Pettibone has introduced the Speed Swing 445F2, which is designed to accept more than a dozen attachments for laying rails, setting ties and maintenance-of-way tasks. Powered by a 163-hp Cummins ...

This past February, two automated straddle carriers were deployed as part of an automation pilot project at BNSF’s Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKS) Intermodal Facility. The straddle carriers can ...

Industrial Works of Bay City, Mich., entered the railroad equipment market in 1881 with an innovative but unsuccessful type of railroad shovel. In 1883, the company produced the first steam railroad ...

In the old days, when an accident had a rail line shut down, it was time to call the big hook, rugged cranes built for the biggest chores in the rail industry. The driving wheels of a ...

Container cranes are used to load and unload ships in ports and are critical to port operations. Past earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability of container cranes to damage from even moderate ...

A certain number of cranes being used in different Metro Rail construction sites are found wanting in maintenance, the ongoing safety audit has shown. CMRL officials said they would not be able to ...