Life on the Rails

[HVC]

I got a list of Alstom job postings today.  Since they're supposed to be tailored to your skill set I was surprised when there was one for "Deputy Project Manager."  Then I saw it was for Green Line in Tel Aviv and I thought - I bet you're not getting a lot of applicants for that.

At least you won't have to deal with the snow.

[Savonarola]

Time to power up Duolingo German:

Knorr-Bremse Acquires Alstom's Rail Signalling Technology Business in North America

Right now a lot of things are still up in the air.  Alstom Canada is remaining Alstom, Alstom US is becoming Knorr-Bremse.  I'm not sure how I'm impacted since my primary project is in Canada.

Does anyone know anything about Knorr-Bremse?  I've never met anyone who worked for them.

[Jacob]

Bremse means "brakes", is about all I know.

[Savonarola]

Bremse means "brakes", is about all I know.

You know more German than I do, but yes, they're a rail safety company.  From the various meetings I've been on today I've learned that they're sole US presence is New York Air Brake.

[Savonarola]

I got an unsolicited e-mail from an antenna manufacturer this morning.  That's not unusual; I get e-mail from radio equipment manufacturers almost every day.  This one stood out because he encouraged me to check out his company's jamming antennas.  That amused me, we could sell a service where you take out your competitor's radio links to make your trains run faster; then we could film the project and release it on Netflix: Hard Core Train Signaling.

He mentioned Alstom by name in his e-mail and we have a large presence in the manufacturer's country (Turkey) so he should know what we do.  Jamming antennas are probably a lucrative business right now; but that's not really something a rail company would use.