The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Dec. 29 issued a safety advisory to make the rail industry aware “of a recent issue encountered by a train crew that experienced an unintended brake ...

Heavy-haul freight trains require fully charged brakes. When operating a train on a downgrade, brake usage levels on individual cars climb, equipment heats up, and braking power levels can drop ...

BISMARCK — An ex-BNSF Railway worker claims he was fired because he blew the whistle on emergency brake failures for coal trains in North Dakota and testified a coworker was injured on the job due to ...

We’re suckers for videos that explain dry-as-dust science in visually dynamic ways. General Electric’s “GE Show” bats one out of the park by explaining hybrid dynamic braking — a system that ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Federal investigators say crews encountered air brake problems before a 178-car freight train derailed in Pennsylvania nearly three weeks ago, causing hazardous material to ...

In the world of motion control and power transmission, control is the key design objective. Put simply, stopping a load in a predictable and controlled manner is at least as important as the motion ...