Autonomous Trucks
(Photo: Genesee & Wyoming)Two Georgia subsidiaries of short line operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) are seeking permission from the Federal Railroad Administration to test zero-emissions, autonomous rail vehicle technology developed by Parallel Systems. The two subsidiaries, Georgia Central Railway (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG), filed a petition with FRA on Thursday. The pilot project would consist of using Parallel’s self-propelled, battery-operated rail vehicle technology on portions of the short lines’ rail lines. If FRA approves the project, the two short lines would demonstrate the technology in a field setting “while using carefully developed protocols to ensure the pilot is operated in a safe, controlled manner,” G&W said Thursday in a news release. Related links:The post G&W short lines want to test autonomous rail vehicle technology appeared first on FreightWaves.