CDL Group Welcomes Jon Broadway as General Manager of Railroad Construction
PITTSBURG, Kan. – CDL Group of Companies welcomes Jon Broadway as the new general manager of railroad construction within its railroad construction division.
Technology
WATCH: DART Technology in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – The State of Alaska reports a successful deployment and detonation of two CIL explosives on an unmanned UAS by the Alaska Railroad Corporation and Alaska DOT&PF.
Amtrak Awards Contract to Build New Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the brand new, state-of-the-art passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains.
Examining Autonomous Track Geometry Testing and Instrumented Revenue Vehicle Technology
ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures, February 2024 Issue: A pair of speakers from different continents discussed the benefits of autonomous track geometry collection and the advantages of monitoring revenue-service vehicles’ response to track conditions at the 2022 Wheel/Rail Interaction Conference. Development and the rate of implementation is ongoing.
Brent Laing Featured at Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024
CHICAGO –– CN Vice President Engineering and Railway Track & Structures’ 2023 Engineer of the Year is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference, to be held March 12, 2024, at the
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. Enters 3 Year Agreement to Implement AI-Based Defect Detection Models
JACKSONVILLE, Fl. – Duos Technologies Group Inc enters into a multi-year agreement with a Class I railroad to implement advanced AI-Based Defect Detection models.
Keeping the Proper Focus
Louisville, Ky. – I have spent more than 50 years in the rail industry, all of it in the Communications & Signals segment. I will be retiring after the joint REMSA/RSSI Exhibition
January 2024 Issue of RT&S Now Online
ATLANTA –– Happy New Year! The January 2024 Issue of Railway Track and Structures is now online.
Wabtec Set To Close Plant in Wilmerding, Pa.
WILMERDING, Pa. — The Pittsburg Post-Gazette has reported that Wabtec Corp. will lay off 94 workers in the first quarter of 2024 with the closure of it’s Wilmerding plant, which is set
Doppelmayr Selected to Design and Construct AirTrain Technology At EWR
NEWARK, N.J. – Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected Doppelmayr to design and construct new AirTrain technology and vehicles at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) as part of the AirTrain Newark Replacement Program.
ENSCO Lands Brightline Contract
ENSCO Rail, Inc. on Nov. 17 reported receiving a contract for its track geometry and rail wear measurement technology from private-sector railroad Brightline, which operates intercity passenger service between central and south
VTA Purchases Tunnel Boring Machine for BSVII Project
SAN FRANCISCO – The Valley Transportation Authority reports that it has purchased a tunnel boring machine from Herrenknecht, for its BSVII, or BART Silicon Valley Phase II, project.
WATCH: Norfolk Southern’s AI Train Inspection Technology
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern announced it will be using “Digital Train Inspection Portals” in an effort to maintain and enhance rail safety.
OSU Researchers work with ENSCO, Inc. to Develop Railroad Track Monitoring Methods
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University researchers have worked with ENSCO, Inc. and the FRA since 2019 “toward developing state-of-the-art railroad track monitoring methods using advanced sensor technologies.”
L.B. Foster Hosts Congressman Mike Carey for Tour of Dublin, Ohio, Facility
DUBLIN, Ohio – L.B. Foster Company hosted U.S. House of Representatives Member Mike Carey (OH-15) for a tour of the company’s Dublin, Ohio facility.
Plasser American Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Plasser American announced its opening and ribbon cutting at its new 82,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, located at 2428 Josef Theurer Ln., Chesapeake, Virginia.
ENSCO Rail Awarded Contract to Design Track Inspection Vehicle for LIRR
SPRINGFIELD, Va. – On October 6th, ENSCO has announced it was awarded a contract with Long Island Railroad (LIRR).
Buzz Berger to Lead HDR’s Railway Design Technical Services
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – HDR has selected Buzz Berger, P.E., as its next railway design leader, a role that functions as the senior technical advisor for the company’s freight rail services.
HDR’s Will Kirby Explains Rail Facility Electrification
OMAHA – Using clean electricity rather than fossil-fuel-based electricity to power buildings, electric vehicles and facility fleets can significantly reduce a rail facility’s carbon footprint. But it’s not as easy as flipping a switch.
Caltrain Celebrates Major Milestone of Electrification Project
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Caltrain took a significant step forward in its electrification project this week with the energization of its second traction power substation.