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.
Amazon backs transit-oriented development of affordable housing
USA: Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund has committed to provide below-market financing to support the transit-oriented development of affordable housing in Seattle and Washington DC, with the aim of ensuring that moderate to low-income families can afford to live in areas with easy access to employment, schools, healthcare and education.
Texas Central signs $16bn high speed line civil works agreement
USA: Dallas – Houston high speed railway project promoter Texas Central has signed a $16bn final agreement for the civil works including viaducts and depots with Webuild and its US subsidiary Lane Construction.
Wabtec and GM to co-operate on battery and hydrogen locos
USA: Wabtec and General Motors have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to collaborate to develop and commercialise GM’s battery and hydrogen technology for Wabtec locomotives.
Legal settlement restores almost $1bn in California high speed rail funding
USA: The federal government has agreed to return $929m in grants to the California High Speed Rail Authority following the settlement of legal proceedings with the state of California.
Northern Ontario passenger rail service to be studied
CANADA: The government of Ontario has allocated C$5m to support the development of plans to reintroduce passenger train services running north from Toronto to Timmins or Cochrane.
Contract for jaguar inspired Tren Maya fleet signed
MEXICO: The 36·6bn pesos contract to supply 42 diesel and electro-diesel trainsets for the Tren Maya project was signed in the presence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on June 9.
US Steel sells railway business
Amtrak raises concerns over CSX-Pan Am deal
Bogalusa Bayou Railroad buys Geaux Geaux Railroad
Lac-Mégantic rail bypass agreement
New branding as short line group targets expansion
Californian contactless payment demonstration
Pikes Peak Cog Railway reopens after $100m modernisation
Amtrak urges stronger regulation of freight railroad access as it sets out $75bn expansion plan
Tren Maya rolling stock supplier selected
Hamilton LRT back on with federal funding
Kansas City Southern agrees CN merger and drops CP
Commuter operator expands Bike Cars programme
Four shortlisted for contract to replace Newark airport monorail
‘Drumbeat of progress’ as Sound Transit’s fleet and network to be tripled in size
Bidders vie for Tren Maya rolling stock contract
Research partnership targets low-carbon freight
KCS favours revised CN proposal over CP merger plan
Toronto streetcar funding confirmed