Atlas

Atlas (pictured) is a 12-axle U.S. Department of Energy-designed railcar for transporting shipments of spent nuclear fuel weighing up to 480,000 pounds (240 tons). The $33 million project took 10 years to complete. (DOE Photograph)

Watch: Atlas Cleared for Operation

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Equipment Engineering Committee (EEC) has certified the Atlas railcar system to run on all major U.S. freight railroads, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, which developed it to transport the nation’s commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste weighing up to 480,000 pounds (240 tons).

DOE Glowing Following Successful Atlas Test

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy on June 5 will officially unveil its nuclear waste-hauling Atlas railcar at BNSF’s 31st Street Yard, Denver, Colo. during the DOE’s 2024 National

Atlas Technical Consultants on Jan. 6 reported that it will provide engineering and design and environmental services for grade crossings owned by “one of the largest Class I rail operators” in Georgia through GDOT’s Railroad Safety Program.

Supply Side: Atlas, RailVision

The Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) Railroad Safety Program selects Atlas Technical Consultants to provide highway/rail grade crossing engineering and design and environmental services. Also, Rail Vision Ltd. demonstrates the North American field applicability of its AI-based obstacle detection technology for switch yards.