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Amtrak seeks funding to study Mississippi – Louisiana – Texas passenger train
USA: Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are to apply for federal funding to study a proposed passenger service linking New York and Dallas/Fort Worth via Atlanta.
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Amtrak begins work on B&P Tunnel replacement programme
USA: Amtrak has begun early construction activities as part of a programme to upgrade 6 km of the Northeast Corridor through central Baltimore and replace the national passenger operator’s oldest tunnel. The 2·3 km Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel dates from 1873 and is now suffering from ...
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Trinity Industries buys RSI Logistics
USA: Trinity Industries has acquired RSI Logistics, which has Software, Logistics Services, Terminals and Intermodal Transportation divisions active in the North American rail sector. The $70m deal was completed on March 8, with Trinity saying it would retain all RSI employees. ‘RSI expands the breadth and ...
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US public transport operators develop positive messages at APTA workshop
USA: More than 350 marketing and communications experts from the public transport industry gathered in Las Vegas for APTA’s first in-person Marketing & Communications Workshop since before the pandemic.
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Interdependent Ecosystem focus for 20th International Wheelset Congress
USA: The Interdependent Ecosystem of Wheelsets is the theme for the 20th International Wheelset Congress, which is to be co-hosted by Amsted Rail and MxV Rail at the Drake Hotel in Chicago from May 8-11 2023. The event is held every three ...
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Siemens Mobility to open second US rolling stock manufacturing hub
USA: Siemens Mobility is to build a rolling stock production plant in North Carolina to augment its long-standing Californian factory in Sacramento.
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Railway climate resilience projects awarded funding
CANADA: Up to C$5·4m of federal funding has been awarded for 20 projects to develop and implement of technologies which will help railways to understand and mitigate the risks arising from climate change ‘We’re building a more climate resilient country, and investing in measures such as ...
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Crosstown Partners awarded New York Subway CBTC contract
USA: New York MTA has selected the Crosstown Partners consortium of Thales and TC Electric to supply CBTC for the Subway’s Crosstown Line (G).
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Inspection initiative targets railways with hazardous loads
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has announced a national initiative to undertake focused inspections on lines which carry high-hazard flammable trains and large volumes of hazardous materials. FRA is to immediately begin work with the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to identify such routes and ...
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King of Prussia Rail consultancy contract awarded
USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has awarded HNTB Corp a contract to provide consultancy services for the final design phase of the King of Prussia Rail Project, a planned 6·4 km five-station branch off Philadelphia’s Norristown High Speed Line third-rail interurban line. SEPTA has committed $390m ...
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Transit Wireless to double 5G fibre network through New York Subway partnership
USA: Neutral host provider Transit Wireless has finalised a partnership with New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority which will enable it to double the size of its 5G fibre network in the metropolis. The partnership follows the signing of a public-private partnership agreement last year between MTA ...
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Alstom to replace Philadelphia trolley fleet
USA: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has selected Alstom Transportation to replace its entire Philadelphia trolley fleet with modern vehicles meeting current accessibility standards. The contract announced by SEPTA on February 23 will include a $714m base order for 130 trams to be delivered in ...
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Siemens Mobility awarded Metrolinx maintenance contract
CANADA: Greater Toronto area transport agency Metrolinx has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to provide track, signal and right-of-way maintenance services for its West Region. The contract runs for three years with an option for a further two years. Siemens Mobility currently provides signal and telecoms ...
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USDOT seeks to enhance safety measures following Ohio derailment
USA: Federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has called for ‘a three-pronged push’ by regulators, industry and Congress to improve the safety of rail freight operations, following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals at East Palestine, Ohio.
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USA: Hurricane-resistant workshop inaugurated
A ‘storm-resilient’ depot has opened to serve New York City Transit’s Staten Island Railway.
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Partnership to develop North American battery train
USA: A contract for the development and testing of a battery multiple-unit for the North American market based on Stadler’s Flirt Akku design for Europe has been signed by the Swiss manufacturer, Utah State University and the Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification engineering research centre.
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Accessibility works to unlock Chicago metro station
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has approved a $75·4m contract for FH Paschen SN Nielsen & Associates to undertake a major renovation of Racine station on the metro’s Blue Line.
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New York’s first walk-through Subway trains unveiled
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled the first walk-through R211 Subway trainset at Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn on February 3. The open gangway cars are being supplied by Kawasaki Rail Car as part of a January 2018 order to pilot the use of such ...
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Calgary Green Line Delivery Partner contract awarded
CANADA: The city of Calgary has awarded the Delivery Partner contract for the light rail Green Line to the CSIX Partners consortium. The Green Line will cover an 18 km route from Shepard to Eau Claire with 13 stops. The consortium comprises ...
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Hydrogen train to be demonstrated in Québec
CANADA: An Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit is to operate demonstration passenger services on the Chemin de fer de Charlevoix from June 17 to September 30. The return service along the St Lawrence River between Parc de la Chute-Montmorency on the outskirts of Québec ...