Background Every year railroads and transit agencies across the United States & Canada experience the wrath of Mother Nature which interrupts the commercial power grid and cripples their signal and communication systems. These extended power outages caused by...
When extreme weather looms, municipalities and power companies are faced with tough decisions on how to keep communities safe. In areas of the country prone to wildfires or other natural disasters, officials may decide to institute a region-wide…
Hurricane Destruction: Few natural disasters are more destructive than hurricanes. In 2023, the United States faced 28 individual weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each. Disruptions to rail lines after a hurricane not only cost time and…
