LACMTA selects ARINC AIM

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for LACMTA’s Foothill Gold Line Extension and the Exposition Line Phase 2 light rail systems.

Alabama State Docks taps RailComm

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected “to provide and install a state-of-the-art car tracking and inventory management solution at Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD).”

Thales Chairman and CEO steps down

Thales Chairman and CEO Jean-Bernard Levy has tendered his resignation to the company’s Board of Directors, ending a stint at the helm of the company that began in 2012.

Hitachi Rail Europe taps Huber+Suhner

Huber+Suhner says it has been awarded a contract by Hitachi Rail Europe to supply a range of its RADOX® cables and SENCITY® Rail antennas for use in the train control and safety systems of the Intercity Express Program (IEP) Class 800/801 trains in the United Kingdom.

RailComm tapped for North Carolina yard work

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 it has been selected to provide remote control to multiple switch locations and install a shove track protection system at a Class I hump yard located in North Carolina.

Newest RECo switch mode charger debuts

Railway Equipment Co. (RECo) has announced additions and improvements to its high-efficiency, reliable Cragg Railcharger switch mode power supply battery charger line, including a new 60 amp Switch Mode Charger (SMC) that is one of the first SMC battery chargers that can produce 60 amps at voltage ranging from 7 to 19.6 volts.

Metrolinx selects Bytemark for mobile ticketing app

Metrolinx, Toronto’s regional public transportation provider, has selected mobile transit ticketing supplier Bytemark to develop a mobile ticketing system for Union Pearson Express, the soon-to-open regional rail link connecting Toronto Union Station with Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

TriMet taps RailComm for CTC dispatch system

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm says it has been selected to replace the communication infrastructure for Portland, Ore., Trimet’s CTC Dispatch System at 10 separate locations.

Los Angeles Metro taps Cubic for TAP upgrade

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems $9 million contract to upgrade its TAP universal fare collection system.

Long Beach container terminal taps RailComm

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm said Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 that a large Long Beach, Calif.-based container terminal selected the company “to provide remote automation to a new facility installation.”

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