SBG Systems’ INS selected for European rail project

The European Union’s Certifiable Localization Unit with GNSS (CLUG) project aims to bring GNSS localization to railways across the continent. The project goal is to assess the creation of a failsafe on-board localization unit using GNSS that will be interoperable…
GPS problems bedevil Denver light rail

Denver’s RTD light-rail system has bragged that “RTD is one of the few transit agencies, nationally, to meet Congress’ original Dec. 31, 2015 deadline” for instituting Positive Train Control (PTC). Yet reception of the GPS signals upon which their PTC…
Commuter rail industry tracks progress on positive train control

Progress is being made by the commuter rail industry installing and implementing positive train control (PTC), according to an analysis by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), an advocate for the advancement of public transportation programs and initiatives in the…