Computer-on-Modules (COMs) show the way to faster Freescale QorIQ processor-based design without need for costly and time-consuming full-custom design, writes Gerhard Szczuka, product manager for Computer-on-Modules at Kontron Europe. The ...
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The Association of American Railroads(AAR)reported Thursday declines in weekly rail traffic for the week ending January 5,2013,with US railroads originating 241,682 carloads,down 12.1 percent compared with the same week last year.Intermodal ...
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US rail transportation of petroleum products last week increased 53.6% year-on-year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. Petroleum products carloads increased to 11,594 in the most recent week, from 8,007 carloads in ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7 percent in November from October, rising after a one-month decline, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) ...
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The Association of American Railroads(AAR)reported Thursday mixed 2012 rail traffic compared with 2011.Combined North American rail volume for 2012 on 13 reporting US,Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 19,440,940 carloads,down 2 percent ...
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US railroads in 2012 hauled less coal, by far the largest commodity to travel by rail, but made gains in other commodity groups, such as petroleum products, which saw growth of more than 46%, according to annual traffic data released ...
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US rail transportation of petroleum products in the week ended Saturday increased 65.3% year on year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. Petroleum products carloads increased to 13,275 in the most recent week, from 8,033 ...
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A 3D laser scanner housed in a prototype system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPMS) in Freiburg, Germany, can boost the safety and reliability of rail transport. Whether it is to simply ...
Tags: Laser scanner, rail safety, laser beam, measurement of passing trains