Heavy-haul freight trains require fully charged brakes. When operating a train on a downgrade, brake usage levels on individual cars climb, equipment heats up, and braking power levels can drop ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 29 issued a safety advisory to make the rail industry aware “of a recent issue encountered by a train crew that experienced an unintended brake ...

The emergency brake on Amtrak train 501 was automatically activated in a train derailment near DuPont early Monday morning. Bella Dinh-Zarr with the National Transportation Safety Board said in a news ...

SBB Cargo (Swiss Railway), the Rail Cargo Group (Austria), Mercitalia Rail (Italy) and PJ Messtechnik (Switzerland) are collaborating to develop an intelligent freight train. Its proven automated ...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Metrolink officials on Monday for a preview of ‘Positive Train Control,' a new braking system designed to automatically stop or slow a train before a ...