The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) announced today that Holland LP National Sales Manager Maggie Vuono has been named to its Board of Directors. Vuono is a newly elected board
Pettibone’s do-it-all rail crane, the Speed Swing 445F, is now available with the CreepDrive system from Poclain Hydraulics. This optional feature allows the Speed Swing to run high-flow hydraulic attachments while driving
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, on behalf of the San Diego Transit Inc., has awarded Advanced Rail Management Corp. (ARM) a five-year contract for the development and operation of a long-term
L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSTR), announced continuing supply of rail and infrastructure related products used in the construction of the 26-mile east-west Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line. The
Global rail engineering company, Pandrol, has launched its new AUTOseal mould to eliminate the need for manual sealing, creating significant time and weight efficiencies in the application process. Pandrol’s AUTOseal mould eliminates
Windows are made for viewing outside of the building or vehicle you’re in, but Wabtec is working with Shenzhen Metro Company and CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. to test what it calls
The Association of American Railroads, Amtrak, the American Public Transportation Association, and the Railway Supply Institute are among the agencies congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris and expressing enthusiasm
L.B. Foster has recently installed its next generation Protector X Trackside Friction Management (FM) System on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) Mountain Subdivision in Illecillewaet, British Columbia. This is the first of 46 Protector
AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, today launched Mobilitics for Pandemic Response, an updated version of its groundbreaking transportation scenario-planning tool originally launched in 2018. This latest iteration helps transit agencies,
Over the past couple of years, leaders of transit companies and U.S. government officials have expressed growing concern about the Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation’s (CRRC) involvement in the manufacturing of commuter
Parsons Corporation announced today that the company has been selected by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) as one of five engineering firms for a three-year $50 million task order contract.
A new era has begun with the signing of the contract to increase manufacturing capacities at Plasser American on August 28, 2020. The expansion is their commitment to the Chesapeake, VA site
PS Technology (PST) has released Precision Train Builder, which the company says “is designed for analyzing derailments and improving the safety of train operations by physically accurate simulation. Precision Train Builder (PTB)
Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— is releasing their third battery-operated product to the rail market; the LagEase battery-operated lag inserter. Like FTS’ battery-operated tie drill, the DrillEase, the LagEase uses
Vossloh won a first contract for the supply of rail fastening systems for a heavy-haul line in Mongolia. The about 270 km long line will connect the Tavan Tolgoi with Gashuun Sukhait
The TransitAmerica Services Inc./Alternate Concepts (TASI), a subsidiary of Herzog Transit Services, Inc., supplied a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) to the CTrail Hartford Line that was delivered to the Federal Railroad
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye today sent a series of letters to the Authority’s 11 largest suppliers, warning that without an immediate injection of $12 billion in
Advanced Rail Systems, ARS, recently hosted the Ground Breaking Ceremony for a new international headquarters on Friday, September 11, 2020. The 20-acre campus, located near Waco TX, will accommodate all administrative and
Balfour Beatty, alongside HS2 Ltd, [earlier this month] celebrated the formal start of construction on Europe’s largest infrastructure project – HS2, the state-of-the-art, high-speed line critical for the UK’s low carbon transport
The September issue of RT&S features a spotlight story on the 2020 RT&S Engineer of the Year, Ed Boyle, as well as our 2020 Product Innovation Showcase and an overview of safety