Association of American Railroads (AAR) president and CEO, Edward R. Hamberger applauded the bipartisan votes by lawmakers in the House and Senate to extend the deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC).
"Members of the House and Senate are to be commended for taking the responsible action to extend the PTC deadline. This provides the certainty American industries and businesses need to serve the millions of Americans who rely on rail every day," said Hamberger. "The extension means freight and passenger
Drawing on its long experience in providing pedestrian and vehicle access control for international events, Belgian company Automatic Systems is among the eight Belgian companies that have supplied equipment and/or services to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
The company has supplied a total of 85 vehicle barriers for the Games for traffic management of bridges and tunnels at Sochi and surroundings, and for various parking facilities.
"The cycle testing was performed at the Texas Transportation Institute at the Texas A&M University System, in College Station, Texas. The IIID electric barrier successfully completed 1,491,455 cycles, before a replaceable cable failed.
