Railway Technologies

CN’s transportation-services division is using an RFID-based trailer-chassis rental system that not only reduces congestion but also improves chassis management.
Last year, business was booming for the intermodal transportation services arm of the Canadian National Railway (CN). Increased usage of its intermodal freight transportation terminal in Brampton, Ontario, however—where cargo containers arrive on railcars and are [...]

Vintage railways in Connecticut offer scenic excursions through the beautiful New England countryside and a step back into a past era. Historic steam locomotives, diesel engines and electric trolley cars power vintage passenger coaches.
Excursions on the historic railways are a terrific family outing, that fun as well as educational. Historic rail lines are an integral [...]

High-speed rail travel in European countries has been a reality for close to three decades. France with its Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) and Germany with its Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains have been the leaders with extensive domestic high-speed railway networks. However, international travel has long been more problematic – even when these trains crossed borders, [...]

Finnish smart card provider Confidex has announced a five-year contract with the transit company for 125 million high-frequency payment cards.
Five years from now, China’s Guangshen Railway Co. (GSH) expects Chinese commuters to consume 125 million RFID-enabled single-use tickets annually while commuting between the cities of Shenzhen, where the railway company is located, and Guangzhou (the [...]

Locomotive number 60004 rolled out of Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1927. She was the 13th 4-8-4 type locomotive built in America. The first twelve have all been scrapped, leaving only 3751 as the oldest 4-8-4 in existence.
Destined for the Santa Fe Railroad, she was a new design experience for both the builder and [...]