Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Canadian environmental agency seeks public feedback on proposed Kamloops yard The planned North Thompson Rail Terminal would cover 67 acres. Photo – Source: North Thompson Rail Terminals Inc. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is seeking public input to decide whether…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation DeFazio to chair House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) Photo – DeFazio's office U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) last week was elected chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 116th Congress. DeFazio had been…
Breeze UK hydrogen multiple-unit proposal unveiled 07 Jan 2019 UK: Alstom and leasing company Eversholt Rail have unveiled their ‘Breeze’ proposal to convert surplus Class 321 electric multiple-units to hydrogen power. The 25 kV 50 Hz Class 321 EMUs which were built by BREL in 1998-90 are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/4/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation APTA: Commuter roads met PTC deadline requirements at 2018's end The North County Transit District has installed PTC along its line in San Diego County. Photo – NCTD All commuter-rail systems have met the congressional end-of-2018 deadline requirements for positive train…
Rio Tinto completes AutoHaul autonomous train project 04 Jan 2019 AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto has announced the successful deployment of its AutoHaul technology for the autonomous operation of iron ore trains in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, creating what the mining company said was ‘the world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail network’.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/3/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Senate confirms Fuchs, Oberman appointments to STB The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Patrick Fuchs and Martin Oberman as Surface Transportation Board (STB) commissioners. Fuchs has been a senior professional staff member working on surface transportation and maritime issues for the Senate…
East Japan Railway tests driverless operation 03 Jan 2019 JAPAN: East Japan Railway is testing automatic train operation on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, with a view to assessing the feasibility of converting routes to driverless operation. The 34·5 km circular route was selected for testing because it does not share tracks with other lines.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/2/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation USDOT: Four railroads fully met PTC implementation deadline Employees at work in Metra's PTC lab. Photo – Metra As of Dec. 31, four railroads had fully implemented positive train control (PTC) systems and all others mandated to adopt the technology had…
Concrete Canvas eliminates weeds at Rotterdam inspection point 02 Jan 2019 NETHERLANDS: Concrete Canvas geosynthetic cementitious composite matting has been installed on sections of track at the Rotterdam World Gateway site to prevent the growth of weeds which could obstruct the optical character recognition systems used to identify containers on passing freight trains Concrete Canvas…
Improved passenger information 31 Dec 2018 UK: West Midlands Trains is to equip 50 Siemens Class 350 Desiro EMUs with real-time passenger information systems developed by KeTech and Axion, which will include 22 inch screens. Deployment is planned between May 2019 and May 2020. ‘This new system will be a great improvement on what our…