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Mechanical focus: couplers - Railway Age
WEBDec 27, 2016 · Mechanical focus: couplers. Couplers need to be the strongest link in a train, capable of withstanding extreme forces of buff (compression) and draft (expansion). Since the semi-automatic “Janney” knuckle coupler was patented in 1873 and mandated by the 1893 Safety Appliance Act, couplers, and the standards that govern them, have …
Brightline: Progress, Potential, a Whole New Market?
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · Brightline service resumed Nov. 8, 2021, following a suspension on March 25, 2020, due to the pandemic. Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, is progressing in its effort to extend service north to Orlando International Airport (OIA) and beyond. There is also an opportunity for Brightline to capture an entirely new ...
PEB 250 Recommendations ‘Fair and Appropriate’ - Railway Age
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 250 on Aug. 16 issued its report with non-binding recommendations regarding wages, benefits and work rules, among numerous considerations, in the now more-than 2½ year old dispute between most major railroads (and many smaller ones) and their 12 labor unions representing some 145,000 …
Central Florida’s Sunshine Corridor Moves Forward (UPDATED, 4/29)
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Transit Briefs: NYMTA, Amtrak, Metro-North, DART, UDOT, MBTA. Alstom Delivers First Tren Maya Long-Distance Trainset. Commuter/Regional. Rapid Transit. High Performance. Light Rail. Mechanical. Freight Cars. Calling All …
PEB 250: Correcting Misinformation in Labor Ranks
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Commuter/Regional. Rapid Transit. High Performance. Light Rail. Mechanical. Freight Cars. Executives Discuss Practical Career Advancement Advice at Women in Rail 2024. UP’s Whited Headlining 2024 Women in Rail Event. Intramotev: $14.4MM to Retrofit Rail Industry Growth.
First Look: Amtrak Airo™ (Updated Dec. 19) - Railway Age
WEBDec 19, 2022 · First Look: Amtrak Airo™ (Updated Dec. 19) Amtrak Airo™ will debut in 2026 on the railroad's Cascade service. Amtrak has released visuals of its upcoming new long-distance and corridor service single-level, semi-permanently-coupled push/pull trainsets—the Siemens Mobility-built Amtrak Airo™—which will replace aging Amtrak …
UPDATED: CP Hydrogen Locomotive Pilot Powered by Ballard
WEBMar 9, 2021 · UPDATED: CP Hydrogen Locomotive Pilot Powered by Ballard. Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor. Canadian Pacific (CP) will use fuel cell modules from Ballard Power Systems for its first hydrogen fuel cell …
CGR Takes Delivery of Second New Rail Ferry - Railway Age
WEBSep 28, 2021 · CGR Takes Delivery of Second New Rail Ferry. Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor. The second of two new rail ferries has been delivered to CG Railway (CGR), following the first’s successful maiden voyage between the ports of Mobile, Ala. and Coatzacoalcos, State of Veracruz, Mexico, the short line reported on Sept. 28.
Railway Age, October 4, 1941: UP’s “Big Boy” debuts
WEBJul 9, 2019 · Railway Age, October 4, 1941: UP’s “Big Boy” debuts. The only operating example in the world of the largest steam locomotive ever built thundered her way, in May 2019, from Union Pacific’s Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Ogden, Utah, to take part in ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike, which completed the ...