Market Thales introduces SelTrac™ G7 to North America Thales Canada Transport Solutions introduced SelTrac™G7, the seventh generation of its service-proven CBTC system, to the North American market at the Railway Age/Parsons Next-Generation Train Control Conference in Philadelphia. SelTrac™G7 was developed in North America at the Thales Global Centre of Competence in Toronto. Among the new features is the ability to provide 60-second headways, depending upon the application—a 50% improvement over the 90 seconds generally regarded as state-of-the-art for current CBTC technology.
NORTH AMERICA OmniTRAX Energy Solutions and trucker 1845 Oil Field Services have formed ShaleTECH Transport with a focus on mine-to-wellhead supply chain logistics solutions. The joint venture would extend the service offerings of OES, which provides frac sand storage, transload services and a patented last-mile containerized binto-blender proppant delivery solution. Short line railroad holding company Ironhorse Resources, Inc., has acquired
Arizona-based San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad (SPSR). RR Mergers & Acquisitions, a specialist in the sale of rail sector companies, brokered the deal. SPSR will be renamed the San Pedro Valley Railroad (SPVR). Light rail leads $2.7 billion in expansion projects unanimously approved by Atlanta’s MARTA board of directors. A half-penny tax increase approved by voters in 2016 will fund the improvements. The plan for 17 projects, under development for two years, includes 22 miles of light rail, including a late addition of $200 million for the BeltLine light rail system. The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Rockwell Collins to assist tenant short lines in creating safety-related documentation required to obtain permission to operate over a host railroad’s Positive Train Control (PTC)-equipped territory. Growing freight traffic has led Iowa Interstate Railroad to order three new Evolution™ Series locomotives from GE Transportation, for delivery in early 2020.
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The regional railroad said the power is needed to move increasing volumes of grain, ethanol, metals and other commodities between Chicago and Omaha. PFL has formed a new mobile railcar cleaning and repair company that also provides mobile scrapping services. PFL Field Services provides turnkey mobile cleaning and repair anywhere in North America for all different car types and commodities. The company also offers field inspection services for car owners, lessors and lessees. PFL also performs mobile cleaning and scrap services
WORLDWIDE Bentley Systems launched OpenSite Designer, a built-for-purpose application for the design and construction of civil site projects. It also launched OpenBuildings, bringing together its AECOsim building design and Speedikon factory and industrial design applications, and announced the availability of OpenBuildings Station Designer, a specialized application for designing commuter/intercity rail and metro stations. railwayage.com