Committed to the Rail Mass Transit industry

Today’s diesel-powered, electric and hybrid locomotive manufacturers face challenges to reduce the end users cost of ownership by improving efficiency without sacrificing pay load power and working reliability. This coupled with the harsh conditions they are used in, such as varying temperatures, inclement weather, areas where dirt and other debris are common makes electrical connections so important. 

Light rail vehicles (LRV) are sometimes known as streetcars and/or trams which operate along their own right-of-way or along streets that share space with road traffic. Light rail vehicles generally handle lesser volumes of people than vehicles classified as heavy rail. Power is provided electrically by use of a third-rail or above car system.

Regional rail and inter-city passenger transportation vehicles are often called heavy rail vehicles because they service a higher volume of people. These vehicles are often powered electrically by a third rail or pantograph system or alternatively pulled by a locomotive. These vehicles face the same harsh environmental factors as Locomotives and light rail vehicles.