USA railroad industry news – Page 40

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    Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line extended

    2018-03-19T10:54:17Z

    USA: The LYNX Blue Line in Charlotte almost doubled in length on March 16 with the inauguration of a 15 km extension from 7th Street to UNC Charlotte Main. The northwestern extension adds 11 stops and includes a 300 m tunnel. The Blue Line is now 31·1 km long, ...

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    Sound Transit picks expansion partners

    2018-03-15T16:50:55Z

    USA: Seattle-Tacoma transport authority Sound Transit has selected the South County Transit Partners joint venture of Mott MacDonald and SNC-Lavalin to provide project management services for the 11·5 km light-rail extension from Angle Lake to Federal Way. Expected to open in 2024, the southern extension of the existing line from ...

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    Work starts on second phase of Los Angeles Purple Line extension

    2018-02-26T11:19:50Z

    USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Purple metro line extension in Los Angeles took place on February 23. Scheduled to open in 2025, Section 2 would run for 4·2 km from Wilshire/La Cienega to Century City/Constellation, with an intermediate station at Wilshire/Rodeo. A joint venture ...

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    Siemens to provide predictive maintenance for Atlanta Streetcar

    2018-02-14T14:07:43Z

    USA: Siemens has been selected as the long-term service provider for the Atlanta Streetcar. The partnership will see Siemens providing technical support and materials for all preventative and corrective maintenance of the four Avanto vehicles that it supplied for the route. Siemens will use its Railigent platform to analyse ...

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    First Oklahoma City streetcar arrives

    2018-02-14T13:52:45Z

    USA: The first of seven trams for Oklahoma City arrived on February 13 from Brookville Equipment Co’s factory in Pennsylvania. Haulage by road was provided by Silk Road Transport. Brookville is supplying seven low-floor trams for the project, with the remaining six to be delivered at a rate of ...

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    Los Angeles airport peoplemover bidder selected

    2018-01-29T16:14:05Z

    USA: A consortium of ACS Infrastructure Development (Iridium), Dragados USA, Hochtief PPP Solutions, Flatiron, Fluor, Balfour Beatty and Bombardier has been selected as preferred bidder for a PPP concession to build and operate a peoplemover at Los Angeles International Airport. The $1·95bn concession covers the construction and 25 years ...

  • MTA put a mock-up of a R211 car on public display last year.
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    Kawasaki to supply 535 New York Subway cars

    2018-01-25T10:43:51Z

    USA: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted on January 24 to approve the purchase of 535 metro cars from Kawasaki Rail Car Inc for $1·4bn. The contract includes options for up to 1 077 additional cars, which would bring the order value to $3·7bn if they are exercised. ...

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    BART Fleet of the Future train carries passengers in San Francisco

    2018-01-24T11:55:07Z

    USA: The first train of BART’s Fleet of the Future has entered passenger service in San Francisco. The 10-car trainset is initially running on the Richmond – Warm Springs/South Fremont route during off-peak hours. Bombardier Transportation is supplying 775 cars under a framework contract signed in 2012 and subsequent ...

  • Stadler is to design and supply three Flirt DMUs for the Arrow commuter service which is to be launched under the Redlands Passenger Rail Project.
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    DMUs ordered for California’s Arrow commuter service

    2018-01-22T10:58:00Z

    USA: California’s San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has issued Stadler with a notice to proceed with the design and supply of three Flirt diesel multiple-units for the Arrow commuter service which is to be launched in 2021 under the Redlands Passenger Rail Project. The services will use ...

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    St Louis unveils north-south LRT plan

    2018-01-19T13:00:00Z

    USA: Proposals for a north-south light rail line in St Louis have been unveiled by the city authorities at a series of community consultation meetings which began on January 16. East-West Gateway Council of Governments, has launched a conceptual design study for the 27·3 km Northside-Southside LRT in partnership with ...

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    Denver airport peoplemover contract renewed

    2017-12-21T07:00:00Z

    USA: The City & County of Denver has renewed its contract for Bombardier Transportation to provide operations and maintenance for the peoplemover at Denver International Airport. The $150m seven-year contract takes effect on January 1 2018. Bombardier supplied the Innovia APM automated system and has been operating and maintaining ...

  • Brookville Equipment Corp is to supply Seattle’s Sound Transit with five Liberty light rail vehicles.
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    Sound Transit orders Tacoma Link extension LRVs

    2017-12-05T14:13:48Z

    USA: Terms have been agreed for Brookville Equipment Corp to supply Seattle’s Sound Transit with five Liberty light rail vehicles for $26·5m plus tax, the manufacturer announced on December 4. The LRVs are required as part of the project to build a 3·9 km extension of the 2·6 km Tacoma ...

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    Los Angeles light rail extension groundbreaking

    2017-12-04T15:08:05Z

    USA: The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 2 for the next phase of the light rail route. The 19·8 km eastern extension from APU/Citrus College in Glendora to Montclair will add six stops. Main construction work is due to begin in 2020, with ...

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    Hitachi Rail Italy metro train enters service in Miami

    2017-12-01T14:49:20Z

    USA: The first trainset supplied by Hitachi Rail Italy entered service with Miami Metrorail on November 30, marking the first new rolling stock on the network since it opened to passengers in 1984. Miami-Dade Transit placed a $300m order with AnsaldoBreda in November 2012, before the Italian manufacturer was ...

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    Next-generation New York Subway car mock-up on display

    2017-12-01T12:34:22Z

    USA: New York MTA has put a mock-up of a future R211 metro car on public display at 34 St-Hudson Yards station. To be displayed until December 6, the mock-up is being used to gather customer feedback on the proposed design. In July 2016 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ...

  • Siemens is supplying 219 light rail vehicles to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
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    First Siemens LRV in service in San Francisco

    2017-11-27T16:21:44Z

    USA: The first of 219 Siemens S200 light rail vehicles for San Francisco’s Muni network has entered revenue service, the manufacturer announced on November 20. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency signed a $648m contract in September 2014 covering a firm order for 175 LRVs with options for up to ...

  • The award of a design and build contract for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension was approved by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on November 20.
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    Boston Green Line light rail extension contract awarded

    2017-11-22T07:00:00Z

    USA: The award of a design and build contract for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension was approved by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on November 20. The winning bidder was the GLX Constructors joint venture led by Flour and including Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp. ...

  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems and John Laing as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to design, supply and operate a multimodal fare payment system.
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    MBTA’s CharlieCard to be replaced under PPP contract

    2017-11-21T15:33:04Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems and John Laing as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to design, supply and operate a multimodal fare payment system. This will include account-based ticketing with mobile and contactless bank card options, as well as dedicated fare media for those ...

  • CRRC is supplying 152 metro cars for Boston's Orange Line.
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    CRRC metro cars on their way to Boston

    2017-11-15T16:14:11Z

    USA: The first four CRRC metro cars for Boston’s Orange Line are on their way to the USA from the company’s factory in Changchun, having arrived at the port of Shanghai on November 14. In 2014 CRRC MA won a $430·2m contract to supply 152 cars for the Orange ...

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    Las Vegas mixed-traffic driverless shuttle pilot launched

    2017-11-09T16:45:01Z

    USA: The American Automobile Association has launched a one-year pilot of a driverless shuttle running in mixed traffic in central Las Vegas. Free rides will be offered on the 970 m circular route in the Innovation District, with three stops on Fremont Street and Carson Street. The AAA’s Northern ...