The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Rail/Transit category.
Source: Waterkeeper Alliance announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a public health and environmental disaster unfolds following the derailment and explosion of a toxic-chemical cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, advocacy groups renewed their challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – An investigative reporter for WTAE Channel 7 of Pittsburgh quoted a former Federal Railroad Administration official as claiming inclusion of the electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on the train might have reduced the massive derailment. The…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Rail Vision has been commissioned to fit passenger trains run by Israel Railways with electro-optical sensor systems. The Israeli company, which is listed on the U.S. NASDAQ technology exchange and in which Knorr-Bremse holds a…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse has received a major order for multiple systems destined for Italy. Starting in 2023, the company will supply equipment for a new generation of metro trains built by Hitachi Rail. Together with braking and…
Source: NYAB announcement WATERTOWN, N.Y. – New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB), a global manufacturer of innovative train control systems for the railroad industry, announced the addition of new assembly jobs to its Watertown, N.Y., headquarters. The move comes as…
Budapest – Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Budapest recently announced the addition of a new robot cell to its automated manufacturing process. This state-of-the-art cell, consisting of two robots, one for movement and the other for feeding components and performing optical inspection,…
Source: Business Research Insights announcement PUNE, India — The global railway friction material market size, expected to be $2.10 billion in 2022, is estimated to be heading towards $2.67 billion by 2028, according to a newly released report from Business…
Source: New York Air Brake announcement WATERTOWN, N.Y. – The DB-60 II™ with Brake Cylinder Maintaining™ (BCM™) – a state-of-the-art brake control valve developed by New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) – has gained a key industry distinction. In November,…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse has won the Supply Chain Management Award 2022 for its transformative NextGen European Distribution Network project. The award, sponsored by LOGISTIK HEUTE (published by HUSS-VERLAG), PwC and Strategy&, was presented in Frankfurt am Main.…
Source: Marketsandresearch.biz announcement PUNE, India — The Railway Friction Material market report provides a detailed analysis of global market size, regional and country-level market size, segmentation market growth, market share, competitive landscape, sales analysis, impact of domestic and global market…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH – Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems, today published its results for the first nine months and third quarter of 2022. Frank…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other mission-critical systems for rail and commercial vehicles, and Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on the…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — The Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse AG voted unanimously at its meeting today to appoint Marc Llistosella as the Chief Executive Officer of Knorr-Bremse AG for a period of three years beginning Jan.1, 2023. Dr. Reinhard…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse AG implements its focus on sustainability now also within its capital-market financing. A global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems, recently issued its…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse has acquired DSB Component Workshops from Danish state rail operator DSB for a purchase price of €50 million. Thereby, Knorr-Bremse is extending its position as a systems partner for top-notch aftermarket solutions, highly reliable…
Source: TENNECO announcement SKOKIE, Ill. — Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) will be exhibiting new products and advanced solutions for rail customers at the 2022 InnoTrans in Berlin September 20 – 23, one of the world’s leading trade fairs for transport…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement WESTMINSTER, Md. – The students and staff of Hampstead Elementary School in Hampstead, Maryland, once referred to their playground as “Big Red.” The large structure, which was replaced this month with help from Westminster-based Knorr Brake Company…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Get into the Flow is the principle guiding Knorr-Bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other rail and commercial vehicle systems, at InnoTrans 2022, where visitors will be given an in-depth tour of…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems, has published its results for the first half and second quarter of 2022. Frank…
Source: Knorr-Bremse announcement MUNICH — Alstom has commissioned Knorr-Bremse to equip at least 130 new regional trains from the Coradia Stream family with multiple systems, starting in 2023 and extending through to 2029. In addition to the contract for the…