Rail supplier news from Voith Turbo and Rail Vision (June 4)

Voith Turbo recently marked the 50th anniversary of the company's U.S. operations. Voith Turbo began U.S. operations in 1975 in Appleton, Wisconsin. In 1979, the company moved to Allendale, New Jersey, and in 1987, the company relocated to York, Pennsylvania. As Voith Turbo operations continued to grow, additional workshop locations opened in Sacramento, California, and Houston. Today, Voith Turbo’s U.S. operations specialize in the design, assembly and service of high-performance power transmission equipment and solutions for the power, oil and gas, energy, mining, commercial vehicles, rail and marine industries.

Rail Vision Ltd., a railway safety and AI-driven vision technology company, has secured a $335,000 follow-on order from a Latin American mining company for its MainLine system. The order follows a long-term trial of the system under demanding operational and environmental conditions. The order reinforces Rail Vision’s increasing commercial traction in Latin America and marks an important step in expanding the client’s deployment of MainLine across its railway fleet, according to a Rail Vision press release. The system will play a critical role in enhancing safety and optimizing rail transport efficiency within the mining company’s extensive mining operations, Rail Vision officials said. Rail Vision’s MainLine product provides real-time obstacle detection, classification and alerting up to 1.2 miles ahead.