The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Rail/Transit category.
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Braking Defects Plague Canada’s Aging Grain Cars
Source: Excerpted from a Railway Age post GATINEAU, Canada – Hard-to-detect braking system defects have…
TSB Urges New Way to Test Train Brakes; Probe into Fatal Crash Continues
Source: National Post post CALGARY, Canada — The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says there should…
Knorr-Bremse Nominates Three for Supervisory Board
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement Munich – At this week’s meeting, the Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG…
Knorr-Bremse to Supply Parts for Russian Trains
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement Munich – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking and other systems…
Knorr-Bremse Supplies Braking for Egyptian Rail
Source: Knorr-Bremse release Munich, April 16, 2020 – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking…
Knorr-Bremse Extends Deutsche Bahn Trains’ Life
Source: Knorr-Bremse MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other rail…
Knorr-Bremse Launches Next Phase of Its Climate Strategy
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other rail…
Wabtec agrees to pay $37M in no-poach class action
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WILMERDING, Penn. – Wabtec Corp. has agreed to pay $37 million to…
Wabtec Breaks Ground for Rail-Brake Factory
Source: Wabtec BOCHUM, Germany — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) celebrated the groundbreaking of a 20,000-sqm, state-of-the-art…
Knorr-Bremse Top Engineer Employer in Germany
Source: Knorr-Bremse MUNICH – For the seventh year in succession, Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader…
NJ Transit May Miss Braking System Deadline
Source: nj101.5.com TRENTON — A state audit finds that NJ Transit could miss the federal…
BDZ Passengers Opens Tender for Brake Shoes
Source: SeeNews.com SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgaria’s BDZ Passengers, a unit of state-owned railways operator BDZ…
Railroad Brake Technology Could Impact Labor
Source: claimsjournal.com OMAHA, Neb. — How many people does it take to operate a locomotive?…
FRA Proposes Rules Updating Brake Standards
Source: Federal Railroad Administration WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has proposed new rules…
Knorr-Bremse Budapest “Company of the Year”
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich/Budapest – One of Hungary’s leading business magazines, Figyelő, has named Knorr-Bremse Rail…
Knorr-Bremse to Improve Traffic Safety in Hanover
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich/Hanover, Germany – Kiepe Electric, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader…
Knorr-Bremse to Service Kazakhstan Trains
Source: Knorr-Bremse MUNICH/MOSCOW – Knorr-Bremse, the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems and supplier of…
AEB-equipped Buses Come to Singapore
Source: The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Transport operator ComfortDelGro Corp has bought four Volvo buses…
Regen Braking Improve Energy Use on Railway Fleet
Source: The Hunts Post LONDON – Some 25 class 717 trains on the Great Northern…
Automatic Braking Introduced on London Trams
Source: BBC LONDON, England – London’s trams are being fitted with automatic-braking systems three years…
Brake and Friction Conference Registration
Source: brakefriction.org The following announcement was disseminated by brakefriction.org: CHENNAI, India – There is just…
Knorr-Bremse Sells Powertech
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading…
Knorr-Bremse Demos Freight-Train Automation
Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB), a subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse…
NTSB Requests Air-Brake Review from Railroads
Source: Yahoo! Finance Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking U.S.…
Fras-le Launches New Railway Shoe
Source: Fras-le Prattville, Ala. – Fras-le North America will launch a new railway shoe line…
