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$50MM SMART Grants Toward 34 Technology Demonstration Projects

Jennifer McLawhorn
March 16, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – $50 million in SMART grant funding will be allocated to 34 technology projects, including projects related to rail.
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Impacts of Connected, Automated Vehicle Technologies on Traffic Incident Management Response

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March 16, 2024
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Traffic Incident Management (TIM) is the process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. Traffic incidents are unplanned events, such as crashes, that impact traffic flo…

Integration of Contingency Planning for Small Airports

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March 16, 2024
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Contingency planning is crucial for small airports to best position themselves for addressing disruptions and contingencies – such as the COVID-19 pandemic – that impact staffing, financial and information technology resources, infrastructure, faciliti…

Integrating Traffic Incident Management and Connected, Automated Technology Communities: A Guide for Communicating and Connecting

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March 16, 2024
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As vehicle technology advances, Traffic Incident Management (TIM) and emergency responders (ERs) are facing unprecedented circumstances in knowing how to engage with and respond to connected, automated vehicles (CAV). Uncertainty is complicated by limi…

Opinion

Commentary: Will We Ever Learn?

David C. Lester
March 16, 2024
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MARCH 2024 ISSUE OF RAILWAY TRACK & STRUCTURES –– Editor’s Notebook
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The ShinMaywa US-2: Japan’s STOL Seaplane

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March 16, 2024
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The ShinMaywa US-2 is Japan’s maritime search and rescue aircraft.

The Fairchild Dornier 728: A Twinjet That Never Was

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March 16, 2024
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The type promised to be a new family of regional aircraft from Germany but never materialized despite years of development.

India Set To Retire Its Mig-21 Fleet In 2025 After 60 Years & 400 Crashes

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March 16, 2024
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After half of the fleet crashing over the years, the last of India’s 40 MiG-21s are expected to retire in 2025.

Metra Hosting Open House for Woodstock Yard Project

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March 16, 2024
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CHICAGO ––Metra will hold an open house meeting in Woodstock on Thursday, March 21, to share information about the potential locations, engineering, and design of a planned new layover yard near the McHenry County community.
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Alaska Airlines Officially Ditches Paper Boarding Passes At Airport Kiosks

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March 16, 2024
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Agents will still be available for passengers needing assistance.