Improved passenger information 31 Dec 2018 UK: West Midlands Trains is to equip 50 Siemens Class 350 Desiro EMUs with real-time passenger information systems developed by KeTech and Axion, which will include 22 inch screens. Deployment is planned between May 2019 and May 2020. ‘This new system will be a great improvement on what our…
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AGV demonstrator car arrives in Doncaster 29 Dec 2018 Alstom produced the AGV demonstrator in 2007. A production series of 25 AGV trainsets is operated by Italo-NTV on the Italian high speed network. UK: An intermediate car from Alstom’s Pégase AGV demonstrator arrived at the National College for High Speed Rail campus in Doncaster in…
EviFile speeds Great Western electrification data capture 28 Dec 2018 DATA CAPTURE: Contractor Balfour Beatty has been using a secure data collection platform from Leeds-based EviFile as part of its work to install 25 kV 50 Hz electrification between Bristol and Cardiff. The contractor deployed a customised version of eviFile’s digital progressive assurance methodology to…
Rail News Home Mechanical 10/16/2018 Rail News: Mechanical CN unveils new centerbeam rail car The centerbeams are being manufactured at National Steel's plant in Hamilton, Ontario. Photo – cn.ca CN has begun to roll out the first of its new centerbeam rail cars ordered earlier this year from National Steel Car Ltd.CN received the first…
Rail News Home Mechanical 10/3/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Iowa Interstate Railroad orders new GE locomotives The locomotives will be produced in early 2020. Photo – ge.com Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. (IAIS) will acquire three new Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation, the railroad announced yesterday.The locomotives will be produced in early 2020 and used to…
Rail News Home Mechanical 10/26/2018 Rail News: Mechanical ARCI: Car orders climbed, deliveries declined in Q3 Rail-car orders in the third quarter totaled 24,972 units compared with 23,788 units in the second quarter and 10,348 units in the first quarter, according to quarterly rail-car statistics released earlier this week by the Railway Supply Institute's American…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB reveals four Class Is were 'revenue adequate' in 2017 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced last week that the Class Is that achieved "revenue adequacy" for 2017 were BNSF Railway Co., Norfolk Southern Corp.'s combined railroad subsidiaries, Canadian Pacific's Soo…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA allows Denver RTD to proceed with corrective plan The University of Colorado A Line operates to Denver International Airport. Photo – RTD-Denver The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) determined the Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) recently filed corrective action plan…
Rail News Home Mechanical 11/12/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Montreal transit agency taps Bombardier, Alstom to supply more Azur rail cars The companies will provide 153 additional Azur subway cars, expanding on a 468-car order from October 2010. Photo – Bombardier Transportation A Bombardier Transportation-Alstom consortium has signed an agreement to supply 153 additional Azur subway…
Rail News Home Mechanical 11/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical KCS locomotive sports patriotic paint scheme to honor vets 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…