President Trump announced fresh tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods on Friday. The move prompted swift retribution from Beijing. The tense situation is slowing shipments at ports and airfreight terminals and boosting raw materials prices. VCG/VCG | Getty Images Soldiers wait for a container ship to berth at Qingdao Port on March 8, 2018…
Posts published in June 2018
Smart gate to identify wagons 16 Jun 2018 SPAIN: Indra is developing a ‘smart gate’‚ which it envisages would be able to digitally identify wagons as they are handled at freight terminals. The technology would be a development of Indra’s electronic identification and toll collection gantries used on motorways, combining laser sensors, high resolution imaging,…
Coupler condition monitoring agreement 15 Jun 2018 VOITH: Voith Turbo and Siemens have agreed to develop condition monitoring technology for Voith’s Scharfenberg couplers, with the aim of reducing inspection and maintenance costs while increasing availability. Voith will lead development, with Siemens integrating the application into its Railigent suite and MindSphere internet of things operating system.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/11/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation USDOT names 26 proposed recipients of initial INFRA grants The Trump Administration created the INFRA grant program last year. Photo – USDOT The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced plans to allocate nearly $1.5 billion in proposed grants for 26…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/11/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation AAR sends letter to U.S. mayors to stress freight railroads' local impacts Ed Hamberger Photo – AAR The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Friday sent a letter to numerous U.S. mayors highlighting the freight-rail industry's business and external relations efforts,…
Electrostar ETCS contract awarded 11 Jun 2018 UK: Siemens has been awarded a contract for the first-in-class design and installation of ETCS Level 2 equipment on a Bombardier Transportation Class 387 Electrostar electric multiple-unit operated by Great Western Railway. The first-in-class contract announced on June 11 has been let by Porterbrook as the lead rolling…
Ferrocarriles Argentinos selects train-to-ground communications 10 Jun 2018 ARGENTINA: Following tests, national railway Ferrocarriles Argentinos has selected Radwin’s FiberinMotion train-to-ground communication system for deployment on 100 passenger vehicles used on the Buenos Aires – La Plata route. Radwin’s multi-service platform will initially support CCTV and VoIP communications. Project implementation will be managed by Radwin partner…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/8/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA schedules summer symposiums to address PTC FRA Administrator Ron Batory Photo – FRA The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has scheduled three symposiums on topics related to positive train control (PTC), with the first to be held June 15 in Washington,…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/7/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Schumer calls for crude-by-rail standards The senator has asked federal agencies to collaborate on a plan that would require oil companies to stabilize highly flammable Bakken crude oil prior to transport by rail. Photo – Railway Supply Institute U.S. Sen. Charles…