San Francisco transit officials have approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system — which for decades has run on data stored by floppy disks. The Municipal Transportation Agency ...

As cities continue to expand, railways are expected to become an important component of urban mobility systems. Compared with ...

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” ...

The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in ...

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Lower Saucon Township early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of ...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs the city’s Muni Metro light rail, claims to be the first US agency to adopt the train control system it currently uses, which has ...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs the city's Muni Metro light rail, claims to be the first US agency to adopt floppy disks. But today, the SFMTA is eager to abandon its ...

WASHINGTON - A train control system that relies solely on the operator's actions led to an incident in which a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority light rail vehicle hit an end-of-track ...

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of the ...