10.03.2020
Artikel Nummer: 31073
US class I railroad has new track-inspection technology
Norfolk Southern has achieved a breakthrough in track inspection technology that will enhance railroad safety and operating efficiencies.
Combining ingenuity and innovation, the company is the first North American freight railroad to develop and deploy an autonomous track geometry measurement system that is mounted on a locomotive. The system supplies timely and accurate data used for track maintenance activities and capital budgeting.
As part of a pilot, Norfolk Southern is operating the autonomous system on a mainline between Norfolk, Virginia, and Portsmouth, Ohio. Supplement testing will be done by the company's existing fleet of manned track geometry cars and hi-rail trucks. (ben)