Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

Originality is overrated. Engineers are often told in engineering schools that a good design typically consists of 45% duplication, 45% slight modification and 10% originality. Those who follow this ...

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Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept system to autonomously detect compressed air leaks on trains and relay the location of the leaks to mechanical personnel for repair. The automated system ...

A device that autonomously detects compressed air leaks on trains could save labour costs and cut fuel bills for rail operators. SwRI developed an automated compressed air leak detection system that ...