In 1978, Dr Kenneth Hill, a Canadian physicist, first demonstrated the Fiber Bragg grating (FBG), an optical sensor able to reflect narrow wavelengths of light. During the 1980s, the technology was ...

Automated operation is a key function for expanding rail capacity and strengthening the performance of railways. Working together with S-Bahn Berlin, Siemens Mobility has installed and will be testing ...

Niagara Falls will receive funding from Transport Canada to implement train-detection sensors across the city, which is expected to help emergency vehicles avoid blocked rail crossings when responding ...

Railways plan to scout globally for advanced train wheel sensors at an estimated cost of Rs 113 crore to monitor maintenance needs of coaches, tracks and locos in advance for ensuring safer travels.

Monitoring the rail network is a costly and time consuming endeavour, but the University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has developed a new sensor system that could transform ...

Confusion on Sensor Plane's Abilities Delayed Response in Ohio Train Derailment, Report Says A specialized plane equipped with advanced sensors that the government deploys to chemical disasters could ...

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calgary-based TRIG is proud to announce that it has entered into a consortium with multiple energy and rail industry companies and the Government of Canada to test ...

(CNN) — A failing, flaming wheel bearing doomed the railcar that derailed and created a catastrophe in East Palestine earlier this month, but researchers have offered a solution to the faulty ...