The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

It’s impossible to fix something without understanding how it’s supposed to work. Brake system repair decisions can be difficult to make, and costly to execute, without a basic understanding of system ...

Autonomous vehicles and battery-electric trucks are no longer figments of engineers’ imaginations. They are poised to reshape almost everything we know about building and operating heavy trucks — ...

Fleetwood Resource Management, founded by a truck driver, announced its Air Brake Cooling (ABC) system, a method of cooling foundation brakes to virtually eliminate brake fade. Fade occurs when brake ...

There are many types of air guns, but the most popular and most reliable are break-barrel rifles. These have a hinged junction where the shooter cracks the barrel in half, which cocks the gun and in ...

The RSI Education & Technical Training Conference at Railway Interchange 2019 “serves to educate attendees on new technologies and trends in the rail industry and provide an opportunity for industry ...

SALISBURY — Growing to a 100,000-square-foot facility, New York Air Brake celebrated its grand opening Monday at its new location in Summit Corporate Center. The move from its Whitney Industrial Park ...

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of equipment, systems, and value-added services for the rail industry. It operates through the following segments: Freight and ...

The use of air-break disconnect switches to interrupt the capacitive currents associated with open‑ended bus runs and short lines is common practice. In most cases, the current magnitude is no more ...