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.Chicago Transit Authority launches first Innovation Studio challenges
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has launched its Innovation Studio project to partner with the private sector to explore new ideas.
St Louis orders light rail vehicles with onboard energy storage
USA: Bi-State Development Agency has formally awarded Siemens Mobility a contract supply 55 high-floor light rail vehicles with battery onboard energy storage for the MetroLink network serving the greater St Louis region.
Maryland’s Purple Line project pushed back
USA: The opening date for the 26 km Purple Line light rail route between New Carrollton and Bethesda in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC has been pushed back again.
Traction Technology: The weak case for hydrogen
Reinhard Christeller examines the state of the art for using hydrogen in rail traction, and finds that the case for widespread adoption is weak, even if emerging ‘white hydrogen’ fuel holds more potential.
Mexican passenger rail reform plans unveiled
MEXICO: A package of 20 proposals for legislative reforms intended to support the restoration and development of passenger services on the existing rail network has been presented to the Chamber of Deputies.
Norfolk Southern rolls out train incident response data sharing
USA: Norfolk Southern has begun using the RapidSOS digital alert platform to provide first responders with access to information on train cargo and hazardous material data.
Ontario Line guideway and stations contract awarded
Cancún – Playa del Carmen section of Tren Maya inaugurated
Short-haul shuttle trains could get lorries off Los Angeles roads
Hudson Bay Railway funding announced
High Speed: FRA grant kick-starts Brightline West
Chicago’s Metra thinks outside the box with Stadler battery train order
Montréal metro CBTC contract awarded
California orders more hydrogen trainsets
Hyundai Rotem USA wins Los Angeles metro train contract
Trainline targets airport users during Super Bowl
USA: Manhattan congestion charge is key to New York investment
New York’s first walk-through Subway trainset enters service
Ballard fuel cells to power CPKC shunting locomotives
Amtrak sets out 2024 plans as it aims to double ridership by 2040
New Jersey Transit pilots track monitoring ‘force multiplier’
Toronto passenger train Operations & Maintenance contract finalised
Chicago commuter operator allows bikes on all trains
Extension takes Phoenix light rail over the freeway