Railway Interchange

The Association had a strong presence at Railway Interchange this week in both the exhibit hall and education sessions.

Concerns have been growing at the slow pace of allocating the $102 billion of federal funding that was announced nearly two years ago.

Piper Networks CEO Robert Hanczor presented “Innovative MOW Safety Solutions: How Using Multi-sensor Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance Systems Can Improve Track Safety” on Oct. 4.  The session detailed the observations…

The Greenbrier Companies’ Jack Isselmann and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Doretha Smith shared the benefits of having a diverse supplier base on Day 2 of the 2023 Railway Interchange conference, which…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: RELAM (Railway Equipment Leasing and Maintenance) Inc. is a full-service leasing company offering complete m/w equipment leasing services. Vice President of Leasing Christo Nielsen, Chief Operating Officer…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: The rip® Railcar Inspection Portal from Duos Technologies is a modular intelligent visualization system that provides real-time detailed 360-degree imaging at high speeds. It can be used for a…

One of the main themes of the Railway Supply Institute’s (RSI) breakout sessions at this year’s Railway Interchange was collaboration, including “Collaboration for Passenger Rail Success,” which took place on…

Technical Sessions, including those on track, were featured at this year’s AREMA Annual Conference.

The centerpiece of the Brandt exhibit at Railway Interchange is the R5 Power Unit, a new road-rail car mover that the company says can support tasks ranging from maintenance of…

NARSTCO, one of the many vendors at this year’s Railway Interchange in Indianapolis, is introducing its “e” Clip Type Fastener, crafted from recycled U.S. steel.

Hitachi Rail is launching several new automation and digitalization “innovations” and product improvements for freight and passenger railroads at Railway Interchange 2023, which is being held Oct. 1-4 in Indianapolis.

Burr Ridge, Ill.-based Railhead Corporation will supply another 62 onboard locomotive video systems to Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) by the end of this year, bringing the total number installed to…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Thermon, a world leader in industrial process heating, has been expanding into the railway market with its HELLFIRE™ product line. Business Development Manager – Rail and Transit…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Trainyard Tech LLC's CLASSMASTER™ Process Control System, the first such classification yard system to apply standard industrial automation technology to the railway industry, has been undergoing continuous…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Boxcar doors are vulnerable to damage during typical loading and unloading cycles with forklift trucks. Such damage can render them difficult or even impossible to unlock and…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE, OCT. 2, 2023: The National Railway Historical Society, Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures presented Class III Iowa Traction Railway with the inaugural “Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation…

The definition of the financial term “reversion to the mean,” according to Forbes, says that “an event that is not average will be followed by an event that is closer…

Railway Interchange kicked off Oct. 2 with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Senior Vice President Coby Bullard covering his railroad’s April 14, 2023, merger to form North America’s first and…

The engineers who worked on the Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach Replacement in St. Louis, Missouri received the Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently announced that $9.6 million is currently available for projects designed to improve freight service and support economic development.