Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” ...

FILE PHOTO: Behind Greece's mass protests, a generation of scandal, and anger (This April 28 story has been corrected to clarify that the entire train fleet on the main rail axis, not the entire train ...

Requirements for safety-relevant Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for train operators are becoming more common around the world. The evolution toward safety-relevant HMIs for train control is already ...

The complex and demanding railway transportation sector requires computer hardware and software that is secure, durable and offers high performance. Many of the currently evolving technologies in the ...

In brief: The San Francisco Muni Metro's Automatic Train Control System (ATCS), one of the few remaining major systems still using floppy disks, is dropping the archaic technology as part of a massive ...

Controls and weighing systems and equipment are crucial for the safe movement of rail, as well as the maintenance of the railway infrastructure. Our Railway Technology team has researched and listed ...

Freight and passenger railroads are closing in on their target of having collision-preventing automatic train control systems up and running on their routes by the congressionally mandated deadline of ...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs the city's Muni Metro light rail, claims to be the first US agency to adopt floppy disks. But today, the SFMTA is eager to abandon its ...

The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has said more than 150 train crashes since 1969 could have been prevented by Positive Train Control. The agency had recommended the automatic braking system ...