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Between 2013 and 2022, more than 12,000 incidents occurred on the nation’s 140,000 miles of track. Though the railway industry has accurately asserted significant safety improvements over the past decade,…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Bohr Electronics on Aug. 16 announced that it has named Joseph Schultheis Operations Manager at the company’s production facility in Searcy, Ark. In this role, Schultheis, a U.S.…

Transit Tech Lab, a program founded by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City, has released a proof of concept (POC) report detailing…

TransmetriQ, a Railinc® brand, recently launched Reporting & Analytics, described as “a new comprehensive [railcar] fleet reporting tool that synthesizes asset location, health and repair data to provide deeper fleet…

Freight tracking and matching software provider Trucker Tools announced Aug. 14 that it is partnering with BNSF Logistics for real-time freight tracking, digital freight matching and automated booking across its…

The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has named KONUX a 2023 Innovation Award Winner in the Technology Category for its Switch predictive maintenance system; Miller Ingenuity has also been named…

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, is opening speaker Judy Carter, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer…

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) subsidiaries Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG) on Aug. 10 filed a petition with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)…

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: The Amsted Digital Solutions Bogie IQ™ takes onboard health monitoring to a new level.

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers share strategies and the latest tech for combatting cold climate challenges.

Railergy has selected Mountain View, Calif.-based Aeva to supply 4D LiDAR™ technology for its automatic train operation (ATO) system used in switching, main line and last-mile applications at ports, freight…

The industry conversation continues with Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2023—our first in-person Women in Rail conference covering the freight, passenger and transit rail sectors.  The Nov. 2…

On July 14, 2023, Amtrak submitted two Requests For Amendment (RFA) to the Federal Railroad Administration for its ACSES II system. The first, for Amtrak’s FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Bohr Electronics introduces fuel transfer-pump repair for locomotive maintenance shops in North America. Also, INFORM deploys its stack management and crane optimizer system at the first of two…

The August 2023 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with deep dives into winter preparedness, derailment prevention, and Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail.

Duos Technologies on July 27 announced that it has upgraded its centraco® command and control software and its truevue360™ platform, both of which are responsible for processing and communicating near…

A process server hands you a stack of legal papers. It means trouble. The reason? Two of your trains derailed near populated areas. They carried toxic waste and volatile chemicals;…

Alstom appoints a new Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Americas. Also, two Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) executives complete post-graduate degree programs; Alaska Railroad (ARRC) names a Director of External…

IntelliTrans earns recognition in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies 2023 report. Also, railcar lessor Mitsui Rail Capital rebrands as Modern Rail Capital (MRC).

Metra celebrates the completion of the newly rehabilitated Blue Island-Vermont Street Station. Also, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) uses artificial intelligence (AI) to track fare evasion on its…