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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2019

Product Roundup: Telematics

A look at some of the latest tech offerings on the market from companies including Zonar, TransLoc, REI, and Seon

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2019

Metra to buy 15 remanufactured locomotives

Supplier, Progress Rail will take existing EMD SD70MAC freight locomotives and upgrade and configure them for passenger use.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2019

The Netherlands tops list of countries most ready for AV technology

The country, ranked number one for a second year, is working with neighbors to adopt autonomous vehicle technology for freight.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

Amtrak, NJ Transit reach spending deal for infrastructure upgrades

Will reinvest all of the funds that came from this — and other — agreements into existing and future joint NEC infrastructure projects.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Rail systems continue to make progress on PTC implementation

Safety tech is in operation on 71% of freight railroads’ required route miles, and 26% of passenger railroads’ required route miles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2018

FTA to reimburse L.A. Metro for early work on Purple Line extension

The approval also clears the way for Metro to take advantage of highly competitive tunnel contract bids, which have come in lower than expected.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2018

Metrolink honors memory of those killed, injured in 2008 train crash

Ten years ago, a Metrolink passenger train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in the Chatsworth area.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2018

NTSB finds city, freight operator to blame for fatal motorcoach crash

Cause of 2017’s collision was a failure to properly communicate that vehicles get stuck on the tracks.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2018

FRA makes $318M available for capital projects

Will assist in funding projects that improve intercity passenger and freight rail transportation safety, efficiency, and reliability.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2018

DART's 'Go' services reimagining public transit

Powered by technology, these new services include app based trip-planning and ticketing, microtransit, and dynamic carpooling.

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