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.
GATX and Brookfield Infrastructure acquire Wells Fargo wagon fleets
USA: Wells Fargo has completed the sale of its wagon and locomotive leasing fleets as part of a strategy of simplifying its businesses and focusing on products and services that are core to its clients.
AITX and Telegraph bring predictive intelligence to wagon fleets
USA: Wagon leasing company American Industrial Transport is incorporating Telegraph’s rail-focused predictive data and technology products into its AITX FleetAX real-time fleet management platform.
Accident overshadows tangible progress in Mexico’s southern rail revival
MEXICO: Operations across the Trans-Isthmus network in the south of the country have been suspended following a fatal derailment on Line Z in December, shortly after passenger services had launched on the 175 km Line K between Ixtepec and Tonalá. Michael Dreyer reports.
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Having served as Northern California Regional Director for the California High Speed Rail Authority, Boris Lipkin offers a personal reflection on the lessons that planners of future rail megaprojects could learn from the scheme.
Toronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed a C$2·3bn directly-awarded contract for a fleet of 70 metro trains be supplied by Alstom, as the only company able to build the trains in Canada.
AllTranstek to acquire RAS Data Services assets
USA: Wagon fleet management services company AllTranstek was the prevailing bidder at an auction for the assets of RAS Data Services.
Marmon Rail repair activities brought together under Transco Rail Services brand
‘Great day’ for northern Ontario as first Northlander train is delivered
Wagon leasing partnerships restructured
US and Indian rail research bodies agree to work together
Three shortlisted for Boston commuter train operating contact
Baltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
New York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
Alstom wins Mexican rolling stock contracts as two passenger rail projects make headway
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file merger application
Guadalajara light metro line opens in freight railway corridor
FreightCar America acquires Carly Railcar Components
Anglo-Mexican partnership targets bespoke rolling stock needs
First section of Canadian high speed rail route selected
Denver RTD launches Masabi Tap-n-Ride open payment systems
Toronto’s Finch West light rail launches with a soft opening
Sound Transit's 1 Line reaches Federal Way as major fleet procurement to launch next year
VIA Rail launches three-year accessibility plan
BNSF calls for review of Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger conditions