USA railroad industry news – Page 20
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In depthUSA: Let the Games begin!
With Los Angeles selected to host the 2028 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, Southern California’s commuter rail agency Metrolink has started an enhancement programme to handle increased ridership and deliver long-term benefits, as recently appointed CEO Darren Kettle explains to Dave Lustig.
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NewsHitachi picks Maryland site to build US rolling stock production hub
USA: Hitachi Rail has announced that it is to build a $70m rolling stock assembly factory on a 16·5 ha site near the Hopewell Valley industrial park west of Hagerstown, Maryland.
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NewsNuclear transport rolling stock on test
USA: Specialist rail vehicles are being developed for the transport of military and civilian nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to disposal and storage facilities. The US Navy has initiated a project to replace its ageing fleet of Rail Escort Vehicles, which are designed to provide ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston inaugurates GLX phase 1
USA: The first phase of Boston’s long-planned Green Line Extension was opened for revenue service on March 21, when light rail trains began running through onto the Union Square branch in Somerville.
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NewsTTCI becomes MxV Rail as it prepares to relocate
USA: The Transportation Technology Center Inc subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads has been renamed MxV Rail and is to relocate to new site, as its contract to manage the Federal Railroad Administration’s test track in Pueblo, Colorado, comes to an end. TTCI has managed ...
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NewsFederal funds allocated to Atlanta – Savannah high speed line study
USA: The Senate has allocated $8m to conduct an environmental impact study for a proposed 400 km high speed line between Savannah and Atlanta via Macon.
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NewsOhio railway buys battery loco
USA: OmniTRAX’s Newburgh & South Shore Railroad has purchased its first battery locomotive, supported by a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund. The FRA-compliant 1 700 hp shunting locomotive was rebuilt by industrial and off-road battery equipment supplier AMPS Traction from ...
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NewsFederal grant to boost Twin Cities to Chicago passenger service
USA: The federal government is to provide a $31·8m grant for the Twin Cities – Milwaukee – Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Project to facilitate the operation of a second daily passenger train each way between St Paul and Chicago by 2024. The TCMC project will modernise ...
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NewsCP and KCS trial Mexico – Chicago intermodal service
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern have trialled a direct intermodal service linking the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas with Chicago. CP says the first international through train to be operated over the route was aimed at bypassing the delays caused by a ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Port Authority proposes 14 alternatives to LaGuardia peoplemover
USA: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has drafted 14 options for enhanced public transport access to New York’s LaGuardia airport which could offer an alternative to the now-aborted peoplemover link promoted by former state governor Andrew Cuomo. Upon taking office, Cuomo’s successor ...
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NewsMissouri Eastern Railroad begins operation
USA: Missouri Eastern Railroad began operations on March 1, running between Union and Overland where it interchanges with Terminal Railroad of St Louis. The Jaguar Transport Holdings subsidiary acquired 68 km of track in the west of the St Louis metropolitan area from V&S Railway in ...
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Rail Business UKTSSA trade union members vote for merger with Boilermakers
INTERNATIONAL: Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association trade union in the UK and Ireland have voted in favour of merging with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers in the USA and Canada. TSSA said this would be the first merger of British and North American trade ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York to trial platform screen doors
USA: Platform screen doors are to be installed at three Subway stations in New York as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s efforts to improve the safety of the metro network.
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Metro Report InternationalHarlem Subway station storm-proofed
USA: Urbahn Architects and Zafra Minhas Construction have completed a $1·8m flood mitigation and storm resilience programme at New York City Transit’s 155th Street/8th Avenue Subway station in Harlem, served by B and D Local trains. After the extensive flooding and damage caused by storm Sandy ...
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Metro Report InternationalLA Metro approves West Santa Ana light rail line
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the construction of a light rail line to serve the southeastern part of the county.
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NewsFRA compares global high speed rail noise mitigation standards
USA: Ricardo has completed a study for the Federal Railroad Administration which aims to improve the accuracy of comparisons of global high speed rail noise reduction standards and their costs. The report, High Speed Rail: Cost of Compliance for Noise Mitigation Procedures, has now been published ...
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Metro Report InternationalMitsubishi Electric awarded New York CBTC contract
USA: New York MTA has awarded Mitsubishi Electric Corp $62·65m contract to supply lineside communications-based train control equipment for the east end of the Subway’s Queens Boulevard Line between Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike and Jamaica/179th Street stations. Announcing the contact on February 20, Mitsubishi Electric said this ...
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NewsCalifornia reverts to double-track high speed line through Central Valley
USA: In a marked reversal of policy since late 2020, the California High Speed Rail Authority’s 2022 Draft Business Plan says it will now complete the initial section of the planned San Francisco – Los Angeles high speed line through the Central Valley as a double-track electrified railway.
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NewsAutonomous freight project awarded US government funding
USA: The Department of Energy has awarded $4·4m from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy initiative to support the testing of Parallel Systems’ prototype autonomous battery-electric vehicles for transporting containers by rail. The tests are intended to look at vehicle stability, contact-based platooning and energy efficiency. Stability ...
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NewsNJ Transit orders double-deck EMU cars
USA: The NJ Transit board has approved the purchase of a further 25 Alstom Multilevel III double-deck electric multiple-unit cars as option on a December 2018 contract for an initial 113 vehicles. The cars will replace Arrow III single-deck vehicles. The order is being funded as ...