Within CSX’s NetOps center in Jacksonville, Fla., is a Fuel Conservation Desk that operates 24/7. Supported by multiple vendors and utilizing technology developed in-house, it monitors all active CSX linehaul locomotives in real time. (CSX photograph)
RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: CSX and MBTA’s commuter rail operation are improving locomotive performance and availability through precision monitoring and analysis of fuel and lube oil, respectively.
Fuel and lube oil are literally the lifeblood of a diesel-electric locomotive. Fuel is the second-largest railroad operating cost, after labor. And lube oil is far more complex than it may seem, as its chemistry is an accurate indicator of how well an engine is performing, and when a failure may be imminent. CSX and the MBTA’s commuter rail operation are using analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology to optimize and analyze fuel and lube oil, respectively.
ClearBlade and WINSYSTEMS to Deliver Turnkey Solutions Providing Immediate ROI to Their Customer Base
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These solutions are leveraging WINSYSTEMS’ powerful and well-hardened gateways to run ClearBlade rail solutions locally at the wayside and across other industrial environments AUSTIN, Texas and GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (PRWEB) February 09, 2021 ClearBlade, the Edge-focused IIoT software company, and WINSYSTEMS, INC., the industry-leading solutions provider of embedded computer systems have announced a partnership to deliver turnkey solutions providing immediate ROI to their customer base. These solutions are leveraging WINSYSTEMS’ powerful and well-hardened gateways to run ClearBlade rail solutions locally at the wayside and across other industrial environments.
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All were high-level managers before filing for retirement. Busch indicated that the top earner, former SEPTA marketing exec Dennis Hiller, was paid over $229,000 during the 2020 calendar year for overseeing the agency’s Revenue, Ridership, Advertising & Sales department as a part-time employee. That’s about three times to four times what the average SEPTA worker earns in a year for full-time work, and makes Hiller among the highest-paid employees in the organization despite being an hourly employee.
Joe Coccio, secretary-treasurer with Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents 5,100 SEPTA blue-collar employees, described part-time arrangements won by Hiller and others as a perk for a “good old boy network” within the transit agency.
Kimberly Slaughter has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of SYSTRA USA, as of February 1, 2021
She will direct the growth of our activities in the United States. SYSTRA has taken part in major transportation projects in the US for 35 years and our presence continues to grow
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HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Kimberly Slaughter has been involved in the development of mobility solutions for over 30 years and has a wealth of experience in the transport industry, having worked for architecture and engineering firms such as HDR, HNTB, and Parsons Brinckerhoff, planning consulting firms LKC Consulting Inc. and SR Beard & Associates, as well as operating agencies, including the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in Houston, TX.
Parsons RailPulse™ Reduces Reporting Time, Improves Diagnostics
Custom analytics empower railroads to improve performance
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CENTREVILLE, Va., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) today announced the company s new RailPulse™ solution, a software product that unlocks data generated by Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to allow more efficient troubleshooting, reporting and diagnostics. Providing an automated solution to reporting and diagnostics, including required Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reporting, RailPulse can significantly reduce the time and cost required for these efforts, compared to manual efforts. Railroads are an important component of the transportation ecosystem and offer an efficient and sustainable way to transport millions of people and tons of freight between our communities, said Tom Topolski, executive vice president, connected communities market for Parsons. Wi