Wheel–rail interaction forces underpin the safe and efficient operation of railway vehicles. These forces, comprising both vertical and lateral components, are instrumental in assessing vehicle ...

Second generation Parallel Systems autonomous-electric rail vehicle. Vehicle is designed to carry cargo containers that might otherwise by transported by trucks or traditional freight trains. No ...

Written by Przemyslaw Rakoczy, Senior Research Engineer, ENSCO, Inc., and Matthew Dick, P.E., Chief of Strategy & Development, ENSCO, Inc. TTC Operated by ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: ...

Widmer Rail, the Swiss rail freight company, recently invested in two Vectron electric locomotives complete with battery modules made by Siemens Mobility, reported Railway Supply. The move aims to ...

Salt Lake City-based tech startup Genesis Electronics Group Inc. (GEGI) on June 12 reported that production will begin this summer on its autonomous road/rail vehicles through a partnership with Bart ...

The unique challenges required for HVAC design in rail passenger vehicles are being addressed in a proposed guideline from ASHRAE now open for public comment. Guideline 23P, Guideline for the Design ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line is getting a much-needed upgrade to its aging fleet of railcars. On Thursday, SEPTA agreed to a contract with Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. to purchase ...

"The death knell of British railways" is commonly held to have been rung by Dr Beeching in 1963 but, surprisingly, at least one writer heard it as early as 1912, claiming that "motor cars must ...

The study of railway vehicle vibration and ride comfort encompasses a broad range of engineering challenges, from mitigating resonant oscillations in high-speed trains to ensuring the safe transport ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the auto industry has dealt with shutdowns, chip shortages, supplier and material shortages — all while trying to quickly pivot to electrifying new car ...