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Event Recorder and Why System Performance Monitoring is Crucial
Today's railways are more complex than ever before. Driven by a demand for locomotive and rail network efficiencies, as well as new government regulations such as Positive Train Control (PTC), rail transportation companies are adopting high-tech solutions to answer...
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From Lagger to Leader: How Tech Is Transforming Rail
There is no question that efficiency is not optional for rail companies, but if you want to compete and win in the long game, the age of the cut-centric CEO is over. Investing in technology that continues to innovate your company and the industry is critical to...
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Disruption in Transportation: Critical Steps Rail Companies Must Take
Railroads were born from disruption in transportation in the 1800s. They were the Hyperloop of their time, bringing new industry and cities from the East Coast to the once barren Middle America and finally all the way to the West Coast. Fast forward 200+ years and...
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How In-Cab Audio Drives Safety Forward
Safety for all is our top priority here at Wi-Tronix. There is new technology being used in the rail industry every day to collect data and improve safety, but these systems are not all connected. Although technology should be improving our systems and increasing...
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Edge Processing: What Is It and Why Does It Matter For The Rail Industry?
The technology advances disrupting transportation depend heavily on edge processing—a topic that is generally not well understood, and one I am asked about frequently by my rail industry colleagues. I often recommend Daniel Newman’s recent Forbes article, Moving To...
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Distracted Driving When Your Vehicle is a Train
Using Technology to Reduce At-Risk Behavior in Locomotives and Control Cabs Operating any vehicle or heavy equipment while distracted by technology makes you 23 times more likely to have an accident. It’s no different for engineers and conductors—except when texts,...
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