OCTOBER 2024TRANSPORTATION REVIEW19 CXO INSIGHTSThinking of a supply chain for general cargo implies considering railroads as a fundamental part of that. Sustainability provided by fuel efficiency, at least, besides costs and productivity, should be enough motivation for having that solution for goods transportation. Considering the evolution we have observed at that modal in the last decades, it is easy to believe we can achieve a lot more development. Also is true that railroads in general, have a massive homework to do to reach the state of the art to attend to their customers.That way, including the train itself, the main issue is how new technologies will provide a completely automated operation. It means trains run most effectively in terms of speed, preview minimum stops, and maximum safety. So, we need robots for operating the locomotives, cameras to emulate the engineering eyes, IA for recognizing obstacles or people, IoT´s for monitoring the train and the permanent way conditions and connection with the control center to say the essential.RAILROAD AS CLASS A MEMBER OF THE LOGISTICSBy Arnaldo Soares, General Manager of Transport Engineering, MRS Logistica SAArnaldo Soares
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