A team of New Zealand-based software designers that brought digital 3D modeling to engineering geotechnics less than two years ago recently launched an upgrade to their software. It is now being used on some major projects, including the U.K.’s multibillion-dollar London-Birmingham high speed railroad (HS2).
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is well into its second phase of testing technologies for automated virtual track inspection on revenue trains on a daily basis—a first for U.S. transit agencies, say officials.
Hoping to alleviate chronic problems with congestion, aging infrastructure and damage from Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Transit is moving forward with a five-year, $17-billion capital plan and a first-time 10-year strategic plan—despite a $6-billion funding gap and lost revenue due to the pandemic.
Rail dispatch control centers are dominated by two-tier theaters with video walls and multiple monitors. What if augmented reality could eliminate all of that hardware and crowding? Ross & Baruzzini are studying how that might be accomplished.
D.C. area transit authority analysis of $2.8B Silver Line cites safety and other concerns that contractors and oversight agency have failed to address.
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board of directors this month approved a record-setting $51.5-billion, five-year capital plan that will also include alternative project delivery methods, according to officials.
Virgin Trains’ planned $4.8-billion high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas secured a major portion of financing, with the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank approving the developer’s $3.5-billion bond request.