All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 78
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Transdev North America Inc
Contract operator for streetcars in Cincinnati and Milwaukee. Address720 E Butterfield RdSuite 300Lombard, IL 60148USAPhone+1 800 225 8880Emailinfous@transdev.comWebsitewww.transdevna.com
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North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS)
This umbrella organisation links five regional associations of rail owners, vendors and users in Canada and the United States. Address4044 North Lincoln Avenue #253Chicago, Illinois 60618USAPhone+1 630 386 1366Emailnars@railshippers.comWebsitewww.railshippers.com
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Los Angeles Metro
Heavy metro opened 1993; two lines serving 16 stations. First light metro line opened 1990; now four lines serving 92 stations. See Los Angeles network map. Routes have previously been referred to by name, colour or letter, but with recasting of services around the opening of the Regional Connector all ...
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Azienda Napoletana Mobilità SpA (ANM)
First metro line opened 1993: two ANM metro routes, serving 27 stops. First tram opened 1875, with a network much reduced in the 1950s. See Napoli network map. Napoli has a complex urban network comprising a mix of heavy and light metro, standard and narrow gauge rail, tram and four ...
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Auckland One Rail Ltd (AOR)
Network of four operating lines serving 40 stations. See Auckland network map. The core network was electrified in 2015, with a 19 km southern extension from Papakura to Pukekohe to be added. In 2017 City Rail Link Ltd was established to build an underground line from Mount Eden to Britomart ...
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Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR (VRR AöR)
VRR AöR plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in the Rhein-Ruhr area. In October 2015 VRR announced 15-year contracts to operate a network of five regional express routes (RRX) from 2018 had been awarded to Abellio Rail NRW (RE1/11) and National Express (RE4/5/6); and in July 2016 it announced that ...
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PT Kereta Api Indonesia
First line opened 1864. The State Railway (formerly PJKA) became a public corporation in 1990. The isolated West Sumatra line from Padang to Sawahlunto (148 km) includes a 36 km rack section. The three separate operations on Sumatra together total 1305 km, while Java has a 3370 km integrated network. ...
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Ministry of Transport, Saudi Arabia
The ministry is responsible for supervision and organisation of the overall policy on land and marine transport, including railways. AddressPO Box 12628King Abdul Aziz Rd11178 RiyadhSaudi ArabiaPhone+966 1 1874 4444E-mailinfo@mot.gov.saWebsitewww.mot.gov.sa
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Saudi Arabian Mining
After test running began in May 2011, this concessionaire began operation in July 2012. It runs heavy-haul phosphate freight trains for 1 395 km from Al Jalamid to Ras Az Zawr on the Persian Gulf over the North-South line built by the Saudi Railway Company. AddressPO Box 6886111537 RiyadhSaudi ArabiaPhone+966 ...
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ArcelorMittal Steel USA-Railways Inc
ArcelorMittal Steel USA-Railways (formerly ISG Railways) operates switching and terminal railways serving its industrial sites including: Brandywine Valley (BVRY) – 5 km; Lake Michigan & Indiana – 26 km; Steelton & Highspire – 8 km; Upper Merion & Plymouth – 18 km. AddressPO Box 9166Baltimore, MD 21222USAPhone+1 410 ...
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Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai-sen)
Opened in 1996, single line with 8 stations. See Tokyo network map. This ‘Third Sector’ line opened on March 30 1996 running in tunnel west from an interchange with JR East’s Keiyo line at Shin-Kiba to Tokyo’s waterfront development area on the artifical islands of Aomi and Odaiba, also served ...
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
First line opened 1976; network comprises 6 lines with 98 stations. See Washington DC network map. Only the Red line uses dedicated infrastructure over its entire length. All other heavy metro routes share at least one section with another line. Within the city centre these form two main corridors intersecting ...
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Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
City-centre distributor tramway opened 1993 using vintage streetcars. Service was suspended in June 2014, pending renovation of trams, with reopening of the Main St line (3·2 km, 13 stops) in April 2018. The Riverfront Loop and Madison Ave lines remain suspended but are expected to reopen in 2020-21. Address1370 Levee ...
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Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Work on the 69 km initial segment between San Rafael and Sonoma County Airport began in late 2011, with services beginning on August 25 2017 serving 10 stations. A 3·5 km extension from San Rafael to Larkspur for ferry connections opened on December 14 2019. SMART aims to reopen the ...