Level crossing

Sterling Partners Completes Sale of Traffic Control Leader, Statewide Safety Systems

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Lundi, août 2, 2021
Other Manufacturing, Finance, Other Transport, Engineering, Public transport, Professional services, Transport, Manufacturing, Sterling, Level crossing, Human activities

Sterling Partners (Sterling), a diversified investment management platform with a large private equity focus, announced today the sale of portfolio company Statewide Safety Systems (Statewide) to Area Wide Protective (AWP), a Kohlberg & Company portfolio company.

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  • Sterling Partners (Sterling), a diversified investment management platform with a large private equity focus, announced today the sale of portfolio company Statewide Safety Systems (Statewide) to Area Wide Protective (AWP), a Kohlberg & Company portfolio company.
  • Together Sterling and Statewide successfully completed two acquisitions, expanded geographically, enhanced service offerings, and increased scale.
  • About Sterling Partners: Sterling Partners (Sterling) is a diversified investment management platform founded in 1983 and based in Chicago.
  • About Statewide Safety Systems: Since 1987, Statewide Safety Systems has specialized in the design, manufacture, and installation of active and passive traffic control systems that advise motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians of roadway hazards including interchanges, intersections, and the location of highway-rail grade crossings.

TRAINFO Selects RapidDeploy to Deliver Railroad Crossing Delay Data to Public Safety Organizations

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Lundi, juillet 26, 2021
Communications protocols, Computing, Attention, Cognition, Situation awareness, Transport, Level crossing, Radius

The partnership willdeliver railroad crossing impedance data to public safety organizations using RapidDeploy's Radius Tactical 911 Map.

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  • The partnership willdeliver railroad crossing impedance data to public safety organizations using RapidDeploy's Radius Tactical 911 Map.
  • By displaying accurate predictive rail crossing information in RapidDeploy Radius up to 30 minutes before the blockage occurs, TRAINFO and RapidDeploy provide public safety organizations with an unprecedented level of situational awareness, optimizing unit selection and routing to avoid rail crossing blockages.
  • "The Radius platform is the most effective way for TRAINFO to deliver predictive rail crossing blockage information to public safety professionals.
  • Displaying TRAINFO data alongside the real-time situational data RapidDeploy already provides makes them an ideal partner to reach the public safety market," said Garreth Rempel, Co-Founder and CEO at TRAINFO.

Cary Begins North Carolina’s First Town-Wide Connected Vehicle Deployment to Further Improve Safety and Increase Intersection Awareness

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Jeudi, juillet 15, 2021
Hardware, Data management, Public policy, Technology, Other Transport, Public policy, Government, General Automotive, Transport, Other Technology, Automotive, Software, Networks, Public transport, Internet, Mobile, Wireless, Land transport, Transport, Road transport, Traffic law, Emerging technologies, Automotive electronics, Road traffic management, Internet of things, Pedestrian crossing, Traffic, Connected car, Level crossing, Applied Information, the Town of Cary, APPLIED INFORMATION, THE TOWN OF CARY

It will provide IoT connectivity and connected vehicle applications to traffic signals, school zone safety beacons, pedestrian crosswalks and railroad crossings.

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  • It will provide IoT connectivity and connected vehicle applications to traffic signals, school zone safety beacons, pedestrian crosswalks and railroad crossings.
  • Opportunities will be available to improve upon existing emergency and public transportation vehicle preemption at signals with a GPS-based system, offering greater distance and dynamic reactivity.
  • The Towns traffic engineers will also be able to monitor and control the technology from their connected devices.
  • Cary is a community that understands and appreciates how the use of technology can solve problems and improve the quality of life, said Jerry Jensen, Director of Transportation.

Canadians face increased fine amounts for trespassing onto railway property and interfering with the safe operations of the railway system

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Mercredi, juin 23, 2021
Level crossing, Contravention, Human activities

Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced amendments to the Contraventions Regulations, with regard to provisions under the Railway Safety Act that increase the fine amounts for trespassing onto property where railway lines are located and for not giving way at railway crossings.

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  • Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced amendments to the Contraventions Regulations, with regard to provisions under the Railway Safety Act that increase the fine amounts for trespassing onto property where railway lines are located and for not giving way at railway crossings.
  • With these amendments, the fine for trespassing property where railway lines are located have increased from $100 to $500, while the fine for not giving way at railway crossings have increased from $150 to $750.
  • Contravention tickets reflecting these increased fine amounts can be issued starting today.
  • Increased incidents of trespassing and interfering with the safe operation of the railway system provide sufficient evidence that the original amounts of the fines were not significant enough to deter these dangerous actions.

Proposed amendments to the Grade Crossings Regulations will help focus efforts to improve safety at grade crossings

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Vendredi, juin 18, 2021
Land transport, Transport, Road transport, Road safety, Level crossing, Road traffic management, Traffic, Level crossings in the United Kingdom

That is why the Government of Canada continues taking action to address the risks related to grade crossings and improve rail safety across the country.

