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.
Short Line Safety Institute offers assessment model to commuter operators
USA: The Short Line Safety Institute says its FRA-recognised multi-method Safety Culture Assessment process for freight railways could be easily transferable to commuter train operators.
Automated bus specification completed
USA: A performance specification has been developed by the Automated Bus Consortium, which was formed to bring together transport agencies to facilitate collaborative decision-making, undertake collective pilot projects in various live service environments and combine their purchasing power.
Vancouver Broadway Subway CBTC contract awarded
CANADA: The Acciona-Ghella consortium which is to design and build Vancouver’s Broadway Subway has awarded Thales a contract to supply SelTrac CBTC signalling.
BART celebrates world mask-wearing culture during the pandemic
USA: San Francisco Bay Area metro operator BART is highlighting mask styles from around the world as part of a campaign to change the way passengers think about face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic.
FRA approvals pave way for Texas high speed line construction
USA: Construction of the Texas Central high speed line linking Houston with Dallas is expected to start in the coming months following completion of the regulatory approval process.
Denver opens North Metro Rail
USA: Denver’s Regional Transportation District formally inaugurated the first phase of its North Metro Rail commuter service to Thornton on September 21, with a ceremony attended by RTD General Manager & CEO Paul Ballard, Chair Angie Rivera-Malpiede and local authority representatives.
Processing track survey data
Monterrey commuter rail study
Southwest LRT federal funding confirmed
Siemens Mobility awarded US locomotive support contract
Katie Farmer to head BNSF
New York Subway offers under-river connectivity
President opens Guadalajara Line 3
Environmental approval marks milestone in California’s truncated high speed programme
Automating level crossing inspections
FreightCar America to move production to Mexico under ‘operational realignment’
FRA updates track inspection rule
X-ray train inspection systems ordered for US border crossings
Amtrak works with Reckitt Benckiser to increase cleaning
Freight RAILCAR bill aims to support US wagon industry
Trinity Railway Express information systems to be replaced
PTC deployed on all Amtrak-owned routes
National Railway Equipment announces consolidation plan
Bombardier Transportation to cut Thunder Bay workforce