Luminator acquires transit surveillance provider Apollo Video Technology
Luminator Technology Group announced the acquisition of Apollo Video Technology, a supplier of transit bus mobile video surveillance equipment headquartered in Bothell, Wash.
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RSI scholarship deadline coming
The deadline for applying for the 2017/2018 school year RSI Undergraduate Scholarship is June 7.
PS Technology, NS partnering on personnel
A new train crew management and payroll system under development by PS Technology and Norfolk Southern is expected to “boost operating efficiency, lower costs and increase productivity, supporting goals of NS’s strategic plan to improve corporate performance.”
IONX, German railroad testing wireless intra-train communications
IONX LLC, a unit of Amsted Rail, and Germany-based rail freight operator Havelländische Eisenbahn (HVLE) have initiated field testing of its standards-based wireless intra-train communication system in freight rail revenue service.
Signals union approves CN contract
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council 11 has ratified a new five-year contract with Canadian National.
MBTA plan will speed system upgrades
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has a new master plan that aims to accelerate its timeframe to bring its equipment, infrastructure and operations into a State of Good Repair from 15 years from the previously projected 25 years.
Wabtec 1Q: Transit gains offset freight decline; guidance affirmed
Wabtec Corp., in reporting results for 2017’s first quarter, noted that higher Transit Group sales offset lower Freight Group figures. The company also affirmed financial guidance for 2017.
Gibson joins WSP | PB
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Thomas Gibson Vice President and Western Regional Manager of its Transit and Rail practice, based in Sacramento. Gibson is responsible for technical and operational management, project delivery, staff acquisition and business growth.
Siemens creating “Internet of Trains”
Siemens’ U.S. unit has launched Digital Rail Services, a new business that will use intelligent sensors and advanced software platforms to put intelligence behind billions of data points created on the country’s rail systems.
MBTA chooses Railway Equipment Co.’s winter switch protection technology
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has partnered with Railway Equipment Company of Minneapolis and system operator Keolis Commuter Services to install gas hot air track switch heater systems and fiberglass covers at critical track switches throughout the commuter rail system.