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  • Aug 12, The Signal Maintainer: Overseeing Signals and Circuitry
  • Aug 12, History of the Signal Maintainer: From Highballs to PTC
  • Sep 5, Highball: Railroad Ball Signals, Slang & Meaning

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american-rails.com /4 weeks ago

Aug 12, The Signal Maintainer: Overseeing Signals and Circuitry

The signal maintainer, or signalman, keeps the active signals along the line in good working order and must be a master electrician. Learn more about the trade here.

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american-rails.com /4 weeks ago

Aug 12, History of the Signal Maintainer: From Highballs to PTC

Long before anyone spoke of Positive Train Control, railroads needed a language of movement: stop, proceed, caution. The people who installed and kept that language honest became s...

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Sep 5, Highball: Railroad Ball Signals, Slang & Meaning

Highball in railroading—ball signals (ball at the masthead meant proceed), Whitefield N.H. survivor, radio and hand-signal slang.

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railwaypro.com /1 week ago

Digital signalling enters service on the East Coast Main Line

Passenger trains have used digital in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line for the first time, marking a major [...]

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railway-news.com /3 weeks ago

Rail Transport’s Digital-Analog Paradox

Rail transport is becoming increasingly digital. Modern passenger rail systems rely on signalling and speed-control platforms, onboard data processing, radio communications, passen...

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railway-news.com /4 weeks ago

Hitachi Rail Commissions New Signalling Systems in Romania

Hitachi Rail has commissioned new electronic signalling systems at Ciulnița and Fetești railway stations in Romania as part of infrastructure modernisation work carried out for CFR...

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railway-news.com /1 week ago

First ETCS-Equipped Passenger Train Travels on East Coast Main Line

Passenger trains travelling on the East Coast Main Line have made use of digital in-cab signalling for the first time. On Monday 31 August; the 08.05 Great Northern service to Moor...

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Reliable Switching Thanks to Forcibly Guided Contacts

The new CTF series, a range of 2-pole time relays with forcibly guided contacts for safety-critical control and signalling circuits in railway and industrial applications. The new...

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Siemens-Led Consortium to Modernise Signalling Across Romania

Siemens Mobility has been awarded a set of three major contracts for the modernisation of railway signalling and interlocking systems in Romania. Leading a consortium formed togeth...

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railway-news.com /4 days ago

New Focus: Intelligent Protection and Control Solutions for Railway Infrastructure

Whether raising and lowering pantographs or switching main circuits in overhead contact line systems: reliable protection and control components are essential for safe railway oper...

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

SBB is preparing a new generation of digital train control systems

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) are preparing to procure a new digital system for the control and management of rail traffic. [...]

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 19, PRR Position Light (PL) Signals: History, How to Read Them, Legacy

Pennsylvania Railroad Position Light signals—A.H. Rudd’s design, 1915 tombstones, classic amber PL aspects, dwarfs and pedestals, red-eye / PCL variants, N&W and LIRR use, and...

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railwaypro.com /3 weeks ago

The Chinese are modernising the signalling system at a Cairo metro depot

The signalling system at the Tura depot, on Line 1 of the Cairo metro, is to be modernised as part [...]

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Fit for the Future: Modernisation of the Control Cars

Railway technology | Controlling | Control technology | Energy and power protection systems Partner Enotrac offers highly specialised engineering for railway and infrastructure ope...

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railway-news.com /5 days ago

The Role of EULYNX and the zentrak OBJECT CONTROLLER PLATFORM

Growing expectations regarding availability, operational efficiency, and maintainability are driving the modernization of signalling and control systems. At the same time, infrastr...

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american-rails.com /4 weeks ago

Aug 11, B&O Color Position Light (CPL) Signals: History, How They Work, Legacy

The CPL was Baltimore & Ohio's custom designed trackside signals used throughout its network. Today, few of remain under CSX.

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railway-news.com /2 weeks ago

Standardized Interfaces to Intelligent Field Devices: EULYNX and the zentrak OBJECT CONTROLLER PLATFORM

Growing expectations regarding availability, operational efficiency, and maintainability are driving the modernization of signalling and control systems. At the same time, infrastr...

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railsofsheffield.com /1 month ago

рџЋ›пёЏ Circuitron Range Now Available at Rails

We're delighted to announce that Circuitron's renowned range of point motors is now available to order from Rails of Sheffield! Explore all the new items now!More

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Knorr-Bremse is modernizing the signalling system on Fortescue’s rail network in Australia

Australian mining group Fortescue has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to modernize the signalling and train control systems on its rail [...]

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railway-news.com /12 hours ago

The Quiet Return of Mechanical Emergency Egress

Rail Is Becoming More Digital. Emergency Escape Shouldn’t Depend on It. Rail transport systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated and electronically integrated. Automated sign...

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railway-news.com /2 weeks ago

Hitachi Rail to Provide CBTC Signalling for New Singapore MRT Stations

Hitachi Rail has been awarded a signalling contract covering the construction of two new stations on Singapore’s North-South Line. The contract includes signalling works for the NS...

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american-rails.com /4 weeks ago

Aug 12, History of the Train Dispatcher: Train Orders to Network Centers

A railroad can lay steel and buy locomotives, yet still fail if no one controls who may use the main track. The train dispatcher is that control.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Driving Efficiency: PJM’s Automatic Brake Test and Digital Train Functions

PJM’s proven digital train functions and Automatic Brake Test provide immediate operational advantages and secure a future-ready system designed for [...]

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Detect & Protect: Enhancing Rail Infrastructure Resilience with NICs and SAMs

As rail networks across the UK and globally continue to modernise, the transition from legacy infrastructure to digitally integrated signalling and telecommunications systems is ac...

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