Railware Sues SEPTA Over Worker-Safety Traffic Control Patents

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority was hit with a federal lawsuit alleging its train-traffic control systems infringe three patents for railworker-safety technology Railware Inc. asserted in a case against Amtrak settled less than two weeks ago.

SEPTA operates a regional mass-transit system’s tracks using products such as Wabtec Corp.’s RailwayNet and Advanced Information Management platform that incorporate Railware’s patented technology without authorization, according to a complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. SEPTA oversees more than 450 miles of railway in Philadelphia, its surrounding counties, and in parts of Delaware and New Jersey. ...