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The market for electro-pneumatic brakes will grow by about 5 percent in the next decade

Impact of Disabled Rail Brakes on Wheels

The following article was written by Scott Cummings, Senior Scientist, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. and Sawan Dumbre, Senior Product Development…

NTSB determined the 2018 UP collission was casued by airbrake system failure

Airbrake Failure Caused Wyoming Train Crash

Source: NTSB announcement ​WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that an airbrake failure caused the fatal,…

Positive Train Control (PTC), which was implemented ahead of schedule, will help prevent crashes like this 2017 Amtrak derailment in Dupont, Wash.

Positive Train Control Ready Ahead of Schedule

Source: Federal Railroad Administration announcement WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that positive…

Positive Train Control (PTC), which was implemented ahead of schedule, will help prevent crashes like this 2017 Amtrak derailment in Dupont, Wash.

PTC Nears Full Legal Implementation

Source: Washington Post post WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an…