Atlas Copco announces ability to manufacture GAR Series of railway compressors in U.S.

Atlas Copco Compressors is currently exhibiting at Railway Interchange 2015, where attendees from the railway industry can learn more about the company’s capability to produce GAR railway compressors in the U.S for select projects.

AREMA Conference Student Program off to a WINNING start

The future of the world’s railroads lies delicately in the hands of the next generation. It is imperative that they are educated and trained properly to ensure the continuation of safe and reliable rail transportation whether it be freight or passenger lines. The AREMA Conference at Railway Interchange 2015 understands the importance of the young talent coming into the industry and hosted a well-rounded student program October 4 in Minneapolis, Minn.

RailComm Insight™ launches at Railway Interchange 2015

RailComm is launching its newest smart monitoring and analytics platform, RailComm InsightTM, at Railway Interchange 2015 in Minneapolis, Oct. 4-6. In addition, the company will be showcasing other new software and hardware products for yard automation and main line dispatching.

Nordco launches new machines

Nordco held a formal launch of its RoadReady ballast regulator and tamping machine a few weeks prior to Railway Interchange 2015, but the company brought both machines, as well as its new electric road-rail yard switching unit to the outdoor exhibit at Railway Interchange 2015.

Railway Equipment Co. to launch three new products

Minneapolis, Minn.-based Railway Equipment Co. will be launching three new innovative products at Railway Interchange 2015, the company recently announced. Set to make an appearance at the exhibition are two microprocessor-controlled switch mode chargers—the SMC Cragg Railcharger and the DTC Cragg Railcharger—as well as a battery monitor.

NRE lands first CARB Tier 4 certification

NRE’s NREX 2015 Genset on Aug. 14, 2015 became the first locomotive to be verified by the California Environmental Protection Agency as achieving U.S. EPA Tier 4 emission standards.

voestalpine Nortrak executes special trackwork encapsulation for NORTA streetcar project

voestalpine Nortrak’s encapsulation of the Half Grand Union located at Canal and Rampart on New Orleans Regional Transit Authority’s (NORTA) streetcar expansion is the first large scale field application of insulating material to the trackwork components undertaken in North America.

The industry converges for start of biennial event

The largest gathering of the North American rail industry kicks off Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 and will focus on the technology and trends that keep railroads going.

GREX launches Aurora Xi at the BIG SHOW

Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) will be launching its latest technology in crosstie inspection Aurora® Xi™ at Rail Interchange 2015 in Minneapolis, Minn., October 4.

Big news from Ballast Tools at REMSA 2015

“The parts of M.O.W equipment that you don’t see are actually the most important parts on the machine,” says Ballast Tools Inc. (BTI) Vice President Kip Williams.

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