Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 8/9/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Landsberg named vice chair of NTSB Bruce Landsberg (right) was sworn in as NTSB member and vice chairman on Aug. 7 by Chairman Robert Sumwalt. Photo – NTSB, James Anderson Bruce Landsberg has been appointed vice chairman of the National Transportation…
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The repair process is expected to take more than a year, acccording to an internal review. Photo – Federal Transit Administration The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will need to pull 548 of its new 7000-series rail cars from service to address wire crimping defects, according to a recent internal review.The repair process is…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 8/8/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB: Failure to fix grade crossing led to fatal train, bus crash The grade crossing had an unusually high vertical profile, which put trucks and buses at risk of being grounded on the tracks. Photo – NTSB.gov The failure of CSX…
Catenary renewal fleet ordered 08 Aug 2018 Tesmec has previously supplied catenary installation vehicles for projects in various countries, including Russia, Poland and the USA. FRANCE: The RC2 consortium of TSO, Mobility, ETF and Setec Ferroviaire has selected Bergamo-based Tesmec Group to develop and supply a fleet of high-performance on-track machines for the replacement of…
Rail data action plan aims to help tech companies 08 Aug 2018 UK: A Joint Rail Data Action Plan was published by the Department for Transport and the Rail Delivery Group on August 8, setting out proposals for train operators to provide more real-time information which would help technology companies develop intelligent travel apps. ‘This…
Virtually travel the world from InnoTrans with Bombardier Transportation 08 Aug 2018 BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION: A ‘highly interactive’ indoor stand will be the focus of Bombardier Transportation’s presence at InnoTrans 2018, with the company opting to focus on dialogue with visitors rather than displaying hardware. A virtual reality exhibit will take visitors on an immersive 360°…
Artificial intelligence to analyse rolling stock data 07 Aug 2018 UK: Leasing company Porterbrook has announced a partnership with data science and cloud architecture consultancy Elastacloud, saying the two companies had identified ‘at least 30’ key performance indicators across the rolling stock sector that might be improved through AI. ‘Our industry produces large volumes of…
The new cars are slated to enter service by year's end. Photo – MBTA's Twitter account The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has begun training operators on its new Orange Line rail cars, as the agency preps to launch train service on the line by year's end.Manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC), the…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 8/6/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation AAR, GoRail honor Denham with Railroad Achievement Award Denham (right, with Nate Kaplan) was recognized for continued leadership on issues affecting freight and passenger railroads. Photo – AAR U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), a senior member of the House Transportation and…
The U.S. Senate last week agreed to a one-year ban on new procurements of mass transit rail cars or buses from China if the procurements use federal funding.The ban was included in amendments to H.R. 6147, the second "minibus" package of appropriations bills for fiscal-year 2019, according to a report in Eno Transportation Weekly (ETW).The…