Last chance for member-only early-bird Summit registration. On September 1 rates increase and registration opens to non-members.

PST, or PS Technology, is an enterprise software provider specializing in rail solutions including simulation-based training solutions, crew management systems, and qualification compliance tools. PST has worked with the rail industry for over 38 years and is based in Louisville, Colorado.

PST’s professional training simulators bring innovative hands-on training to railroad classrooms. Leveraging validated physics models to provide training tools for Conductors, Locomotive Engineers, and Mechanical Crews, PST supports railroads to improve safety and training compliance.

PST's crew management systems are utilized by several of the largest Commuter Railroads in the US, driving efficiency and control. Coupled with PST's qualification management and drug & alcohol test compliance tools, PST leverages its extensive experience in solving complex railroad issues to offer its clients substantial industry expertise and successful project management.

PS Technology is part of the Valstone group of companies; managing director Chris Jackson will represent PST in the Commuter Rail Coalition.

Next month a delegation of Commuter Rail Coalition members will be traveling to Berlin for the largest rail show in the world, InnoTrans. Some will be exhibiting, others are there to see solutions in use around the world, premiers of new technologies, and to network with international peers.

From September 22 - 25 the Berlin Expo Center, Messe Berlin, will host nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 59 countries, and display 122 rail vehicles from manufacturers from around the world.

With a program that includes the international Rail Leaders’ Summit, and sessions like Driving Growth Through Efficiency Gains for an Economical High Performance and Future-Proof Railway Sector, and Artificial Intelligence as a Driver of Efficiency in Public Transport, InnoTrans has more to offer the industry than just 200,000 square meters of expo space.

By partnering with DB E.C.O., the CRC has made it possible for delegates to explore the service and facilities associated with Deutsche Bahn in Germany: from maintenance to stations and operations in Berlin, Brandenburg, Potsdam, and Munich.

Other members hosting the delegation include Hatch, Amsted Rail, Cylus, IVU Traffic Technologies, Icomera, Mott MacDonald, Enso, Tracsis, Stadler, Alstom, Wabtec and the UK Department of Business and Trade.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Commuter railroads face jump in insurance costs — how much will it cost NJ Transit? (NJ.com)

• Commuter Rail Liability Cap Increase: How Rail Agencies Should Respond (Aon)

• InnoTrans 2026 gears up to mark three decades of transportation innovation (Mass Transit)

• Trinity Metro kicks off transit-oriented development plans with first public meeting (Fort Worth Report)

• O.C. approves proposed commuter rail system plan (Kingfisher Times & Free Press)

• Transportation overhaul taking shape with toll increase, new board appointees (Breeze Courier)

• International transit systems show practical lessons to improve US transit (Reason Foundation)

• One Fuel, One Infrastructure (Railway Age)

• BNSF continues commitment to support passenger rail (BNSF Railway)

• New Authority To Oversee $25.3 Billion Transit Expansion in Charlotte (Country 103.7)

• Inter Miami CF and Tri-Rail Announce Special Ticket Promotion (Inter Miami CF)

• FRA grants to help South Bend station revival, two bridge projects (TrainsPro)

• VRE eyes more specialty trains for festivals and sporting events after IndyCar test (Washington Business Journal)

There will be no Bulletin on September 4th due to the Labor Day holiday weekend.