwhelming them with web traffic could use the same approach to shut down the computers that control train switching systems, a security expert said at a hacking conference...
December 28, 2011 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Technology
(Source: Reuters, December 28, 2011) BERLIN, Germany — Hackers who have shut down websites by overwhelming them with web traffic could use the same approach to shut down the computers that control train switching systems, a security expert said at a hacking conference...
December 16, 2011 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, February 16, 2011) Positive train control (PTC) continues to be one of the hottest topics of conversation in railroad communication and signaling circles. It’s certainly of interest to suppliers of dispatching...
December 16, 2011 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, February 16, 2011) Positive train control (PTC) continues to be one of the hottest topics of conversation in railroad communication and signaling circles. It’s certainly of interest to suppliers of dispatching...
November 14, 2011 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, November 2011 issue) With the federally mandated implementation deadline a little more than four years away, dozens of U.S. freight and commuter railroads continue to work on multiple fronts to develop, test and implement...
November 14, 2011 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, November 2011 issue) With the federally mandated implementation deadline a little more than four years away, dozens of U.S. freight and commuter railroads continue to work on multiple fronts to develop, test and implement...
August 11, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, August 10, 2011) SAN DIEGO — The California Department of Transportation says it has received nearly $25 million in federal funding to install Positive Train Control safety equipment on the Pacific Surfliner rail line in San Diego County....
