Technology
Drone experts tout the technology’s potential to boost rail efficiency, security
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/2017) — By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor For years, railroads have been exploring automation to help improve overall operations. To that end, they’ve invested in a host of new technologies, such as Machine Vision, predictive analytics and driverless train systems — to name just a few examples. The next chapter in the rail…
Read MorePTC hearing: Amtrak to suspend operations over non-compliant routes after 2018
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/16/2018) Amtrak will consider suspending service on tracks that don’t have positive train control (PTC) in place by the Dec. 31 deadline, the railroad’s president told a House subcommittee yesterday. President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson told the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials that there will be carriers over which Amtrak…
Read MoreBNSF joins BiTA to help set technology standards
(Source: Progressive Railroading 02/06/2018) BNSF Railway Co. recently became the first Class I to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). The alliance is composed of more than 200 freight transportation companies working to develop blockchain standards for the logistics industry and the supply chain as a whole, BNSF officials said in a press release. BNSF and the…
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