USA railroad industry news – Page 24

  • The wagon-mounted XLOAD sensors automatically measure, monitor and track hazardous commodities as they are loaded, shipped and unloaded.
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    Rail freight monitoring technology partnership launched

    2021-07-18T05:00:00Z

    NORTH AMERICA: Supply chain data analytics company Nexxiot and cargo monitoring technology specialist TransRail Innovation Group have announced a partnership to integrate TRIG’s sensors into Nexxiot’s modular hardware and cloud data network. TRIG’s digital sensors evaluate liquid cargo levels in real-time, monitor whether wagon handbrakes are ...

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    $117bn Northeast Corridor route modernisation plan unveiled

    2021-07-16T11:05:00Z

    USA: A vision for modernising the 735 km main line linking Washington DC with Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York was outlined by the Northeast Corridor Commission on July 14.

  • Impression of Texas Central high speed line between Dallas and Houston.
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    Texas Central appoints RENFE as ‘early operator’

    2021-07-15T15:25:00Z

    USA: Spanish national operator RENFE has signed a contract to act as early operator of the Texas Central high speed line between Dallas and Houston. RENFE was already acting as shadow operator for project promoter Texas Central. Under the early operator agreement, it will provide expertise ...

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    Freight operators concerned by ‘misguided’ competition Executive Order

    2021-07-12T12:21:00Z

    USA: Freight railroads have expressed concern about the implications of an Executive Order issued by President Biden on July 9 aimed at ‘promoting competition in the American economy’. The order calls on regulatory bodies to facilitate ‘robust’ competition and reduce monopoly power in various sectors ranging from ...

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    INet Gateway provides real-time yard management platform

    2021-07-11T05:00:00Z

    USA: Industrial Networks has expanded its suite of yard management tools with the INet Gateway platform, which is designed to smooth everyday logistics and data collection tasks including inventory management, shunting, inspections, wagon repair photos, security seal tracking and usage analytics reviews. A mapping screen provides ...

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    Battery-hybrid Venture trains in $3·4bn Amtrak inter-city fleet renewal order

    2021-07-07T16:39:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has awarded Siemens Mobility contracts to supply 73 trainsets including electro-diesel and diesel-battery hybrid vehicles to operate medium-distance inter-city routes. ‘These new trains will reshape the future of rail travel by replacing our ageing 40 to 50 year old fleet with state-of-the-art, American-made equipment’, ...

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    Testing underway on San Diego’s Mid-Coast Extension

    2021-07-06T14:29:00Z

    USA: Testing of the Mid-Coast Extension light rail line has begun, after the San Diego Association of Governments officially handed the route over to operator MTS ahead of the opening which is scheduled for November 21. ‘This is an important day’, said MTS board Chair Nathan ...

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    First Kawasaki R211 Subway cars arrive in New York

    2021-07-02T12:22:00Z

    USA: MTA New York City Transit took delivery of its first five R211 metro cars at the South Brooklyn Transfer Yard on July 1, following delivery from manufacturer Kawasaki Rail Car.

  • Miami-Dade Metromover (Photo: Alstom)
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    Miami-Dade Metromover modernisation contract

    2021-07-01T05:00:00Z

    USA: Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation & Public Works has awarded Alstom a $140m contract to modernise railway systems on the Metromover peoplemover. This will include the supply of Cityflo 650 communications-based train control, and replacing or refurbishing the power distribution and SCADA systems and guideway ...

  • CSX will be the first railway to demonstrate Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer Zero-to-Zero technology for the automatic starting and stopping of trains, and has placed orders for locomotive modifications which are designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
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    CSX to use Wabtec technology to improve fuel efficiency and meet climate goals

    2021-06-25T10:58:00Z

    USA: CSX will be the first railway to demonstrate Wabtec’s Trip Optimizer Zero-to-Zero technology for the automatic starting and stopping of trains, and has placed orders for locomotive modifications which are designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Zero-to-Zero builds on the established Trip Optimizer cruise ...

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    Amazon backs transit-oriented development of affordable housing

    2021-06-22T13:12:00Z

    USA: Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund has committed to provide below-market financing to support the transit-oriented development of affordable housing in Seattle and Washington DC, with the aim of ensuring that moderate to low-income families can afford to live in areas with easy access to employment, schools, ...

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    Texas Central signs $16bn high speed line civil works agreement

    2021-06-16T13:00:00Z

    USA: Dallas – Houston high speed railway project promoter Texas Central has signed a $16bn final agreement for the civil works including viaducts and depots with Webuild and its US subsidiary Lane Construction. The agreement announced on June 15 follows four years of work by Webuild ...

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    Wabtec and GM to co-operate on battery and hydrogen locos

    2021-06-15T15:22:00Z

    USA: Wabtec and General Motors have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to collaborate to develop and commercialise GM’s battery and hydrogen technology for Wabtec locomotives. Wabtec will bring expertise in energy management and systems optimisation, and GM its Ultium battery technology ...

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    Legal settlement restores almost $1bn in California high speed rail funding

    2021-06-15T09:48:00Z

    USA: The federal government has agreed to return $929m in grants to the California High Speed Rail Authority following the settlement of legal proceedings with the state of California.

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    US Steel sells railway business

    2021-06-09T14:21:00Z

    USA: Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors has agreed to buy US Steel’s Transtar business, which operates six freight railways serving the steelmaker’s major production facilities. These are the Gary Railway in Indiana, Lake Terminal Railroad in Ohio, Union Railroad in Pennsylvania, Fairfield Southern in Alabama, Delray ...

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    Amtrak raises concerns over CSX-Pan Am deal

    2021-06-08T15:15:00Z

    USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has raised concerns over the proposed acquisition of New England regional railroad Pan Am Railways by CSX Corp.

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    Bogalusa Bayou Railroad buys Geaux Geaux Railroad

    2021-06-05T05:00:00Z

    USA: Watco’s Bogalusa Bayou Railroad has acquired Amzak Capital Management’s Geaux Geaux Railroad, which runs 42 km from Slaughter to Zee in Louisiana. The line serves paper and packaging company Hood Container, and interchanges with Canadian National in Baton Rouge. Watco said Geaux Geaux Railroad provides ...

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    New branding as short line group targets expansion

    2021-05-31T15:00:00Z

    USA: Denver-based short line holding company Pioneer Railcorp has changed its name to Pioneer Lines, in support of its vision for national expansion. Founded in 1986, Pioneer Lines now operates 15 railways in 12 states, and provides related services such as transloading, switching and storage. ‘The ...

  • Contactless payment (Photo: Monterey-Salinas Transit)
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    Californian contactless payment demonstration

    2021-05-31T05:00:00Z

    USA: Monterey-Salinas Transit has introduced contactless payment on its bus services as part of the Caltrans-led California Integrated Travel Project to improve travel planning and transit payments throughout the state. Caltrans is working in collaboration with Visa, payment gateway supplier Cybersource, back-office supplier Littlepay, SC Soft ...

  • Pikes Peak railway after modernisation
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    Pikes Peak Cog Railway reopens after $100m modernisation

    2021-05-30T05:00:00Z

    USA: The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway reopened on May 20, following a $100m modernisation programme which has included the delivery of a new fleet of push-pull trainsets and conversion from the Abt to the Strub rack system. The 14·3 km standard gauge mountain ...