Rail supplier news from Hitachi Rail, Infosys and STV

Hitachi Rail's newest communications-based train control (CBTC) digital signaling system is now operating in revenue service on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Media–Sharon Hill Line near Philadelphia. The newly integrated CBTC system is using SelTrac^™ technology to modernize one of the last remaining interurban trolley systems in the United States. The upgrade will serve nearly 12 miles of light-rail trolley service from the 69th Street Transportation Center to communities in the Media and Sharon Hill boroughs. The system will utilize overhead electrification and trolley-gauge tracks, while also replacing aging signal systems, according to a Hitachi Rail press release.

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, completed a major data modernization program for CSX. The modernization was built using Infosys Topaz^™, a set of services, solutions and platforms using generative AI technologies, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview. The effort is one of the largest deployments of its kind in the transportation and logistics sector, according to an Infosys press release. Infosys led the end-to-end modernization effort, consolidating CSX’s fragmented data landscape into a unified cloud-native platform. The initiative replaced legacy systems with a single, governed data environment designed to improve decision-making, accelerate reporting and reduce operational costs, Infosys officials said.

STV Inc. has completed the design for the first six traction power substations under Portland, Oregon-based TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 substation replacement project, STV officials said in a press release. The milestone is a step toward modernizing TriMet's MAX Blue Line’s power infrastructure, one of the oldest components of the region’s light-rail system. Originally installed in 1983, the 12 Type 1 traction power substations along the MAX Blue Line are nearing the end of their service life. The 12-year replacement program will introduce state-of-the-art traction power equipment, improve equipment access and safety, reduce long-term maintenance costs and minimize the risk of service disruptions for riders. Over the past 18 months, STV led the structural, civil, electrical and systems design for six substations along the Banfield corridor and is providing overall project management, leading a team of eight consultants.