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July 21, 2026 | Central/South America

Vale to introduce positive train control on Brazilian lines

Wabtec will deploy PTC on country’s two key passenger lines under $US 196m agreement.

March 28, 2025 | Commuter Rail

Boston commuter network extended to Fall River and New Bedford

Six new stations built and 57.8km upgraded under South Coast Rail project.

October 30, 2024 | Financial

$US 2.4bn for US rail improvement projects

Federal Railroad Administration announces latest awards under Crisi programme.

June 14, 2023 | Infrastructure

Amtrak finally reaches 177km/h on Chicago - St Louis route

Completion of line upgrade will cut Chicago - St Louis journey times.

January 16, 2023 | Signalling

BNDES funds PTC installation on Rumo network

$US 134.2m provided for installation in São Paulo state and Mato Grosso.

June 8, 2022 | Signalling

CN to install Wabtec Precision Dispatch System

CN will become the launch customer for the new train dispatching system.

September 30, 2021 | Technology

Hitachi Rail launches four new products in North America

Japanese giant identifies North American rail market as key priority.

April 6, 2021 | Podcasts

Shift5, with Josh Lospinoso, Michael Weigand and Gil Lamphere

Shift5’s mission is to make the world’s fleets smarter and safer. Shift5 is a product company that deploys hardware and software onto civilian and military platforms - from rail and aircraft to maritime, space, and weapons systems.

March 30, 2021 | Podcasts

Deuta America and Safety Human Machine Interfaces for Train Control

PTC has made much progress at reducing railroad operational risks, but optimizing safety and efficiency never stops. As railroads continue to innovate, further improvements and operational advancements will be deployed.

March 22, 2021 | Signalling

Unlocking network capacity

Signalling technology has gone through various revolutions in the past 60 years as railways have pursued increases in performance and capacity. Kevin Smith charts the key milestones and looks at continuing efforts to transfer metro automation to the mainline.

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