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 ...

RAILWAY AGE, JUNE 2021 ISSUE: Suppliers are providing the latest technologies to help railroads assess rail alignment and health, quickly and accurately. From track geometry to rail flaw detection, ...

BNSF testing is under way of a locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry monitoring system (LATGMS) from Kawasaki Track Technologies, the supplier reports. “This technology utilizing sensors and ...

Norfolk Southern said its new Automated Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS) will transform locomotives into inspection ...

MTA Metro-North Railroad in New York has decided to enter a contract with US-based engineering company Ensco to design, build, and deliver an advanced track-inspection vehicle. It will be equipped ...

WASHINGTON — A track defect that led to the train derailment near Metro’s Smithsonian Station earlier this month was “erroneously deleted” from a routine report submitted to repair crews, according to ...

Italy’s Mermec to deliver track recording vehicle for San Francisco BART Italian railway diagnostics and signalling firm Mermec has secured a contract from San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit ...