Dallas Greenlights DART D2 Subway
The Dallas City Council has unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) D2 Subway project.
Author: William C. Vantuono
Europe’s Rail, With Shift2Rail Executive Director Carlo Borghini: RAIL GROUP ON AIR
IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith is joined by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Shift2Rail, to discuss the successor to the Shift2Rail European railway research program, Europe’s Rail. The European Commission (EC) confirmed a
Commuter Rail Coalition – Four Women in Rail, Four Different Paths: RAIL GROUP ON AIR PODCAST
In this podcast, part of our series sponsored by the Commuter Rail Coalition, Railway Age Executive Editor Marybeth Luczak talks with four women in the rail industry who have taken four different career paths:
CSX-Pan Am Deal a “Significant” Transaction: STB
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has ruled the CSX-Pan Am merger transaction a “significant” one subject to more formal review, along with a 10-month time clock on a final decision.
At San Diego MTS, ‘Significant Social Justice Issues’ Addressed
No choke holds. No carotid restraints. No excessive force. New uniforms: These are among the security reforms the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has put in place to better-serve the riding public.
SelTrac™ G8: Next-Generation CBTC
Currently deployed around the world on some five-dozen rail transit lines, Thales’ Urban Rail Signaling solution SelTrac™ CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) technology is now in its eighth generation.
Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern Merger, with Keith Creel and Pat Ottensmeyer: RAIL GROUP ON AIR
Early on March 21, the big announcement came: Canadian Pacific Railway will acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction worth $29 billion in U.S. dollars. The combined Class I
Siemens, Infineon Partner on SiC Technology
Siemens Mobility and Infineon Technologies AG have jointly developed new auxiliary converters to improve the efficiency of onboard power systems using power semiconductors based on silicon carbide (SiC).
Sustainability Roundup: Chicago, Denver, Vancouver
High-tech air purification, “Green Bonds” and locomotive overhauls figure into sustainability efforts at three North American transit agencies.
Progress Rail: Italian Interlocking, Eurasian Market, Russian Test Lab—for Kazakhstan
An advanced microprocessor-based interlocking technology for the Eurasian market from Progress Rail (A Caterpillar Company) subsidiary ECM S.p.A. of Italy will be tested in a new LocoTech-Signal research laboratory in Moscow, Russia.