Communications Archives

October 01, 2013
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Lilee Systems, Alstom debut PTC communications system

Lilee Systems and Alstom have introduced a new, jointly developed communications management technology that they say “will become the backbone of Alstom’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system.” The technology is on display at Railway Interchange 2013, at the RSSI Communications & Signaling Exhibition.

October 01, 2013
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New from Cisco and Lilee Systems: PTC 1.0

In April 2013, Cisco and Lilee Systems announced plans for what they call “the industry’s first end-to-end communications network for PTC with a proof-of-concept network, located in the San Francisco Bay area, to verify communications architecture.”

September 30, 2013
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GE Transportation showcases new technologies at Railway Interchange 2013

At Railway Interchange 2013 in Indianapolis, GE Transportation is featuring new technologies in the areas of EPA Tier 4 emissions compliance, LNG fuel, and web-based asset management.

September 30, 2013
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ProTran deploys flood warning system

Protran Technology, which recently provided its real-time Trespass Warning and Track Monitoring System to the Los Angeles County MTA and Maryland MTA, has developed a Flood Warning System that alerts designated personnel to the location of a flood via text or e-mail through an emergency notification system.

September 26, 2013
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NYAB names execs to engineering, quality and program management posts

New York Air Brake has appointed Bill Kleftis Vice President of Engineering and Dr. Karen Tichenor Vice President of Quality and Program Management.

September 09, 2013
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Texas transit trio sets GoPass mobile app

Starting Sept. 16, 2012, public transit riders in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex can use their smartphones “to buy, store and activate passes for DART, The T and DCTA,” the three area transit entities jointly announced Monday, Sept. 9.

September 06, 2013
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San Diego MTS launches new mobile ticket app

Coordinating an introduction with the start of the NFL San Diego Chargers’ 2013-2014 season, San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) announced Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, the pilot launch of MTS mTicket, “a mobile ticketing app that lets riders use their smartphone to purchase their day pass” when riding the city’s Trolley system.

September 04, 2013
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SYSTRA ramps up technical expertise

SYSTRA announced on Sept. 3 that it has “recently strengthened its team by bringing on new technical experts across a variety of rail engineering and operations analysis disciplines.”

Commentary

September 03, 2013
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Expect the unexpected

In an ideal world, human beings would never make mistakes and equipment and systems would never fail. Unfortunately we don’t live in utopia, as the spate of serious railway accidents during the last few weeks in France, Spain, and Canada reminds us all too vividly.

August 27, 2013
C&S/IT

SYSTRA names Harrison Sector Manager, Systems

SYSTRA has named Patrick Harrison, P.E., as Vice President and Sector Manager, Systems. He will lead SYSTRA’s signal, communications, and systems integration engineering practice and be based in the company’s New York City headquarters.