USA: Trimble expands rail portfolio with Beena Vision acquisition
Trimble has acquired privately-held Beena Vision Systems Inc., a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the rail industry, […]
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Pennsylvania: SEPTA starts major expansion of Key Card
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has started the transition from the “Early Adopters” phase of the new Key Card. […]
Canadian National to invest USD 1.2 billion on PTC implementation by 2020
Canadian National plans to invest USD 1.2 billion on PTC implementation by 2020, and, under its USD 1.78 billion capital […]
U.S. private rail freight industry to invest USD 22 billion this year
Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced that the U.S. railway companies are projected to spend an estimated USD 22 billion […]
Baltimore Penn Station benefits from upgraded high-speed Wi-Fi services
Amtrak now offers improved high-speed broadband Wi-Fi, with enhanced connectivity and reliability at Baltimore Penn Station. The newly-implemented Wi-Fi solution […]
Union Pacific to invest USD 300 mil for PTC implementation
Union Pacific (UP) Board of Directors approved the 2017 capital plan of approximately USD 3.1 billion, down about USD 400 […]
Beijing Rail TCC selects Mitel for unified communications solution
Mitel Networks Corp. has been chosen to provide a unified communications solution for the Beijing Rail Transit Control Center in […]
Taiwan HSR trains to offer free Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi services are expected to be available on all the high speed rail trains by August, more than one year […]
RailTerm obtains ISO 9001:2015 certification
RailTerm announced that it is now ISO 9001:2015 quality management certified by BSI under certificate number FS654000. This ISO certification […]
Allegheny County, US: Wi-Fi service to be available in light rail stations
The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Board approved a Wi-Fi project at high-volume rail stations as part of a seven-year […]