North American rail industry news
Latest railroad industry news from the USA, Canada and Mexico, including passenger and freight operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape
USA: The California State Transportation Agency and California High-Speed Rail Authority have renewed a 2019 agreement under which the state has taken on the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Hitachi Rail awarded Philadelphia metro train contract
USA: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has approved a $724·3m contract for Hitachi Rail to supply 200 metro cars to replace the current fleet on Philadelphia’s Market-Frankford Line.
Work to replace Susquehanna River Bridge gets underway
USA: A ceremony in northeast Maryland on July 19 marked the start of early construction works for a $2·7bn project to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge which forms a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.
Canada Public Transit Fund aims to boost public transport and housing
CANADA: The federal government has launched the Canada Public Transit Fund, a permanent programme which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said aims to transform the delivery of support for public transport by making C$30bn available over the first 10 years.
New York East River Tunnel rehabilitation contract awarded
USA: Amtrak has appointed a joint venture of Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co to undertake the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project to modernise the four bores connecting New York Penn Station with Queens.
Skanska awarded Empire Corridor bridge replacement contract
USA: New York State Department of Transportation has awarded Skanska a design and build contract for the $634·8m replacement of the Livingston Avenue Bridge connecting Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River.
Inglewood Transit Connector peoplemover contractor selected
First light rail vehicle delivered to Maryland’s Purple Line
VIA Rail fleet renewal funding confirmed
US federal funding available for inter-city rail services
‘All systems go’ for Hudson Tunnel Project as funding finalised
Denver airport peoplemover cars enter service
Sprinter corridor double-tracking project gets grant
Omaha Streetcar project selects CAF trams
California high speed line track and electrification design contract awarded
Failed bearing caused East Palestine derailment, NTSB confirms
Detroit to acquire peoplemover cars from Toronto
Chinese coaches enter service in Montréal
North American Rail Solutions expands capabilities with Canadian acquisition
BART warns that its funding model is no longer feasible
PCC trolley cars return to service in Philadelphia
CN launches fire-fighting trains to protect supply chains from wildfires
How to launch a US high speed rail project
Advanced Polymer Coatings targets wagon market