USA railroad industry news
Business news about railway and urban transit infrastructure, operations, policy, projects and the supply industry in the United States of America.
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NewsTexas high speed rail project grant cancelled
USA: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has cancelled a $63·9m Federal Railroad Administration grant for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor.
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NewsCEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility dies in helicopter crash
INTERNATIONAL: Agustin Escobar, CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, his wife and three children and the pilot were killed when a New York sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10.
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NewsHydrogen loco commercialisation in sight after successful trial
USA: Californian short line Sierra Northern Railway has completed testing of a hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive, and says its technology is suitable for widespread commercialisation ‘in the immediate future’. The successful trial ‘marks another major milestone in Sierra’s mission to bring hydrogen-powered zero emission switcher ...
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NewsStates seek to emulate Virginia passenger rail expansion model
USA: The Commonwealth of Virginia is making progress with its passenger rail investment initiative, which will see the number of passenger trains operating in the state double from 2019 to 2030.
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NewsContactless payment deployed on commuter rail
USA: Philadelphia’s SEPTA says it is the first commuter rail operator in the USA to deploy contactless payment, which went live on its Regional Rail services on April 4. Passengers can tap on and tap off at fare gates and platform validators using credit or debit ...
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NewsRailGreen verifies rail freight emission reductions with biofuels
USA: Norfolk Southern has launched RailGreen, offering freight shippers verified certification of supply chain emissions reduction through the use of biofuels for carbon insetting. Insetting directly reduces emissions by funding sustainable fuel initiatives, in contrast to carbon offsets which reduce emissions outside of a company’s operations, ...
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NewsKansas City West Bottoms Railroad to provide short-haul services
USA: Union Pacific has entered into an agreement for Jaguar Transport Holdings’ newly-formed Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad to provide short line services on around 6 km of track in the Central Industrial District of Kansas City, Missouri.
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NewsSouth Coast Rail commuter services launched
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and operator Keolis Commuter Services have launched passenger services on Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail project, providing Fall River and New Bedford with trains to Boston for the first time in more than 65 years.
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NewsCounty Line Rail acquires Sabine River & Northern Railroad
USA: Gulf Coast area yard operator County Line Rail has acquired the Sabine River & Northern Railroad. The 64 km short line runs from Bessmay to Echo in Texas, with a branch line from Buna to Evandale and connections to Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Union Pacific ...
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NewsRocky Mountaineer’s US operation to become Canyon Spirit
USA: Canadian and US luxury rail operator Rocky Mountaineer is to expand its Rockies to the Red Rocks route for the 2026 season, and rebrand its US operation from Rocky Mountaineer to Canyon Spirit. The Rockies to the Red Rocks service launched in 2021 runs from Denver ...
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NewsAmtrak CEO Gardner leaves as operator pushes back against Musk’s privatisation drive
USA: Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner announced on March 19 that he was stepping down from the national passenger operator with immediate effect.
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NewsClear answer to NJ Transit’s cloudy window problem
USA: NJ Transit has worked with the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation to asses damage to the polycarbonate coating on rolling stock windows caused by acid rain, heat and ultraviolet rays. It was determined that refurbishing the windows on its double-deck push-pull trainsets was ...
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NewsWatco to acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad
USA: Watco is to acquire the 650 km Great Lakes Central Railroad, which runs north from Ann Arbor in Michigan to Cadillac with branches to Thompsonville, Traverse City and Petoskey. It interchanges with CSX, Mid-Michigan Railroad, Huron & Eastern Railway, Canadian National and Watco’s Ann Arbor ...
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NewsCoaster double-deck coaches unveiled
USA: California’s North County Transit District unveiled new Alstom double-deck push-pull coaches as part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of its Coaster passenger service between Oceanside and San Diego.
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NewsPSC Group acquires Rescar wagon repair and cleaning activities
USA: Houston-based industrial logistics and repair services group PSC has announced a ‘significant’ expansion of its freight wagon activities through the acquisition of 32 repair, inspection, cleaning, shunting and maintenance facilities operated by Rescar. ‘The breadth and depth of leadership expertise, strong reputation for excellent customer ...
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Metro Report InternationalCleveland increases light rail vehicle order
USA: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has exercised an option for Siemens Mobility to supply more S200 light rail vehicles to replace the current fleets on the Red, Blue and Green lines. GCRTA placed an order for an initial 24 S200 LRVs for the Red Line ...
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News‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
USA: ‘With multiple independent federal and state audits completed, every dollar is accounted for, and we stand by the progress and impact of this project’, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said after recently appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a review of federal ...
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NewsBoston operator launches battery train procurement
USA: Keolis Commuter Services has issued a request for proposals for the supply of seven battery-electric multiple-units for use on Boston’s Fairmount Line from 2028. It is also seeking proposals to finance the order under a leasing agreement. The BEMUs would combine overhead electrification with onboard ...
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Metro Report InternationalSelTrac CBTC to control street-running trams as Muni resignalling agreed
Photo: Dave Lustig Heritage cars run on the Muni F Line along Fisherman’s Wharf in central San Francisco. USA: Hitachi Rail has won a contract to modernise signalling on San Francisco’s Muni light rail network using its SelTrac communications-based train control equipment. The contract includes a 10-year ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York: Subway operator seeks supplier support
Tim Mulligan is heading up a newly created rolling stock programme office at New York MTA, tasked with widening and deepening the relationship between the authority and its supply chain. He explained the plans to Nick Kingsley.
