Railway track engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of rail infrastructure. A critical component of this endeavour is the ballast, which ...

Advancing rail safety requires sustained collaboration among regulators, railroads, suppliers, and researchers. FRA ...

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUE: High-production, computer-driven track machines and inspection vehicles perform one of the most critical of maintenance-of-way functions: keeping ballast in a ...

Railway track maintenance is essential to ensuring safe, efficient and reliable rail transportation. At the core of the discipline lies an intricate relationship between the physical degradation of ...

Four companies will supply On Track Machines, staff, and support for maintenance, renewals, and upgrades across the 20,000-mile rail network. Credit: Network Rail. Network Rail has announced the ...

Swiss startup Sun-Ways is testing removable solar panels installed on an operational railway line through a pilot project with French railway operator SNCF in Switzerland.