March 27, 2009 | Headlines, Technology
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 27, 2009.) Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that $100 million is available for transit investments through the Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction grant program, which...
March 6, 2009 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(The following story by David Lustig appeared at RailwayGazette.com on March 6, 2009.) Taking shape in the BNSF Railway workshop at Topeka, Kansas, is an experimental shunting locomotive powered by hydrogen fuel cells. BNSF believes that fuel cell technology offers...
December 23, 2008 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on December 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is moving forward with developing new rules that prescribe how railroads should implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to...
December 5, 2008 | Headlines, Technology
(The following story appeared at wnewsj.com on December 5, 2008) WILMINGTON, OH – The Center for American Progress has identified areas of “green” infrastructure needing immediate investment. It also has identified the types of jobs associated with each of the...
December 1, 2008 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 1.) PHILADELPHIA — A recently activated collision-avoidance system for SEPTA subway-surface trolleys has created chronic rush-hour delays for riders, despite $25 million...
October 22, 2008 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(LAP GmbH issued the following press release on October 21.) LÜNEBURG, Germany — In collaboration with the Polish company Graw, LAP GmbH has developed a new system for the inspection of wheels, wheel sets and the running gear of track vehicles. This development...
October 22, 2008 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(The following story by John Dodge appeared on the Design News website on October 21.) New technologies need champions and in the 1980s, Positive Train Control (PTC) found one in Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) R&D Director Steve Ditmeyer. Ditmeyer and other BN...
October 16, 2008 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(The Federal Railroad Administration issued the following on October 15.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Advanced brake technology will enable locomotive engineers to have better train control, lower the risk of derailment, and allow trains to safely travel longer distances...
October 9, 2008 | Headlines, Technology
(The following column by Steve Hymon appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on October 8.) LOS ANGELES — I posted last week when the Senate voted to approve the rail safety and Amtrak bill by a 74-to-24 margin. But I neglected to inform readers how individual...
October 9, 2008 | Headlines, Technology
(Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 8.) OMAHA, Neb., FORT WORTH, Texas, and NORFOLK, Va. — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:...
