Source: Federal Railroad Administration announcement WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that positive train control (PTC) technology is in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles, prior to the…
Source: NJ Transit announcement KEARNY, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy announced last week that NJ TRANSIT’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system had been certified by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as meeting the December 31, 2020 deadline for implementation. This…
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB), a subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse Group, in August deployed its on-board energy-management system, LEADER® AutoPilot™, to test the automatic driving capabilities of a freight train in Colorado. The system managed…
Source: CBSDFW.com Denton, Texas – After years of delays, the A-Train operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is now the first passenger train in Texas to have fully functioning and tested Positive Train Control (PTC) system. DCTA officials said with the testing of…
The following is excerpted from a post by Christian MilNeil on StreetsBlog.com about a recent crash on the city’s rail system and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s move toward implementing an automated-braking system. BOSTON — On Friday evening, two Green…
Source: LILEE Systems announcement SAN JOSE, Calif. — LILEE Systems announced SafeRail, the first complete Hi-Rail Collision Avoidance System setting a new standard in rail safety. SafeRail integrates with SafeRide, to protect hi-rail vehicles on the tracks and on the…
Source: Wabtec announcement PITTSBURGH — Wabtec and RATP, Paris region operator as well a major international public transport operator, announced a partnership to test Wabtec’s innovative “Green Friction” braking solution. The test will study the solution’s ability to improve air…
Source: Washington Post post WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an automatic braking system – Positive Train Control (PTC) – that could prevent catastrophic collisions and derailments caused by speeding, the…
Source: Wabtec BOCHUM, Germany — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) celebrated the groundbreaking of a 20,000-sqm, state-of-the-art green factory for developing and manufacturing brakes, as well as maintaining brakes and couplers for transit vehicles. Once complete, the new facility in Bochum will…
Source: nj101.5.com TRENTON — A state audit finds that NJ Transit could miss the federal deadline to install automatic braking system on its trains despite more than doubling the budget of the now-$500 million project. The 10-page report by the…
Source: claimsjournal.com OMAHA, Neb. — How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is simple: One. The industry is hoping this year’s scheduled completion of an automatic railroad braking system will bolster…
Source: Bloomberg/Quint Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Transit is withholding the growing cost of one of its biggest-ever capital projects, an emergency rail-braking system ordered by Congress. In 2017, the so-called positive train control system had a cost of at…
All New Jersey Transit locomotives will be outfitted by Dec. 31 with lifesaving braking technology, according to Governor Phil Murphy’s office. The milestone means that NJ Transit, operator of the nation’s second-busiest commuter railroad, can ask federal regulators for two…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Ford continues to build on its Bronco heritage with the addition of a special edition Free Wheeling package for the 2024 Bronco Sport, dressing up the off-road-capable compact sport utility (SUV) with a throwback series of red,…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Responding to the positive reception the company has received since the introduction of the Outback Wilderness and Forester Wilderness models, Subaru added the subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Crosstrek Wilderness for the 2024 model year. Distinctive styling cues,…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Big, powerful, silent and comfortable all describe the new three-row, large mid-size battery-electric (BEV) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Kia EV9 recently introduced to the American consumer. My initial impressions during a brief 20-minute drive at the recent #IMPASpringBrake2024…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Hyundai decided to leave a good thing as is by carrying over unchanged the 2024 Ioniq 6 electric vehicle (EV) sedan from its multi-award-winning – including World Car of the Year, World Design of the Year and…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Toyota continues to incrementally expand its sport-utility/crossover (SUV/CUV) family with the introduction of the three-row 2024 Grand Highlander offering more interior room than the popular Highlander mid-size SUV while being more maneuverable than the Sequoia, an SUV…
STUTTGART and MUNICH, Germany – In the ever-evolving landscape of mobility, software is emerging as the linchpin for the future. Bosch, a global technology and services company, is taking the lead in this arena, offering unmatched solutions and technology to…
CHATHAM, Mass. – When Honda designed its all-new three-row 2023 Pilot the Japanese automaker engineered the TrailSport variant as the most off-road capable sport-utility vehicle (SUV) in the company’s history. A 10-day period with the 2023 Honda Pilot AWD TrailSport…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Mercedes-Benz lists 12 different SUVs on its consumer website, from the subcompact GLA to the uber-premium/luxury Mercedes-Maybach GLS. I recently spent a week in a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC, the latest iteration of the company’s original…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I sampled the all-new 2024 Mazda CX-90v a few months ago during the annual #IMPA #2023SpringBrake and came away impressed following the 15-minute drive. Mazda calls the CX-90 its flagship, a title it deserves, especially the fully…
Source: JCMR announcement DECATUR, Ga. – Revenue from the global advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) and autonomous-driving (AV) components market was vаluеd at $10.5445 billion іn 2021 and is expected to register a significant compound-annual-growth rate (CAGR) of 23.5 percent during…
Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Technology company Continental has won a 2022 Automotive News PACE Award for its MK C2 brake-by-wire system. Additionally, BMW Group and Continental were presented with an Innovation Partnership Award for their development of…