Rail carriers are enthusiastically embracing autonomous rail inspection technologies, with the goal of improving safety by having real-time data on track conditions. CSX has prominently conducted this for several years on its I-95 corridor route (former Reading, B&O, Pennsylvania, RF&P, and Atlantic Coast Line trackage) using a waffle-sided boxcar, prominentlyRead More →

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen has expanded its reach, according to a Progressive Railroad Article (Rail News – BLET gains OmniTRAX short line, reaches tentative pacts with Watco, Keolis. For Railroad Career Professionals). First up is the 25-mile Northern Ohio & Western (with the notable reporting mark “NOW”),Read More →