railway
RSS railwayAutomation in the Colli Albani Tunnel
White Paper RFI's (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana) challenge was to develop an automated system for controlling the lighting and power systems in the Colli Albani tunnel, part of a high-speed railway line between Rome and Naples. [14 Jan 2008]
BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track
White Paper In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately earned the company the 2006... [12 Dec 2007]
Photos of the Month - November 2007
Photo This picture shows how a Japanese railway company is using the energy from passengers' footsteps to power its stations. Kicking off our photo stories this month was the iPhone launch on 9 November. Natasha Lomas went down to Apple's flagship store... [29 Nov 2007]
MTR Corporation Uses New-Generation HRMS to Help Streamline HR Management
White Paper Every day, up to 2.5 million people travel on Hong Kong's mass transit railway system. Owned and operated by MTR Corporation, the rail network spans over 91 route-kilometers with 53 stations and five depots. [05 Nov 2007]
How to survive the first 100 days as CIO
News So, when you combine transport, railway acronyms with IT acronyms, you can talk entirely in letters. The first three months of a new CIO's reign are often the most important. At the silicon.con CIO Forum, Network Rail information management... [22 Oct 2007]
Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track
Photo The station is the final element in the High Speed 1 rail link project which was initiated by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act in 1996.silicon.com went along to the station a month before its official opening to take a look at what will... [08 Oct 2007]
CAD Integration at FAG
White Paper Most of FAG's customers come from industries such as Mining & Construction, Pulp & Paper, Steel, Railway & Transport, Mechanical Transmission & Electrical Machinery, Special OE Industries, and Distribution. [28 Sep 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News The deciding factors were the cost of land, availability of talent, supply chains and green space, proximity to airports, railway network and levels of traffic congestion. Manchester has the most to offer UK IT companies hunting for a head office... [26 Sep 2007]
European Railway Traffic Management System
White Paper The result of their work was the definition of GSM for Railways (GSM-R) as the new digital radio system for railway internal voice and data communication, and the European Train Control System (ETCS) as the new control-command system. [15 Sep 2007]
Swedish Railway Authority Improves IT Operations With End-to-End Service Monitoring
White Paper Banverket's IT infrastructure helps keep Sweden's train services in operation, and thus requires uncompromised service availability. Upgrading to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 gave the company the ability to model and monitor IT... [05 Sep 2007]
Rail Agency Boosts Productivity by 100 Per Cent With Content Management Solution
White Paper The European Railway Agency is an independent European Union (EU) body working to create an integrated rail area and revitalise EU railways. With just 95 employees, the agency collaborates with thousands of civil servants, engineers, consultants... [31 Aug 2007]
Rail Transport Leader on the Right Track to Cut Costs With Tablet PC Reporting Solution
White Paper Conductors for BNSF Railway Company report on work events and rail-car status for management and customers, but using manual reporting methods to enter inventory data into a mainframe computer resulted in excessive clerical costs. [30 Aug 2007]
Implementing Wireless Broadband Digital Network for the Railway Information System
White Paper Broadband Railway Digital Network (BRDN) integrating the emerging broadband wireless access technologies will satisfy the requirements of next generation Railway Information System (RIS). This paper proposes an overall implementation scheme for... [23 Aug 2007]
Rail Agency Boosts Productivity by 100 Per Cent With Content Management Solution
White Paper The European Railway Agency is an independent European Union (EU) body working to create an integrated rail area and revitalise EU railways. With just 95 employees, the agency collaborates with thousands of civil servants, engineers, consultants... [10 Aug 2007]
Hitachi Case Study: Japan Rail East Ticketing
White Paper The East Japan Railway Company (JRE) is the largest of the six regional passenger rail companies, created when Japanese National Railways. The Super Urban Intelligent CArd (Suica Card) implemented by the JRE is a contactless smart card that allows... [31 Jul 2007]
