USA railroad industry news – Page 31
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NewsFreight RAILCAR bill aims to support US wagon industry
USA: The Railway Supply Institute which represents more than 200 companies has welcomed the bipartisan introduction to the House of Representatives of the Freight Rail Assistance & Investment to Launch Coronavirus-era Activity & Recovery Act, which would offer a time-limited 50% tax credit for purchasing new wagons ...
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NewsTrinity Railway Express information systems to be replaced
USA: The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board has approved a contract for MacKenzie Laboratories to replace the automated information system on the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail fleet which operates between Dallas and Fort Worth. MacKenzie Laboratories will replace the public address and intercom systems, as well ...
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NewsPTC deployed on all Amtrak-owned routes
USA: Amtrak has announced that Positive Train Control has now been implemented on all 1 440 route-km of line that it owns or controls, following the final installation that covered less than 2 km of low-speed track in Chicago. All 550 Amtrak-owned locomotives are also fully equipped ...
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NewsNational Railway Equipment announces consolidation plan
USA: New and remanufactured locomotive supplier National Railway Equipment has announced a consolidation plan, which Executive Committee Leader Pat Frangella, said would ‘significantly streamline our operations, while maintaining all of our service offerings for our customers around the globe’. Over the next few months NRE’s operations at ...
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NewsRJ Corman acquires three short lines
USA: RJ Corman Railroad Group has finalised an agreement to acquire three short lines and a transloading company from Steve May, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The 43 km Owego & Harford Railway in New York state operates on a long-term lease from Tioga County Industrial Development ...
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NewsMassachusetts commuter rail construction contract awarded
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fiscal & Management Control Board has approved the award of the second and largest of the two principal construction packages for the South Coast Rail Phase 1 project. The $1·047bn project which is scheduled for completion in late 2023 will extend Boston’s ...
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NewsAmtrak sells ‘Ocean View’ dome car
Source: Joseph M Calisi USA: Amtrak has sold its ‘Ocean View’ full- length dome car to private coach fleet owner Paxrail, two years after it was withdrawn from traffic because of high maintenance costs. The vehicle is one of six Great Dome cars built by Budd ...
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In depthComment: Beware of the weather
‘Disruption from extreme weather events seems to be increasing rapidly in many parts of the world’
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Metro Report InternationalPlans for light rail project to share BNSF corridor dropped
USA: Following what they described as ‘years of unsuccessful discussions with BNSF Railway’, the promoters of the Minneapolis Metro Blue Line Extension project have abandoned plans for the colocation of light rail and freight services. The Metro Blue Line Extension, also known as Bottineau Light Rail Transit, ...
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NewsLocomotive lamp offers visibility, safety and durability
LAMP: Speciality lamp manufacturer Amglo has launched its PAR Series locomotive halogen lamp, designed to provide train operators with a focused, bright beam of light down the track for greater visibility and safety. Intended for use acreoss the USA and Canada, the lamp’s light output exceeds ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous shuttles to be tested in US army base
USA: The US Ignite smart city accelerator has selected First Transit and Perrone Robotics to provide autonomous shuttles for a Smart Transportation Testbed project at the Fort Carson army base in Colorado. The $4m project is being funded and managed by the US Army Engineer Research & ...
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NewsGeorge Washington University to advise Amtrak on pandemic response
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has engaged the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to provide technical expertise and guidance to enhance its response to the coronavirus pandemic. This will include advice on: reviewing safe ...
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NewsBrightline brand returns as Virgin Trains USA name dropped
USA: Private sector passenger train operator Virgin Trains USA Florida LLC is to drop its use of the Virgin brand, as a result of its parent company Virgin Trains USA LLC terminating its licensing agreement with Virgin Enterprises Ltd. The parent company delivered a termination notice on ...
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NewsAlpenglow Rail and CC&L acquire USA Rail
Source: USA Rail USA: Investors Alpenglow Rail and Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure have acquired USA Rail Terminals from Texas-based family investment companies High Roller Group and Jim Donnan Companies. USA Rail has two terminals in the Gulf Coast region which provide services including wagon storage, ...
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Metro Report InternationalList of coronavirus products for public transport operators published
USA: A list of sources of products to help the public transport sector respond to and recover from the coronavirus crisis has been compiled by the American Public Transportation Association and the Community Transportation Association of America. The Covid-19 Recovery Vendor List for Public Transportation provides links ...
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NewsAmerican Industrial Transport brand launched
USA: American Railcar Industries has been renamed American Industrial Transport, as part of its strategy of focusing on leasing and repair activities following the sale of its wagon and components manufacturing business to The Greenbrier Companies last year. It will also be known by its wagon reporting ...
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NewsLevel crossing inspection trial
USA: Railway Internet-of-Things developer Wi-Tronix has been awarded a grant to test the use of AI-aided machine vision for the automated inspection of level crossing equipment. Wi-Tronix is to evaluate the ability of locomotive-mounted forward-facing cameras to detect and analyse level crossing equipment such as lights and ...
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Metro Report InternationalUber Transit Ticketing aims to make public transport visible and accessible
USA: Uber Transit Ticketing has been rolled out across 13 public transport agencies in Ohio and Kentucky, enabling passengers to plan journeys and buy tickets using the taxi booking company’s app. This integration has previously been available in individual cities including Denver and Las Vegas, but Uber ...
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Metro Report InternationalNYCT orders Wabtec battery hybrid loco fleet to haul Subway works trains
In 2012-13, MotivePower Inc supplied a batch of 28 diesel locos to New York City Transit for use on works trains. USA: The board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on July 22 to procure a fleet of diesel-battery hybrid locomotives to modernise the rolling ...
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Metro Report InternationalPhoenix light rail extension contract approved
USA: The award of a contract for a joint venture of Kiewit and McCarthy to build Phase II of the northwest light rail extension in Phoenix was approved by the Valley Metro Rail board on July 16. Utility relocation is expected to begin in August, with opening ...