Senceive acquired by Eddyfi/NDT
Two technology companies have announced their intention to merge.
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MTA’s next-generation signaling system is no match for COVID-19; delays push back completion dates
One day when the world is ready to get closer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) trains will be, too.
Rail Group On Air: Shift5 with Josh Lospinoso, Michael Weigand, and Gil Lamphere
Shift5’s mission is to make the world’s fleets smarter and safer. Shift5 is a product company that deploys hardware and software onto civilian and military platforms—from rail and aircraft to maritime, space, and weapons systems.
Rail Group On Air: Deuta America and safety human interfaces for train control
PTC has made much progress at reducing railroad operational risks, but optimizing safety and efficiency never stops.
RT&S unveils first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers in the Maintenance of Way sector
Railway Track & Structures magazine has formed its inaugural 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers.
RT&S April issue now available online
The April issue of RT&S features the magazine’s first-ever 10 under 40 list honoring young engineers. You also can read stories on the track maintenance strategy of the Georgia & Florida Railway and the latest offerings in the material handling market.
Muni experts troubleshoot obsolete control system to keep trains running
Ed. Note: This article recently appeared on the MUNI website, and we thought it would be of interest to our readers. DCL
Commentary: Cybersecurity and the railroads
Imagine waking up one morning and learning from your preferred news source that agents from an adversarial nation-state were fanned out across the country, stealing information and documents from private corporations and government agencies.
TTC management transitioning to ‘DOT-wide’ contract
Management of the Pueblo, Colo.-based Transportation Technology Center (TTC) will move to a new vendor as of October 2022.
Last full week to nominate for RT&S’s 10 under 40
The nomination deadline for the inaugural RT&S 10 under 40 awards program, which honors engineers under the age of 40, has been extended to March 9.
February issue of RT&S is now digital—track maintenance, winter maintenance, trucks/hi-rail vehicles
The February issue of RT&S features a story on track maintenance in the city of Baltimore as well as product/market reviews in rail grinding, winter maintenance, and in the truck/hi-rail vehicle segments.
Rail Group On Air: NJ Transit’s Kevin Corbett on completing PTC
New Jersey Transit met the December 31, 2020 federally mandated deadline for implementing Positive Train Control. NJT President and CEO Kevin Corbett discusses the project’s complexity, and the “come from behind” coordination and
NS, Comply365 deploy digital T&E Tools
Norfolk Southern’s “digital transformation” initiatives now include rulebooks, bulletins, special instructions, and other “mission-critical documents” that the railroad’s more-than 8,000 T&E (Train and Engine) workers—conductors, engineers and other field operating personnel—are required
Top web stories 2020—Viral photo of COVID-19 rail freight tanker is No. 1
According to Google Analytics, There were a whopping 1.4 million pageviews on the RT&S website in 2020, and in a year that was bombarded by COVID-19 stories it is not surprising that
Editorial—The choice for 2020 is clear with new railroad bridge app
George Washington himself might as well have been on the ballot. Prefer someone who has not been dead for 200 years? OK, Bill Clinton. Oh, yeah, he served his two terms. How
Rail Group On Air: AI, deep learning and machine learning with Dr. Amy Wang
Cogniac is a startup enterprise-class AI image and video analysis company providing enterprise-class software for automating railroad visual inspection tasks. Based in San Jose, Calif., the company has landed two contracts with U.S.
APTA and the Transit app partner to unveil new ridership trends dashboard
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Transit app [Tuesday] released the APTA Ridership Trends dashboard, a new resource providing up-to-date, week-by-week estimations of public transit ridership for agencies across the
Rail Group On Air: Safety doesn’t happen by accident
Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) is a reality. Railroads, including their partners in the transportation supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey to establishing true end-to-end
Rail Group On Air: PS Technology’s Precision Train Builder with Seenu Chundru
Sometimes it seems like lightning strikes and we see a significant jump in the capabilities of technology. Such is the case with PS Technology’s Precision Train Builder™ (PTB), a suite of abilities that enables
PS Technology releases Precision Train Builder
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)