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NEW YORK — Siemens Mobility, a leader in seamless, sustainable, reliable and secure transport solutions for more than 160 years, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Ondas Networks, a developer of private licensed wireless data networks for mission-critical industrial markets, to bring a Siemens-branded portfolio of their wireless radio communication systems to the North […]
WASHINGTON — Coronavirus complications and missing interim deadlines still put railroads at risk for missing the year-end deadline for full positive train control implementation in the U.S. In a Government Accountability Office document released this week, the agency reports that railroad officials say they are confident their companies will meet the Dec. 31 deadline, but […]
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Island Radar and AlphaHive have a lot in common. Both companies are spin-offs of Utah-based Wavetronix, the world market leader in radar vehicle detection products. Now, the two are joining forces in a partnership that brings AlphaHive’s business infrastructure to Island Radar, while AlphaHive will receive mentoring from Island Radar’s experienced business […]
ST. LOUIS — RR Mergers & Acquisitions announces the sale of Allpress & Moore Railroad Signal Contractors to CDL Electric Company. With operating bases in Missouri and Iowa, Allpress & Moore provides engineering, wiring, testing and construction for highway railroad crossings. The company has performed work in the 48 contiguous states. “We’re pleased to welcome […]
A look at Wednesday morning rail news: — Officials in Durham County, N.C., have voted to provide $2.2 million for a study of a possible commuter rail service between Durham and Clayton, N.C. GoTriangle, the transit agency for Durham, Wake, and Orange counties, will also be asking Wake and Johnson counties and the North Carolina […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of December 31, 2019, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems as required by Congress. Based on Fourth Quarter 2019 PTC Progress Reports from the 42 railroads statutorily required to implement the […]
A Long Island Rail Road train arrives at Jamaica station on Aug. 18, 2019. The LIRR’s efforts to implement positive train control face a new issue involving interoperability with Amtrak trains. TRAINS: David Lassen A look at Friday morning rail news: — Installation of positive train control on the Long Island Rail Road faces a […]
NEWARK, NJ – The Federal Railroad Administration has given NJ Transit approval to begin revenue service demonstration of its positive train control system, moving NJ Transit one-step closer to meeting the federally mandated deadline of PTC certification by December 31, 2020. “Entering the RSD phase of PTC is a major milestone and a testament to […]
ST. LOUIS — RR Mergers & Acquisitions announces the sale of J&A Industries to CDL Electric Co. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., J&A Industries is a leading manufacturer of signal equipment to major railroad industry leaders, including BNSF Railway and Union Pacific. Since 1986, CDL has been providing signal solutions, maintenance, and installation of highway […]
NJ Transit trains meet in Elizabeth, N.J., in August 2019. A highly critical state auditor’s report says the commuter railroad is at risk of missing the deadline for positive train control implementation, among other issues. TRAINS: David Lassen Friday morning rail news of note: — A state auditor’s report says NJ Transit is at risk […]
An inbound Metro-North train with M8 equipment pauses at 125th Street on Dec. 28, 2019. The New Haven line, which uses the M8s, will be one of the last segments of the Metro-North to place positive train control in operation. NEW YORK — Metro-North will cut in positive train control for Extended Revenue Service Demonstration […]
KCS CEO Pat Ottensmeyer TRAINS: David Lassen LOMBARD, Ill. — In a conference that — like most most rail gatherings these day — had a great deal of focus on PSR, Patrick Ottensmeyer was thinking and talking about PTC. That’s not to say Precision Scheduled Railroading wasn’t part of the Kansas City Southern CEO’s Wednesday […]
