Federal safety investigators say the automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to prevent more derailments.

The National Transportation Safety Board said there are several shortcomings of the current railroad braking system that developed partly because the system had to be designed so that every ...

An interlocking tower is a building that housed the manual mechanisms used to move sections of rail — switches — and shift trains from one track to another.

The successful commissioning of Automatic Signalling is expected to significantly increase the line capacity of the Pune-Lonavala section while minimizing human dependency in train operations.

Metro rail goes on first automatic trial run Two-way digital communication between train and trackside equipment used to control movement.

Central Railway Implements Automatic Signalling System On Pune-Lonavala Rail Line A 10.18 km section between Chinchwad and Khadki was successfully commissioned during the Sunday mega block.

Currently, the automatic braking systems will remind an engineer to turn the system back on if they don’t do it within several miles of when the switching move was completed, but the safety ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said there are several shortcomings of the current railroad braking system that developed partly because the system had to be designed so that every ...

Federal safety investigators say the automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to prevent more derailments.