Wayside detectors advancing fast
Beena Vision System’s TrainView inspects an entire freight train at speeds up to 60 mph at a testing facility in…
Read moreBeena Vision System’s TrainView inspects an entire freight train at speeds up to 60 mph at a testing facility in…
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The manufacture and maintenance of rail is as old as railroading — and so are broken rails. Though today’s rail…
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Hydraulic flange greasers are activated when a wheel rolls over an actuator, as shown on CSX’s Indianapolis Line Subdivision. Two…
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BNSF 9801 led this coal train through Willow Creek, Ind., on Jan. 1, 2009. DETX 994336 is one of 5,700…
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It was December 2005 when I wrote the rough draft of my story on using GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) to…
Read moreSay you’re an engineer running a multi-unit diesel consist on a freight train. During the trip, it becomes necessary to…
Read moreWho controls the movement of the trains after the tower is closed? The train dispatcher is the most common heir…
Read moreAn Amtrak train en route from Milwaukee to Chicago on Canadian Pacific’s double-track main line hurtles by a metal cabin…
Read moreThe Association of American Railroads has 11 basic classification of freight cars. Most of the major classes have subclasses, and…
Read moreConrail. Milwaukee Road. Santa Fe. Rail Box. Anyone who watches freight trains is familiar with these and other names blazoned…
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Car trucks and carbodies Do you remember running boards and full-height ladders on box cars? They are known in the…
Read moreLeslie and Nathan may sound like a dull couple from the ‘burbs, but they’re actually the first chairs in railroading’s…
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