Communications Archives

September 10, 2014
C&S/IT

TCRC-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers ratify agreement with CP

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) has ratified a labor agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway covering approximately 135 rail traffic controllers in Canada. The agreement was ratified with a record 94% of votes cast in favor.

September 05, 2014
C&S/IT

Guerdon Sterling Sines, 1928-2014, railroad computer systems pioneer

Guerdon Sterling Sines, who retired in 1990 as the Union Pacific’s Vice President-Information & Communication Systems, died Aug. 27, 2014, from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 85.

September 03, 2014
C&S/IT

Wabtec acquires Australia’s C2CE

Wabtec Corp. has acquired C2CE Pty Ltd., a provider of railway signal design services in Australia.

September 03, 2014
C&S/IT

Thales taps Huber+Suhner for NYCT work

Huber+Suhner said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 it has been tapped by Thales to supply the latter company “with a range of trackside and on-board antennas and cables to support the CBTC (Communications Based Train Control) system of New York City Subway.”

August 29, 2014
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NTSB Paulsboro report faults training adequacy

A National Transportation Safety Board report on a Conrail Shared Assets derailment in Paulsboro, N.J., cites several factors, including inadequate safety training for train crews, as contributing factors.

August 28, 2014
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R.J. Corman acquires Roadway Worker Training

R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC has acquired St. Augustine, Fla.-based Roadway Worker Training, Inc. (RWT), which provides specialized training and support services to the railroad industry.

August 08, 2014
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Siemens Rail Automation expands in Pennsylvania

Siemens Rail Automation announced on August 8, 2014 that it will combine and expand its manufacturing and engineering operations at a new facility in the Pittsburgh area “to help meet growing demand for its rail automation technologies.”

July 30, 2014
C&S/IT

Protran lands Collision Avoidance System contracts

Protran Technology has delivered the first sets of its Collision Avoidance System to a major East Coast transit agency and a maintenance-of-way contractor.

July 30, 2014
C&S/IT

TfL extends fare collection contract with Cubic

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Cubic Corp.’s UK subsidiary Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd. a contract worth more than $700 million (U.S.) for the Electra ticketing and fare collection system. The contract is a continuation of the partnership between TfL and Cubic, which has seen the introduction and network-wide rollout of the Oyster contactless smartcard.

July 29, 2014
C&S/IT

Cubic awarded WMATA SmarTrip® contract

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has awarded an $8 million contract to Cubic Transportation Systems to convert its existing paper magnetic farecard vending machines to sales and reload devices for SmarTrip®, the contactless smartcard for the Washington Metro.