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November 24, 2022 | Podcasts

Railroad Safety Through Data, with Jeffrey Necciai and Ed Harris, Duos Technologies

Duos Technologies is a leader of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, machine vision and other advanced technologies.

November 15, 2022 | Technology

DAC technology ready, but challenges remain for European rollout

The digital automatic coupler is reaching maturity, with plans forming to roll out the technology across hundreds of thousands of wagons used across Europe. Simon Artymiuk and David Burroughs consider progress, and the challenges still facing this ambitious project.

November 1, 2022 | Policy

Britain’s railway in limbo land

The delay to introducing the legislation required to kickstart Great British Railways (GBR) was met with further disdain by an industry arguably at the end of its tether, as Kevin Smith explains.

October 19, 2022 | Podcasts

CRISI: What’s in it for Commuter Rail?

Federal funding is available for rail improvement and expansion projects through the CRISI (Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) Program, a $1.43 billion FRA-administered initiative for capital projects that will improve passenger and freight rail transportation systems in terms of safety, efficiency and reliability. CRISI grants, however, are not directly available to commuter railroads, as passenger rail only includes intercity services like Amtrak.

October 17, 2022 | Podcasts

Podcast: The future of rolling stock - sponsored by Clever Devices

John Santamaria of Clever Devices and Alex Pacquet of Alstom discuss alternative traction, passenger experience and predictive maintenance with IRJ editor-in-chief Kevin Smith.

October 13, 2022 | Technology

Batteries and digitalisation key in Hitachi’s growth strategy

Hitachi Rail has steadily grown its presence in the European market in recent years. CEO Andrew Barr updates Kevin Smith on the manufacturer’s progress in an interview at InnoTrans in Berlin.

October 7, 2022 | Podcasts

RT&S Engineer of the Year 2022, John Cech

RT&S Managing Editor, David Lester, talks with the 2022 RT&S Engineer of the Year, John Cech, from BNSF about challenging projects, the technological movement, what it takes to work in the rail industry, and what it will take to recruit the younger generation.

September 27, 2022 | Rolling stock

DB uses transport fair to display low-floor train of the future

ICE L articulated car from Talgo demonstrates new standards of accessibility and seating design, as Simon Artymiuk explains.

September 15, 2022 | Podcasts

2022 Top Projects, Part 2

RT&S editor-in-chief, Bill Wilson, talks to Railroad Construction Company about the Way Interlocking and Subway Structure Rehabilitation project on the Philadelphia - Camden County, New Jersey, line operated by Port Authority Transit Corporation.

September 13, 2022 | Rolling stock

Rail industry set for growth in uncertain times

Despite the impact of the energy crisis, the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic, the railway supply industry can expect growth, as Maria Leenen and Alexander Borchers* of SCI Verkehr explain, drawing on the findings of the consultancy’s global railway market study for 2022.

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