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.
Mexican approval for Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger
MEXICO: Competition commission COFECE and telecoms institute IFT have granted regulatory approval for Canadian Pacific Railway’s proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern.
Metra ticket machine contract aims to eliminate on-train cash sales
USA: Chicago commuter rail operator Metra has awarded VenTek International a two-phase contract worth up to $70m to supply 650 ticket vending machines and provide five years of maintenance, so that all 242 stations will have a TVM.
San Diego opens Mid-Coast light rail extension
USA: The Mid-Coast Extension of San Diego’s light rail network was opened for revenue service on November 21, when the San Diego Association of Governments hosted celebrations at the University of California San Diego Central Campus in La Jolla.
Federal Transit Administration sets out funding priorities
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has set out its key funding priorities after President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act into law on November 15.
CAF wins its first Canadian light rail contract
CANADA: The city of Calgary has selected CAF to supply 28 light rail vehicles for Stage 1 of the future Green Line.
San Bernardino Arrow DMU delivery
USA: The first Flirt low-floor diesel multiple-unit for San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s future Arrow passenger service in southern California has left Stadler’s Salt Lake City factory.
Subway cars to be converted into emergency pump trains
Hyundai Rotem to supply Edmonton LRVs
Fuel cell company Ballard acquires Arcola Energy
Norfolk Southern inaugurates Atlanta headquarters
CN and Progress Rail test renewable fuel blends
Replacement contractor selected for Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project
Industry welcomes $66bn of rail funding in Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
New Jersey bridge replacement contract awarded
Canadian National buys battery locomotive
Prototype autonomous battery-powered wagon aims to help rail compete with trucks
Provincial grant expands Canadian Pacific hydrogen locomotive project
Rhomberg Sersa buys Balfour Beatty’s US track business
Gubernatorial visit marks progress on New York’s $11bn East Side Access programme
CP and KCS file merger application with STB
TransLink recommends quadrupling Vancouver’s rapid transit network over next 30 years
Track Technology: Mobile milling saves rail replacement
Bernhard Capital Partners to acquire RailWorks Corp
Galveston Trolley reopens