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.
George Washington University to advise Amtrak on pandemic response
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has engaged the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to provide technical expertise and guidance to enhance its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Brightline brand returns as Virgin Trains USA name dropped
USA: Private sector passenger train operator Virgin Trains USA Florida LLC is to drop its use of the Virgin brand, as a result of its parent company Virgin Trains USA LLC terminating its licensing agreement with Virgin Enterprises Ltd.
Alpenglow Rail and CC&L acquire USA Rail
USA: Investors Alpenglow Rail and Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure have acquired USA Rail Terminals from Texas-based family investment companies High Roller Group and Jim Donnan Companies.
List of coronavirus products for public transport operators published
USA: A list of sources of products to help the public transport sector respond to and recover from the coronavirus crisis has been compiled by the American Public Transportation Association and the Community Transportation Association of America.
American Industrial Transport brand launched
USA: American Railcar Industries has been renamed American Industrial Transport, as part of its strategy of focusing on leasing and repair activities following the sale of its wagon and components manufacturing business to The Greenbrier Companies last year.
Level crossing inspection trial
USA: Railway Internet-of-Things developer Wi-Tronix has been awarded a grant to test the use of AI-aided machine vision for the automated inspection of level crossing equipment.
Uber Transit Ticketing aims to make public transport visible and accessible
Phoenix light rail extension contract approved
Acciona consortium to build Vancouver SkyTrain extension
NJ Transit orders more electro-diesel locomotives
San Diego BiLevel order to ‘make the decision to try transit an easy one’
NRE Chief Executive Steven Beal dies
Talgo VI trainsets withdrawn from Amtrak Cascades service
Rail export opportunities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Foothill Gold Line extension construction begins
Watco to acquire rail assets at six Dow sites
Calgary Transit deploys Masabi mobile ticketing
Fare collection inclusivity with payment at shops
New England’s Pan Am Railways up for sale
Iron Horse terminal opens
Seattle light rail project management contract awarded
BART Silicon Valley Phase I extension opens
Phased construction of Calgary’s Green Line approved
Virginia Railway Express operating contract extended