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The Amsted Digital Solutions Inc. IQ device mounted on a freight car truck. (Courtesy of GBXLE and Amsted Digital)
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GBXLE, Amsted Team on Condition-Based Maintenance Initiative

Greenbrier Leasing Europe (GBXLE) on Jan. 27 reported partnering with Chicago-based Amsted Digital Solutions SAS (Amsted Digital) to launch a freight-car truck monitoring initiative “aimed at advancing condition-based maintenance across the European rail freight sector.”

Force Control

RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Improved train dynamics, ease of retrofits, lower maintenance costs, increased safety: All these figure into draft gear and cushioning device developments. In-train forces—buff and draft—can literally make

The Railway Supply Institute this summer held Innovation in Rail, a one-day event on Capitol Hill. (RSI Photograph)
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Overheard at ‘Innovation in Rail’

This summer, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) hosted Innovation in Rail, a one-day event on Capitol Hill focused on rail technology, the regulatory environment, and the economic contributions made by the rail supply