Built by Stadler, the unit was unloaded in Grapevine, Texas. Photo – Trinity Metro's Twitter account The Fort Worth Transportation Authority earlier this month took delivery of the second trainset for its TEXRail commuter-rail system.Built by Stadler, the unit was unloaded in Grapevine, according to a tweet from the agency, which has been rebranded as…
Posts published in March 2018
Italian booking technology for c2c 17 Mar 2018 UK: London commuter operator c2c is working with developer IBM to bring the Italian state railway group’s PICO multi-channel and medium-independent ticket retailing technology to the UK market this year, Trenitalia UK Chairman & Managing Director Ernesto Sicilia told the Transport Ticketing Global 2018 conference. PICO enables…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/16/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Operation Lifesaver 'alarmed' at hike in rail trespass, crossing deaths Fatalities caused by railroad trespassing soared 22.3 percent and deaths at grade crossings climbed 7.4 percent in 2017 over the previous year, Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) announced yesterday.Citing recently released Federal…
Heavy haul rail fastening contract awarded 16 Mar 2018 CHINA: Shanxi Jingshen Railway Co has awarded Pandrol a contract to supply almost 880 000 Fastclip FC-16 rail fastening sets for 232 track-km of heavy haul line under construction in central China. The line will connect with a 400 track-km section of the Menghua heavy haul railway where Pandrol…
Don’t believe the hype about Hyperloop 14 Mar 2018 | by Gareth Dennis Policymakers around the world have been beguiled by the prospects of Hyperloop technology providing a paradigm shift in inter-city transport, potentially at the expense of rail investment. However, Gareth Dennis sounds a note of caution about the technical and commercial hurdles facing this…
Indian Prima locomotives equipped with Saft batteries 09 Mar 2018 INDIA: Back-up power for the control and safety systems on the 800 twin-section WAG12 Prima T8 electric locomotive which Alstom is building for Indian Railways will be provided by batteries which Saft is supplying under its largest-ever order in the rail sector. Saft has increased…
DB Netz commissions first IP-based interlocking 09 Mar 2018 Photos: DB AG/Kai Michael Neuhold GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz AG has put into operation its first digital interlocking which uses an IP network architecture to connect with the field equipment. DB Netz has been using computer-based interlockings for many years, but the Siemens installation at…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/8/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation USDOT issues $46 million in TIGER grants for rail projects in Maryland, Indiana and New Mexico The USDOT expects to officially announce the complete list of the latest TIGER grant awards by week's end. Photo – Progressive Railroading file photo [Editor's…
Connectors for onboard data networks 07 Mar 2018 CONNECTORS: TE Connectivity has launched a range of M12 rail connectors offering data transmission rates of up to 10 Gb/sec, with full-metal shells shielding against electrical interference. Applications include data and sensor networks, train door control assemblies and HVAC systems. ‘Our compact new connectors can be assembled…
The agency may put the three-car trains into service as early as this spring. Photo – SFMTA's blog The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has begun testing three-car setups with its new Siemens-built light-rail units.The agency may put the three-car trains into service as early as this spring, SFMTA officials wrote in a blog."Most…