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.
Brightline suspends services
USA: Miami to West Palm Beach inter-city train operator Brightline temporarily suspended its services on March 25.
MBTA to roll out Violet Edge across commuter rail fleet
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is to deploy Wi-Tronix’s Violet Edge technology across the fleet of diesel locomotives used on Boston commuter rail services.
APTA members ask Congress for $16bn in emergency coronavirus support
USA: The public transport industry urgently needs up to $16bn in federal government funding support to survive the coronavirus crisis, the American Public Transportation Association announced on March 19.
Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority to use DART’s GoPass
USA: Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority has agreed to license Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s GoPass mobile app, which provides passengers with real-time travel information, mobile ticketing and on-demand services.
Federal funding underpins Californian capacity enhancements
USA: Los Angeles commuter operator Metrolink has been awarded $10·7m from the federal Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements grant programme to support safety and speed improvement projects in the busy Burbank – Anaheim rail corridor.
Station footbridge features etched architectural mesh
USA: Cambridge Architectural supplied an customer-made open metal mash etched with the town’s name for a footbridge which has been installed at Martinez station in California.
RailcarRx develops customised decision support tool for MBTA
New York MTA to start Culver Line CBTC installation this month
Toronto’s Ontario Line technical adviser appointed
Norfolk Southern develops locomotive-mounted track-inspection technology
RailCarCaddy provides cost-effective wagon mover
REMSA to sponsor trips to InnoTrans 2020 for two students
William J Flynn named as next Amtrak CEO
Cost savings unlock $64m in FTA grants for Texas and Florida
Federal Railroad Administration launches risk-reduction programme
Former FRA Administrator Feinberg appointed interim NYCT President
Calgary orders 15 S200 light rail vehicles
New York MTA seeks open-gangway Subway cars to renew A Division fleet
Los Angeles Metro secures final Purple Line extension grant
Chicago Red Line extension consulting contract let
Amtrak’s first Avelia Liberty heads to Pueblo for testing
Keolis joins Greentown Labs startup incubator
CSX ‘has never run better’
Transport security professionals to gather in Miami this June