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Simulation and Digital Twins: A System-Based Approach to Predictive Maintenance

January 6, 2026 | Filed under: Autonomous Inspection, Measurement Systems

by Jeff Tuzik Rail transit systems collect a lot of data. This is data collected from many sources—wheels, rail, track, and vehicles—and from many types of measurement devices. Some of the data must be collected per regulatory requirements, but much of it is collected because it’s valuable. Transit systems use …

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Autonomous Inspection on CPKC and the Future of Track Inspection

August 3, 2025 | Filed under: Autonomous Inspection, Maintenance, Measurement Systems, Track Geometry

by Jeff Tuzik Track geometry inspection has always been an intrinsic part of railroading. That hasn’t changed and never will. But the way inspections are performed and the data they yield is changing rapidly. Automation is one of the biggest factors in the change, but the sophistication of inspection technologies …

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