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  • That is why the Government of Canada continues taking action to address the risks related to grade crossings and improve rail safety across the country.
  • are more effective in focusing the efforts of railway companies, public road authorities and private crossing owners on grade crossings that present the greatest risks to community safety.
  • "Railway companies, public road authorities and owners of private crossings share the responsibility for managing safety at grade crossings, and ensuring that they meet the requirements of the
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  • Grade crossings can pose a higher risk to safety based on indicators such as traffic volume, track complexity and history of accidents.

Parsons' RailPulse™ Reduces Reporting Time, Improves Diagnostics

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Mardi, janvier 26, 2021
Transport, Rail transport, Railway safety, Positive train control, Land transport, United States railroad regulation, Level crossing, Federal Railroad Administration, Diagnosis, Parsons Corporation

CENTREVILLE, Va., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) today announced the company's new RailPulse solution, a software product that unlocks data generated by Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to allow more efficient troubleshooting, reporting and diagnostics.

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  • CENTREVILLE, Va., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) today announced the company's new RailPulse solution, a software product that unlocks data generated by Positive Train Control (PTC) systems to allow more efficient troubleshooting, reporting and diagnostics.
  • Providing an automated solution to reporting and diagnostics, including required Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reporting, RailPulse can significantly reduce the time and cost required for these efforts, compared to manual efforts.
  • "With PTC implementations complete, railroads are now seeking solutions to maximize the value of these important safety systems.
  • Including modules for log viewings, FRA reporting, wayside, spatial analysis, and grade crossings, RailPulse is designed to evolve as FRA reporting requirements change and the platform can be customized to meet the needs of any commercial or passenger railroad.

Road Safety Market worth $4.9 billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Jeudi, septembre 24, 2020
Transport, Land transport, Road traffic management, Road transport, Applications of computer vision, Surveillance, Automatic number-plate recognition, Electronic toll collection, Optical character recognition, Road traffic safety, Level crossing, School bus

The road safety solutions include enforcement solution; incident detection and response; ALPR/ANPR, and others (railroad crossing safety, school bus stop-arm enforcement, and back-office systems).

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  • The road safety solutions include enforcement solution; incident detection and response; ALPR/ANPR, and others (railroad crossing safety, school bus stop-arm enforcement, and back-office systems).
  • The enforcement solution segment has been further divided into red light enforcement, speed enforcement, bus lane enforcement, and section enforcement.
  • These solutions enable government agencies to protect pedestrians and vehicle drivers from all types of road accidents.
  • Based on region, North America is expected to lead the Road Safety Market during the forecast period.

Road Safety Market worth $4.9 billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Jeudi, septembre 24, 2020
Transport, Land transport, Road traffic management, Road transport, Applications of computer vision, Surveillance, Automatic number-plate recognition, Electronic toll collection, Optical character recognition, Road traffic safety, Level crossing, School bus

The road safety solutions include enforcement solution; incident detection and response; ALPR/ANPR, and others (railroad crossing safety, school bus stop-arm enforcement, and back-office systems).

Key Points: 
  • The road safety solutions include enforcement solution; incident detection and response; ALPR/ANPR, and others (railroad crossing safety, school bus stop-arm enforcement, and back-office systems).
  • The enforcement solution segment has been further divided into red light enforcement, speed enforcement, bus lane enforcement, and section enforcement.
  • These solutions enable government agencies to protect pedestrians and vehicle drivers from all types of road accidents.
  • Based on region, North America is expected to lead the Road Safety Market during the forecast period.

"Operation Clear Track" Goes Virtual for Largest Rail Safety Program in the U.S. and Canada

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Mardi, septembre 22, 2020
Transport, Land transport, Structural steel, Level crossing, Rail transport, Track, Railway safety

(OLI), first responders and railroads across the U.S. and Canada are delivering virtual simultaneous rail safety messages as part of "Operation Clear Track," the single largest rail safety education initiative across the U.S. and Canada during Rail Safety Week, September 21-27.

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  • (OLI), first responders and railroads across the U.S. and Canada are delivering virtual simultaneous rail safety messages as part of "Operation Clear Track," the single largest rail safety education initiative across the U.S. and Canada during Rail Safety Week, September 21-27.
  • The participating departments are publicly sharing relevant social media content, virtual safety messaging and website postings that emphasize the importance of staying away from railroad tracks.
  • "While we have made strides in reducing deaths and injuries, the goal of Operation Clear Track and other Rail Safety Week activities is empowering individuals and communities to be safe around tracks and raise rail safety awareness.
  • Participating departments will also post information focusing on the importance of obeying state railroad grade crossing and trespassing laws throughout Rail Safety Week.

Rail Safety Week Observance Going Virtual in 2020

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Lundi, septembre 21, 2020
Transport, Level crossing, Safety

Were kicking off the week today with state and local Rail Safety Week proclamations.

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  • Were kicking off the week today with state and local Rail Safety Week proclamations.
  • During Rail Safety Week and throughout the year, we urge those driving over rail crossings to exercise caution, she said.
  • Rail Safety Week is an important opportunity to encourage safe behavior by being alert at all times around rail crossings.
  • We are excited to join Rail Safety Week 2020, said Alejandro Alvarez, Chairman of the Railroad Regulatory Agency Mexico.