SoCalGas and Sierra to develop switcher locomotive engine
Switcher locomotives are a type of engine for trains that transport goods to nearby warehouses from ports.
Technology
Tracsis wins multi-year contract to deliver RailHub software
RailHub enables railway workers to arrange and promote safer work on the railways.
Fugro QA: keeping UK rail on track for its decarbonisation journey
With the development of new technology and digital initiatives, the UK rail industry is undergoing...
sTraffic to deploy BlackBerry’s software solution for CBTC
QNX OS for Safety features software solutions certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D.
Vossloh agrees to purchase Dutch company ETS Spoor
Dutch company ETS will be managed under the Lifecycle Solutions division in the future.
Trainfo and RapidDeploy to minimise railroad crossing delays
Trainfo solutions leverage acoustic train sensors to provide emergency responders with rail crossing blockage information.
MTA’s LIRR adds train capacity feature to Google Maps
The new feature will enable customers to see the number of seats available in each rail car using Google Maps.
Network Rail selects Thales for signalling communications system
The Online Key Management System will be tested in late 2022, before it goes live in 2023.
Northern Rail reports cyber attack on self-service ticket machines
The installation works for ticket machines were carried out by Flowbird Transport Intelligence.
The railway robots that are keeping passengers safe
Safety concerns created by the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the railway sector being faced with stunted revenues and disrupted services. To encourage passengers back onboard, rail companies have gone to great...
Next stop, hydrogen? The future of train fuels
Climate change and emissions reduction are topics high on the agenda for the rail industry. As companies continue to seek more sustainable fuel options, we explore the potential of hydrogen as a train fuel.
