Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/29/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FTA to provide FY2018 capital grants for four transit-rail projects A maps shows the planned 2.6-mile Purple Line Section 3 project, a heavy rail extension. Photo – LA Metro The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) yesterday announced $281 million in additional fiscal-year…
Posts published in November 2018
Baden-Württemberg backs ETCS in Stuttgart 29 Nov 2018 GERMANY: The Land of Baden-Württemberg agreed in principle on November 27 to support proposals for the roll-out of the European Train Control System and digital interlockings in the Stuttgart region by 2030. The Baden-Württemberg cabinet has authorised the Land transport ministry to enter into financing negotiations with…
Stadler rolls out Guardia with BLS as it expands into signalling 26 Nov 2018 Stadler's Guardia onboard equipment is to be fitted to the Flirt EMUs it is supplying to BLS. SWITZERLAND: Field tests and approval work is now underway ahead of the introduction of Stadler’s first onboard train protection unit with BLS.Stadler describes the…
Hydrogen train operation planned 22 Nov 2018 GERMANY: The Länder of Brandenburg and Berlin are planning the joint award of a contract for the development and operation of hydrogen fuel cell powered trains on the RB27 Heidekrautbahn route. The proposed contract would start in December 2022 and run for 15 years, a length selected to provide…
Wabtec offers hosted PTC back-office for ASLRRA members 22 Nov 2018 USA: The American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association has entered into an agreement for Wabtec Railway Electronics to provide Positive Train Control to its member railways using a hosted multi-tenant back office system. This is designed to offer complete PTC back-office functionality within…
Smarter approach to flood prevention on test 20 Nov 2018 UK: A project has been launched which aims to combine real-time measurement of water levels, weather forecasting, historical data and smart analysis to prevent the flooding of railway lines. The TrackWater project is being undertaken by InTouch Ltd, Network Rail, Lancaster University and the Transport…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/19/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Congress creates new cybersecurity agency Christopher Krebs is the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruture Security Agency (CISA). Photo – Chris Krebs' Twitter account Congress last week passed legislation creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/14/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House rail subcommittee's Denham ousted in re-election bid U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) Photo – Congress.gov U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), a longtime critic of California's high-speed rail project, was defeated for re-election to a fifth term in Congress by first-time…
The 2005 EMD SD70ACE locomotive is maintained at a Louisiana shop. Photo – KCS Kansas City Southern officials yesterday unveiled a locomotive with a patriotic paint scheme.The scheme demonstrates the company's pride in past and present U.S. military activity duty and veteran employees, said KCS Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Songer in…
Digital freight train pioneers automated brake tests 13 Nov 2018 FRANCE: In a presentation at the Alpine Rail Optimisation conference in Wien on November 8 Director of Wagon Management at SNCF Fret Nicolas Czernecki confirmed that the operator had become the first railway in Europe to implement automated brake testing on commercial freight trains. Under…