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Tempo, the portfolio of rail signaling solutions, including the European Train Control System and computer-based interlocking system, are designed around a common failsafe, scalable, hardware and software platform, and an integrated suite of engineering tools.
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Positive train control and fatigue in the railroad industry were removed from the list. Both had been included since the list began in 1990.
Read More →Includes provision requiring installation of anti-collision technology – positive train control – on railways shared by passenger and freight trains.
Read More →The company's capabilities include installation of grade crossing warning signals, wayside and interlocking signals, as well as positive train control-related equipment.
Read More →Services will include technical support and assistance for completion and submission of FRA-required PTC documentation and supporting evidence in support of system certification. RSC is performing similar services for several other freight and commuter railroad clients.
Read More →Following approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Metrolink began operating PTC RSD on the last of Metrolink's hosted rail system on June 14. RSD simply means trains in revenue service or in Metrolink's case, with passengers on board.
Read More →As of Sept. 30, 97% of railroads are PTC-certified, in revenue service demonstration, or field testing.
Read More →A Coradia iLint train covered 1,175 kilometers without refueling the hydrogen tank, only emitting water and operating with very low levels of noise.
Read More →The derailment tossed people to the floor and forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels.
Read More →Investigators said a new rail switch at the point where the train left the tracks wasn't properly installed during repairs in May and was attached to the rail only by a single 3-millimeter wire, according to the report.
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