# Wi-Tronix

> Wi-Tronix supplies onboard hardware and cloud software that connect train operational data, video and diagnostics for freight railroads, passenger operators and transit agencies. Its Violet Edge platform supports incident investigation, fuel management, equipment monitoring and AI-assisted safety analysis.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Bolingbrook, United States
- **Founders:** Larry B. Jordan (Co-founder, President and CEO), Michael D. Heilmann (Co-founder, Executive Vice President and COO), Lisa A. Matta (Founding team; Chief Innovation Officer), Duane Hong (Founding team; joined in 2005 as VP of Customer Service)
- **Products:** Wi-PU, Violet Edge, Fuel management and energy monitoring, Video and incident investigation, Equipment health and predictive diagnostics
- **Notable:** PATH awarded a $10 million contract in August 2026 after a 30-month pilot., Short-line CRISI program plans more than 600 locomotives across over 75 operations in 32 states., Reports SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO 9001 certification.

## Products & services

- **Wi-PU** — Original wireless onboard processing unit for remote rail-asset monitoring.
- **Violet Edge** — Connected onboard platform combining event recording, video, data acquisition, edge processing and cloud access.
- **Fuel management and energy monitoring** — Tracks fuel consumption, idling and energy use to support efficiency analysis.
- **Video and incident investigation** — Synchronized video and operational records for reviewing events and managing evidence access.
- **Equipment health and predictive diagnostics** — Remote diagnostics and alerts help identify developing equipment issues.
- **AI-assisted safety analytics** — Includes trespass detection, mobile-device detection and rail-crossing analysis.
- **Cloud Connect** — Operational data integration across railroad business systems.
- **Rail Radio View** — Radio-related operational information within the connected platform.

## Achievements

- PATH awarded a $10 million contract in August 2026 after a 30-month pilot.
- Short-line CRISI program plans more than 600 locomotives across over 75 operations in 32 states.
- Reports SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO 9001 certification.
- Vendor-published case study reports a 20% reduction in end-of-train communication-loss events for an unnamed Class I customer.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — PATH $10 million contract announced; installation planned on more than half of its 422 cars by October 2027.
- **2026-08** — Company published an explanation of Violet Edge as a connected platform rather than a standalone event recorder.
- **2026-05** — FRA formally obligated the ASLRRA $20.5 million short-line CRISI program.
- **2026-04** — R.J. Corman named preferred installation partner for the program.
- **2025-08** — Cedar AI integration announced.

## Links

- Website: https://www2.wi-tronix.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wi-tronix
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WiTronix
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/witronix
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tronix/167958306554722

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Last updated: 2026-10-01