SNCF rolls out GIRO scheduling software 19 Jan 2019 FRANCE: SNCF is to deploy GIRO’s Hastus integrated scheduling and operations software to replace the existing tools which are used to manage staff and rolling stock on its network of high speed services. The software will cover around 380 trains, 5 000 drivers and onboard staff and…
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Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/18/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation House leader names transportation subcommittee ranking members House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) yesterday announced the ranking members of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 116th Congress. The ranking members and their subcommittees will be Rep. Rick…
Rail News Home Mechanical 1/18/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Confidence in equipment leasing sector dipped in January, foundation says The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the results of its monthly confidence index, which showed overall confidence levels in the equipment finance market "eased further" this month. The January 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment…
Rail News Home Mechanical 1/18/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Progress Rail, Alstom, Steel Dynamics, TranSystems and the NRC (Jan. 18) Progress Rail recently delivered 10 locomotives to Tunisia. Photo – Tunisian National Railway Co. Progress Rail recently delivered the first 10 locomotives in a 20-unit order to the Tunisian National Railway Co.…
Machine vision to support autonomous trains 17 Jan 2019 CHINA: US-based visual perception technology company PerceptIn has worked with rolling stock manufacturer CRRC to develop a long-range machine vision device for high speed trains which it says can automatically detect obstacles up to 1 000 m ahead, providing autonomous driving systems with the time needed to…
CSX on Wednesday reported quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's expectations.Shares fell 2 percent, however, after the No. 3 railroad operator forecast less robust revenue growth for 2019.CSX forecast low single-digit revenue growth for 2019 on the heels of 7.4 percent growth last year. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images A CSX coal train…
(Adds details on results, forecasts, company comment) LOS ANGELES, Jan 16 (Reuters) - CSX Corp on Wednesday reported quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view, but shares fell 2 percent after the No. 3 railroad operator forecast less robust revenue growth for 2019. Cooling economies in Asia and Europe are roiling global stock markets and…
Shift2Rail publishes 2019 call for proposals 16 Jan 2019 EUROPE: The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking issued its 2019 call for proposals on January 16, with €77m of co-funding available to support railway research & innovation projects expected to have a total value of €150m. S2R is funded as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 1/15/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation CP 'takes exception' to government probe into Vancouver rail service issues Canadian Pacific executives are taking issue with a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) plan to include the Class I in a far-reaching investigation into possible freight-rail service problems in the Vancouver,…
Wheelchair ramp on test 15 Jan 2019 UK: Greater Anglia has worked with design consultancy Trainways and manufacturer Portaramp to test a prototype wheelchair ramp, ahead of the entry into service of its new fleets of Bombardier Transportation and Stadler trainsets. Testing included consultation with people with assistance animals to ensure the ramp meets a…