Railroad accidents were frequent and deadly. Westinghouse's 1869 version, the straight or direct air brake, used air hoses to connect the cars. When the engineer turned on the brakes, air pressure ...

The emergency and supply lines that stretch between a tractor and trailer offer a colorful reminder that compressed air is the lifeblood of your brake system. The hoses are a respective red and ...

Canadian Pacific has signed a three-year contract for Anchor Brake shoes with Watertown, N.Y.-based New York Air ... freight car applications. NYAB also noted Tuesday it acquired China Grove, ...

The release of air brakes resulted in the derailment ... in the same area killed three CP Rail workers, said a federal agency. On Jan. 3, 2019, a 159-car CP Rail train, including 13 cars ...