USA railroad industry news – Page 26

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    Road-vehicle collision avoidance technology

    2021-04-24T05:00:00Z

    USA: Lillee Systems has developed technology to reduce the risk of collisions between road and rail vehicles, particular during maintenance works. Using an AI-based obstacle detection system based on technology developed for autonomous buses, SafeRail provides proximity and movement authority limit alerts, together with event logging. ...

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    MTA and partners unveil vision for next stages in renewal of New York Penn Station

    2021-04-23T05:16:00Z

    USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its partners have unveiled plans for the next stages of the redevelopment and expansion of New York Penn Station, following the opening of the Moynihan Train Hall at the start of this year.

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    Chicago’s first Series 7000 metro cars enter passenger service

    2021-04-22T11:23:00Z

    USA: Chicago Transit Authority has begun testing its 10 prototype Series 7000 metro cars in revenue service on the Blue Line between Forest Park and O’Hare International Airport. Out-of-service testing began last year to evaluate the vehicles’ performance in a wide range of weather and operating ...

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    Siemens preferred bidder to supply Amtrak with bi-mode trainsets

    2021-04-22T08:32:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has selected Siemens Mobility as preferred bidder to supply a fleet of 83 electro-diesel trainsets for use on medium-distance inter-city services in the Northeast Corridor, the Cascades corridor in the Pacific Northwest and on various state-supported routes.

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    Silver Line access to Dallas/Fort Worth airport agreed

    2021-04-20T12:00:00Z

    USA: The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board has approved a payment of $21·5m to Trinity Metro to fund works which will enable the existing TEX Rail station at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminal B to be used by the future DART Silver Line, which is under ...

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    US supports Brazilian urban networks

    2021-04-12T15:33:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Brazil’s National Association of Passenger Rail Operators, ANPTrilhos has signed a technical co-operation agreement with the American Public Transportation Association, paving the way for the two organisations to exchange information and experience. Using a videoconference link, Executive Director of ANPTrilhos Roberta Marchesi ...

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    Rail-specific staff scheduling software developed

    2021-04-04T05:00:00Z

    USA: Cargotec Corp’s rail freight planning, scheduling and analytics software business Navis has developed a module for the optimisation and management of train crew scheduling. As part of its cloud-based Navis Rail Planning Suite, the module provides tools to manage short-term changes to timetables and staff ...

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    Dallas City Council backs DART D2 Subway plan

    2021-04-02T05:00:00Z

    USA: Dallas City Council has unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Dallas Area Rapid Transit D2 Subway project. The planned second light rail line through downtown Dallas would run 3·2 km from Victory Park to Deep Ellum with one surface and three underground stations and one ...

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    Loram Technologies to build rail R&D centre in Georgetown

    2021-04-01T12:00:00Z

    USA: Loram Technologies is to build a $17m research and development centre in Georgetown, Texas. The railway maintenance and services company expects to employ 310 people at the site, including 150 new positions. Loram Technologies President Greg Grissom said the company’s vision was to build on ...

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    Virginia finalises 10-year passenger rail investment programme

    2021-03-31T12:11:00Z

    USA: Plans to deliver a significant expansion of passenger rail services in the Commonwealth of Virginia took a step forward on March 30 with confirmation that agreement had been reached between the state government, CSX Corp, Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express.

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    Watco to acquire Algoma Central and upper Midwest lines from CN

    2021-03-30T16:06:00Z

    NORTH AMERICA: Canadian National has agreed terms for the sale of around 1 400 km of secondary routes in Canada and the USA to short line and regional group Watco Companies Inc.

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    Transport security changes after social justice concerns

    2021-03-30T02:00:00Z

    USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has made changes to its security procedures in response to national concerns about law enforcement. ‘The significant social justice issues involving law enforcement all over the country have made us even more aware of how we want to engage with ...

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    Metro and monorail proposed to serve western Los Angeles

    2021-03-29T10:23:00Z

    USA: The Los Angeles Metro board has selected two consortia to develop detailed concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, a proposed metro or monorail line to provide a high speed and high capacity connection between San Fernando Valley, the Westside and eventually Los Angeles International Airport ...

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    Wabtec acquires Nordco

    2021-03-29T08:12:00Z

    USA: Wabtec Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire North American track maintenance and inspection equipment and wagon mover supplier Nordco. The business will be acquired from Greenbriar Equity Group for $400m in cash, to be financed through cash on hand and a revolving credit ...

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    Metra to install enhanced air filters on Chicago commuter fleet

    2021-03-23T05:00:00Z

    USA: Chicago commuter operator Metra has selected Transitair Systems for a $6·6m contract to provide new air filtration and purification systems for nearly 700 coaches which are not due to be replaced by the Alstom cars which it has recently ordered. The equipment is designed to ...

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    Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern agree to merge

    2021-03-21T14:15:00Z

    NORTH AMERICA: The two smallest Class I railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern, have agreed to merge, creating what they say will be ‘the first US-Mexico-Canada rail network’.

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    ENSCO awarded Transportation Technology Center contract

    2021-03-20T05:00:00Z

    USA: ENSCO has been awarded a $571m contract to provide research and development, testing, engineering and training services at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract includes a five-year base period and three options each for a further five years. Transition of the operations, maintenance ...

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    Hydrogen fuel cell locomotive to be tested by Sierra Northern Railway

    2021-03-19T09:31:00Z

    USA: The California Energy Commission has awarded Sierra Northern Railway and energy research organisation GTI almost $4m to fund the production of a fuel cell shunting locomotive, with the aim of demonstrating the potential for hydrogen traction units to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel. ...

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    Chicago commuter rail coach order confirmed

    2021-03-19T09:15:00Z

    USA: Alstom and Chicago commuter rail operator Metra have finalised a framework contract for the supply of 500 double-deck push-pull coaches, with a €650m firm order for an initial 200 vehicles. The Metra board selected Alstom as preferred bidder in January. The ...

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    Hitachi Rail awarded Washington metro car contract

    2021-03-17T16:34:00Z

    USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply the next generation of trains for the federal capital’s 165 km, six-route metro network.