December 2, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, December 1, 2020) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) will participate in a multi-week test of new technologies — from air purification to antimicrobial light—to help protect employees and riders during the pandemic. It is part of the...
November 13, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line, Technology
(Source: Pacific Harbor Line press release, November 13, 2020) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has reached an agreement with Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) to supply its new EMD® Joule battery electric locomotive for a demonstration project...
November 4, 2020 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, November 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Although decades away, the deployment of autonomous trucks in truck-only lanes could potentially be the death knell for the freight railroads should the railroads do nothing to ensure their relevance, an...
October 30, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train, Technology
(Source: www.phys.org, October 28, 2020) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A team of West Virginia University researchers are making railways safer by developing a Band-Aid-like protective jacket for tank cars that haul hazardous materials. The composite material, because of its...
October 27, 2020 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: DC Velocity, October 23, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five railroad operators have joined a venture to accelerate the adoption of telematics technology across the North American railcar fleet, saying Wednesday that adding arrays of sensors to trains could improve...
September 16, 2020 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: CNBC, September 14, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail passengers in Austria are set to take part in a trial of a hydrogen fuel cell train, as the rollout of technology that could change the way public transport systems operate continues at a steady pace. Full...
September 4, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, September 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new rule on rail inspection technology from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is garnering mixed reactions from rail industry stakeholders. A lead trade association for freight rail praised the...
September 2, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes press release, September 1, 2020) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The Federal Railroad Administration has broadened the railroads’ ability to use new rail inspection technologies, officially allowing continuous rail testing to...
August 31, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 28, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing railroads to use ultrasonic...
August 20, 2020 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 18, 2020) Four federal agencies have issued an advisory document to help non-federal public and private entities understand federal laws and regulations that may apply to the capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by...
