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.
New England’s Pan Am Railways up for sale
USA: New England regional railroad Pan Am Railways has been put up for sale, with the private owners including majority shareholder Tim Mellon appointing BMO Financial Group to assist with the process.
Iron Horse terminal opens
USA: Following four years of development Iron Horse Terminals has fully opened its freight facility at Beaumont in the southeast Texas petrochemical region.
Seattle light rail project management contract awarded
USA: Seattle’s Sound Transit has selected the South County Transit Partners joint venture of Mott MacDonald and SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business to provide project management services for the design and construction of the Federal Way Link Extension light rail project.
BART Silicon Valley Phase I extension opens
USA: The long-awaited extension of San Francisco’s BART metro network to Santa Clara County was opened for passenger service on June 13, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony the previous day.
Phased construction of Calgary’s Green Line approved
CANADA: A phased approach to building the 20 km light rail Green Line was approved by Calgary City Council on June 16.
Virginia Railway Express operating contract extended
USA: The Virginia Railway Express partnership of the Northern Virginia and Potomac & Rappahannock transport commissions has exercised an option for Keolis to continue operating commuter rail services linking towns in the middle and north of the state with Washington DC for a further five years.
Wabtec to supply PTC for Virgin Trains USA
Dashboard to help passengers ‘travel smarter’ in Chicago
MBTA seeks cost certainty with Keolis commuter rail contract extension
North American Transit Alliance formed
Calgary – Banff passenger service to be studied
Reliability focus and capital investment in NJ Transit strategic plan
New York MTA implements 13-point reopening plan
Ontario Line PPP procurement starts
Canadian Pacific completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition
NS streamlines strategic planning as Scheib steps down
Jeantet ousted from Keolis over ‘strategic differences’
Orange County Streetcar operating contract awarded
Dallas SCADA upgrading contract approved
Caltrain’s first Stadler EMUs on test
Bombardier to supply 28 BiLevel coaches to two operators
SMART to acquire freight operations
Short Line safety culture resources published
More Tren Maya construction contracts awarded