The pandemic created an unprecedented and lasting shift in the global supply chain. After an initial dip, demand for intermodal transport is set to increase – rapidly. With Precision Scheduled…
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With hundreds of millions of dollars directed toward regulatory fines each year, it likely feels that these fines are a cost center that railroads just aren’t going to get rid…
With the final installment of the 2008 Rail Safety Improvement Act guidelines in place, railroads seek to adopt standardized training that meets or exceeds 49 CFR Part 243 (and other)…
There’s a fairly pervasive myth about technology that’s plaguing operations and maintenance teams– and it goes something like this: “We cannot transition to more sophisticated training technologies because our workers…
The utilities industry is changing – fast, with new technologies pushing to the forefront that are designed to meet an increasingly sophisticated customer base. Let’s see how that looks and…
Training Simulations in Railroad: Improving Maintenance Efficiency, Streamlining Compliance Training
Each year in the US, freight railroads move “more than two billion tons . . . across 140,000 miles of privately-owned infrastructure” 1 supporting 1.1 million jobs and generating hundreds…
The US Manufacturing Industry is in an transformative period, “output is humming, capacity utilization is up, and many manufacturers are delivering solid performance results and shareholder returns” but is also…
Training is essential to the continued success of any organization, but this is especially true when there are technical skills involved, and more so when you add an element of…
This is part three of our series highlighting strengths and pitfalls of three very distinct training methods, relayed by way of The Three Little Pigs analogy. Every training progresses through the…
This is part two of our series highlighting strengths and pitfalls of three very distinct training methods, relayed by way of The Three Little Pigs analogy. Every training progresses through the…
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