Ryan Grudle, systems consultant at PS Technology, demonstrates Precision Train Builder.
An explanation of Precision Train Builder, developed by Union Pacific subsidiary PS Technology.
The physics involved in operating a freight train are amazingly complicated.
Think about it: Thousands of tons of metal rolling on steel wheels over steel rail at speeds up to 80 mph over a variety of terrain and grades in all kinds of weather. Each train hauls different commodities within its 100-plus railcars, each creating a multitude of in-train forces (like buff and draft) from railcar to railcar all along the massive, miles-long moving warehouse.
For more than 150 years, yardmasters followed rules and best practices handed down over generations on how to build trains that safely operated from origin to destination in the most efficient manner possible under the guiding hand of a train crew. Now those train builders have a new tool to help them make safer, more efficient trains.
CSX executive Kevin Boone discusses impact of winter weather on railroad s operations
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RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) was formalized by the World Economic Forum in 2016. Industry 4.0 uses automation and data exchange in processes and technologies that include IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), cloud computing, and AI (artificial intelligence) for implementation.
Corporations worldwide, including railroads and their partners in the transportation supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey for establishing true end-to-end digital continuity. Railroading is embarking in IIoT (for example, Positive Train Control, Enhanced Train Control) and automation (for example, autonomous track inspection), through to AI-based automation (for example, expanding autonomous track inspection to include predictive analytics for track data). The convergence of OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology) is essential for Industry 4.0. This convergence is at the core of business model digitization,
February 12, 2021
People News: NS Appoints Cary VP Ops Efficiency; WSP US Names Waldt Director Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Peter Waldt, Director of Commercial Planning and Development, Advisory Services, WSP USA (left); Hunt Cary, Vice President Operations Efficiency, Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern (NS) and consultancy WSP US have added new executives to their rosters.
Hunt Cary, a 28-year railroader, will become NS Vice President Operations Efficiency on Feb. 15. This is his second stint at the Class I railroad, where he began his career in 1993 as a transportation management trainee and advanced to Superintendent of the Knoxville, Tenn., rail terminal. In 2003, Cary joined CN as Superintendent of the Michigan zone and rose to Assistant Vice President Supply Chain Solutions. He moved to Union Pacific (UP) in 2018 as Assistant Vice President Service and Strategy, and most recently served there as Vice Presid
February 08, 2021
Railway Age’s 2021 ‘20 Under 40’ Written by Railway Age Staff
RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: Railway Age is honoring 20 “Fast Trackers” from a pool of more than 100 strong nominations for this year’s 20 Under 40 awards program.
Established in 2016, the annual awards are presented to top North American railroaders under the age of 40 for making an impact in their respective fields or within their companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico. They represent freight and passenger railroads as well as the supply and consultant/contractor and government communities.
For the 2021 awards program,
Railway Age increased the number of honorees from 10 to 20, due to a growing number of entries and top candidates.
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