Case Study
Railroads Benefit From Affordable Narrowband Radio
Railroads Benefit From Affordable Narrowband Radio While there are multiple ways to narrowband compliance –there is a unique solution that’s perfect for the regional and short line railroads C lean cab locomotive radios, the radios used for two-way voice communications to and from the locomotive engineer in the cab, have become a hot topic now that the narrowbanding deadline is approaching. All locomotives at interchange or run-through service must be equipped with narrowband capable clean cab radios to meet the railroad industry’s self-imposed deadline of July 1, 2010, and after January 1, 2013, no wideband operation at all is allowed, as man- dated by the FCC. On track for the long haul While railroads of all sizes are affected by this change, shortline, regional and transit railroads a