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Norfolk Southern—like much of the industry, battling a misinformation campaign by rail union leadership aided and abetted by the U.S. Transportation Secretary and Federal Railroad Administrator, and reportedly in the…

Ballard Power Systems (Ballard) receives an order of additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Also, Rail Vision ltd. (Rail Vision) reveals its next-generation AI (Artificial Intelligence)…

One of the most significant breakthroughs in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past year has been the emergence of ChatGPT. This cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing the way…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 1 announced that it has joined the RailPulse™ Coalition, becoming the third Class I railroad and the tenth member of the coalition, which…

The February 2024 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, covering the freight rail policy outlook and showcasing our 25 Under 40 “Fast Tracker” honorees.

Initially launched as GPS in the late 1970s for military use, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) experienced significant advancements by 2000, allowing broader civilian applications. This expansion included satellite networks…

Norfolk Southern (NS) Associate Vice President Enterprise Data & Analytics Mabby Amouie is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference. Amouie will discuss the NS/Georgia Tech Research Institution’s…

Agribusiness company Bunge has signed on as the first railcar-owning shipper of RailPulse™, the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics…

NASA on Jan. 26 announced that it has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Va., for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing…

Metrolinx recently announced that ONxpress Operations Inc. (OOI), a member of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), will serve as the new operations and maintenance partner for the agency’s GO Transit system…

Duos Technology Group, Inc. (Duos) announced Jan. 23 that the company’s Railcar Inspection Portal (RIP®) technology in 2023 performed more than eight and a half million comprehensive railcar scans, on…

Railway Age and Parsons held the 2023 Next-Generation Train Control Conference in Philadelphia on October 26 and 27. Phil Dubery, Co-Owner & Director, CPC Systems, London, CPC Project Services LLP, was…

The New York MTA/Partnership for New York City Transit Tech Lab on Jan. 22 released the results of its 2023 human capital and operational efficiency challenges. The 13 winners, including…

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” according to the…

If you ever worked on a railroad and certainly if you have ever been involved in working on railroad safety, you have frequently heard the phrase “one size doesn’t fit…

5S methodology has helped some of the world’s leading industrial companies improve safety, streamline assets, and increase productivity. The 5S approach, which translated from Japanese, stands for Sort, Set in…

Pandrol appoints Xavier Sarrat as Chief Procurement Officer. Also, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announces two new appointments; and Amira Menoufy is appointed as Delegata’s new President.

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) announced Jan. 17 that it has secured a three-year agreement with a leading Class I railroad for advanced AI-Based Defect Detection models into its day-to-day…

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs the U.S. GAO (General Accountability Office) to examine commuter rail PTC O&M (operations and maintenance) costs. GAO surveyed all 29 commuter rail agencies…