Railway track maintenance is essential to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable rail transportation. At the core of the discipline lies an intricate relationship between the physical degradation of ...

Harsco Rail is also working to improve how operators input data and to provide scalable track-geometry graphs, he tells Railway Age. A Class I railroad is currently outfitting its tamper fleet with ...

A must-attend for Class I railroads, short lines, consulting firms, and suppliers alike. Our webinar features exclusive presentations from track geometry and rail flaw detection experts at Genesee & ...

This comprehensive guide walks through the full spectrum of railcars you might see on the tracks—from standard passenger coaches and luxurious sleeper cars to specialized freight carriers like ...

The 26 selected projects have begun developing their new technologies, with testing set to occur in the coming months.

Over the past decade, Indian Railways has undergone major upgrades to its track infrastructure, significantly boosting train speed potential across the country. According to Railway Minister Ashwini ...

COLUMBIANA – With the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) weighing the benefits of automated track inspection technology, rail labor unions are speaking out against it, citing both concerns of ...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed that it is funding the launch of twenty-six "cutting-edge projects aimed at ...

A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety inspections has drawn a backlash from labor groups and lawmakers who voiced worry ...