LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 Connixt, a leader in enterprise-grade, mobile-first maintenance solutions, announced today that its iMarq platform has been named a winner in two categories of the 2026 Progressive Railroading Reader’s Choice Awards: Artificial Intelligence and Existing Product-New Feature, both for iBot, iMarq’s AI-powered maintenance assistant. This marks the second consecutive year Connixt has been recognized by Progressive Railroading readers, and the first time the company has won in two categories in the same year.
Being named a winner twice, and for two years running, reflects something Connixt has heard directly from rail crews and operations leaders who use iMarq every day: the gap between having data and being able to act on it in the moment is where most maintenance programs lose time. iBot was built to close that gap.
iBot gives rail maintenance and operations crews instant answers on work orders, parts, inventory, and checklists through natural voice or text queries, pulled directly from an organization’s own data, rather than digging through binders, shared drives, or asking around the shop floor. Its Pinpoint capability extends that same instant access to unstructured documentation, reading OEM manuals, work instructions, and technical bulletins, and answering a technician’s question with the source document, section, and page cited, so an answer can be verified in seconds rather than assumed. On the analytics side, iBot proactively flags anomalies that signal a failure before it happens, and surfaces a full history of repairs and inspections for any asset, along with where labor hours and maintenance costs are really going, giving operations leaders data to plan around instead of relying on memory. iBot also breaks down language barriers with real-time, multi-lingual translation, ensuring every crew member gets the same clear answer and every record lands in one consistent language for supervisors, QA, and compliance, regardless of what language was spoken in the field, a critical capability for rail operators managing diverse crews across expansive, often remote networks.
That combination, instant answers, documented and cited guidance, proactive pattern detection, and multi-lingual accessibility, is helping rail operators keep equipment inspections and compliance documentation moving without slowing down field work.
G. Satish, CEO and Founder of Connixt, said: “Being recognized by Progressive Railroading readers for the second year in a row, and in two categories this time, tells us we’re solving real problems for the people who keep rail assets running. iBot was built around a simple idea: get crews the information they need, in the field, without the wait.”
Prabu Ekambaram, CTO and Co-Founder of Connixt, added: “Rail operators are managing some of the most complex maintenance environments out there. Whether it’s answering a technical question on the spot or communicating clearly across a multi-lingual crew, our goal with iBot is always to remove friction between the technician and the information they need.”
This year’s recognition comes as Connixt continues to expand iMarq’s footprint across the rail industry, where the challenge is consistent: keeping complex, distributed assets running with lean teams and tight maintenance windows. Whether it is a rail operator managing track-side equipment or a transit agency keeping cars in service reliably for the riders who depend on them daily, the underlying need is the same: getting accurate information to the person doing the work, at the moment they need it.
Connixt continues to invest in its platform, with additional AI-driven capabilities planned for release later this year, building on the same principle that earned iBot recognition this year: field crews should not have to wait for the answers they need to do their jobs well.
