Amtrak to Unveil One-of-a-Kind Locomotive on Wednesday
Filming opportunity at Washington Union Station WASHINGTON – Amtrak will unveil a newly-painted locomotive in honor of the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver. Amtrak and Operation Lifesaver are partners in raising awareness of railroad safety. The specially painted locomotive will travel across the Amtrak national network with an important rail safety reminder. WHO: Brief ceremony will introduce a one-of-a-kind Amtrak diesel locomotive. Schedule of Speakers...
French Railway Authority Selects Trimble Collaboration Software
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that SNCF Réseau, the French railway authority, has selected an integrated solution of Trimble® Quadri and Trimble Connect® software to serve as the central system within its Enterprise Common Data Environment (CDE) for Building Information Modeling (BIM) models for the next three years. The integration of the Quadri BIM collaboration software and Trimble Connect collaboration software will enable planners, designers, construction teams a...
Video: Woolpert, Carillon Park Discuss Collaboration, History
Carillon Historical Park is already the region’s premier history and holiday destination. By this time next year, the 65-acre Dayton History campus will also be known for its journey. The Carillon Park Railroad, designed by Woolpert, is scheduled to open at the end of 2022. The 145-foot, approximately four-fifths-scale train will carry 120 passengers on a 3-foot-gauge, mile-long track. The train will provide a narrated tour and will run three times per hour, year-round, through the open-air m...
Mile-Long Carillon Park Railroad, Designed by Woolpert, on Track for 2022 Holiday Season
This Conspan bridge will carry the Carillon Park Railroad past Brethen Tower when it debuts next year. For more about the train and the park, watch this short video. Photo courtesy of Woolpert The history-themed, 120-passenger train will provide tours of the 65-acre Dayton History campus. DAYTON, Ohio — Carillon Historical Park is already the region’s premier history and holiday destination. By this time next year, the 65-acre Dayton History campus will also be known for its jour...
Renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe to supply German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn for its H2goesRail project
Nantes (France) and Tübingen (Germany) - Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable green hydrogen production, has signed with the German national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, to build and operate an electrolyser in Tübingen, from 2024, for the production of hydrogen to fuel a hydrogen train as part of the H2goesRail project. For this project, Lhyfe has selected the Green Hydrogen Systems electrolyser, with an annual production capacity of around 30 tonnes. It will be powered exclus...
Digi International Introduces TX64 5G Rail Router for Intelligent Transportation Systems
High-performance 5G cellular router offers redundant communications with 4G failover and extensive location-based services features for rugged, onboard rail applications HOPKINS, Minn.-Digi International, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, today unveiled the Digi TX64 5G Rail, expanding the portfolio of transit routers to include a cellular router specifically designed for rail-transit applications. Digi’s...
NTSB Investigating Deadly Amtrak Derailment
An Amtrak car lies on its side after derailing on Saturday in Montana. Source: CNN An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest derailed in a remote part of Montana on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and hospitalizing five others, authorities said. Eight cars from Amtrak's Empire Builder train 7/27 headed westbound to Seattle/Portland derailed at about 4 p.m. near Joplin, Montana, a town around 30 miles south of the Canadian border with a population o...
Bowen Local Company Hillery Group delivering $15M of critical rail infrastructure
Bowen Rail Company today announced another Carmichael mine and rail Project contract, which has gone to local Bowen company Hillery Group to construct a new rail yard that will create more than 100 jobs during construction for regional Queensland. The $15M rail yard will be an important part of the business’ long term operating plan but is not required for the company to commence rail operations later this year. Bowen Rail Company CEO, Trista Brohier, said partnering with Hillery was another e...
Gov. Pritzker Signs Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission Bill as Congress Debates Infrastructure Deal
Commission’s Creation Comes as Congress Debates Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB399 on Friday, a bill authorizing the formation of the Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission. The commission will be responsible for creating a statewide plan for a high-speed line and feeder network connecting Chicago to St. Louis. It will be integrated with existing Amtrak and Metra services, intercity bus service and connect the Illinois cities of Rockford, Moline, Pe...
Amtrak To Invest $7.3B In New Railroad Equipment
National passenger rail operator Amtrak recently signed a $7.3 billion deal with California-based Siemens Mobility Inc. to manufacture a new fleet of up to 83 trains for deployment on various state-supported routes, long-distance Palmetto route, and the Northeast Corridor. [Above image by Amtrak] The deal also contains options to add up to 130 additional trains to support Amtrak’s growth plans along with a long-term parts supply and service agreement, facility modifications and upgrades, a...
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February Issue 2026
