Railroads and electric power companies are each an American Prometheus. Like steel, chemicals, transportation, energy, manufacturing and other fossil fuel-reliant American industries, they find ...

The electrification of railway systems has seen significant advancements through the integration of Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) that capture and re-utilise energy during operations. ESSs play a ...

Railway electrification is of paramount importance to modern rail and urban transport systems. Contemporary railways require smart and energy-efficient traction power supply products and solutions to ...

The Rail Electrification Council (a non-profit affiliate of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) recently held the first in a series of workshops designed to engage stakeholders in a ...

Widmer Rail, the Swiss rail freight company, recently invested in two Vectron electric locomotives complete with battery modules made by Siemens Mobility, reported Railway Supply. The move aims to ...

North America has a railroad problem that the rest of the world doesn’t have. As a result, a lot of North Americans think it’s too expensive to electrify that mode of transportation. As we explore ...

Rail fastening system is composed of rail fastenings. Rail fastenings are used to connect rail and railway sleeper. The main function of rail fastening system is fixing rail on the railway sleeper.

The Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has crossed another key milestone as overhead electrification masts begin rising ...

To ensure uninterrupted traction power, a network of Traction Substations (TSS) and Distribution Substations (DSS) is being ...

Railway electrification has undergone a transformative shift towards the incorporation of advanced energy management and storage systems. The increasing demand for resilient and sustainable operations ...