USA railroad industry news – Page 42

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    Metro Report International

    Phoenix light rail extension contractor chosen

    2017-06-23T15:24:10Z

    USA: Valley Metro has approved the appointment of Kiewit as the construction manager for the South Central extension of the light rail network serving Phoenix. Construction on the extension from central Phoenix to Baseline Road is due to start in 2019, for opening in 2023. Aecom is acting as ...

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    New York state proposes taking control of MTA

    2017-06-21T10:00:29Z

    USA: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on June 20 a proposal to give the state control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. Asserting that ‘the MTA is in a state of crisis’ and that ‘there is no quick or small fix’, Cuomo says that giving the state a ...

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    BART makes crime data publicly available

    2017-06-14T15:00:00Z

    USA: The police department of San Francisco’s BART has made data for serious crimes at and around its stations publicly available. Fed by data from the police department’s computer-aided dispatch, CrimeMapping.com shows information about reported Part I crimes at BART stations. Details of crimes in the surrounding area are ...

  • The City of Sacramento and Verizon are entering a public-private partnership to develop smart city technologies.
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    Sacramento approves smart city partnership

    2017-06-08T11:03:55Z

    USA: Sacramento City Council voted unanimously on June 6 to approve a public-private partnership with Verizon to develop smart city infrastructure. Verizon expects to invest more than $100m as part of the project. ‘This partnership will serve as a critical step in upgrading our city’s infrastructure to support the ...

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    Los Angeles light rail vehicle overhaul contract

    2017-06-07T08:29:26Z

    USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Alstom a €130m contract to overhaul 52 Siemens P2000 light rail vehicles in use on the Blue, Green and Expo lines. The mid-life overhaul is expected to extend the LRVs’ service life by 15 years. It will see traction equipment, ...

  • Tunnel boring machine Angeli, supplied by Herrenknecht for the Regional Connector project, broke through to Grand Ave/Bunker Hills station on June 1.
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    Los Angeles Metro budget approved

    2017-06-02T12:59:02Z

    Angeli, supplied by Herrenknecht for the Regional Connector project, broke through to Grand Ave/Bunker Hills station on June 1." src="https://d1x8q5iq3n6y12.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/dvv-library/web/import/pics/tn_us-la_regional_connector_tbm_breakthrough.jpg?w=660" />USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved its budget for fiscal year 2018, which runs from July 1 2017 to June 30 2018. The $6·1bn budget represents a ...

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    New York Canarsie Tunnel repair contract awarded

    2017-06-01T13:00:00Z

    USA: Jacobs Engineering Group has awarded Hill International a subcontract for construction management services on the repair of the Canarsie Tunnel in New York. Announcing the award on May 31, Hill International said that the five-year contract is worth $5·8m. Hill will assist Jacobs with pre-construction and construction management. ...

  • President Trump's budget proposals for the 2018 financial year include swingeing cuts to federal urban transport investment grants.
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    APTA reiterates Trump budget cut concern

    2017-05-24T16:10:50Z

    USA: The American Public Transportation Association has reiterated its disappointment about the urban transport funding aspects of President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget.The Trump administration has reaffirmed its proposal to phase out the Capital Improvement Grants programme and eliminate the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants, despite Congress rejecting ...

  • The KC Streetcar celebrated one year of operation in early May.
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    Kansas City Streetcar looks south

    2017-05-24T10:13:09Z

    USA: The KC Streetcar Authority and Kansas City Area Transportation Authority have selected the KC Streetcar Southern Extension Technical Services consortium to study a southern extension of the city’s starter tram line. The consortium is led by HDR and includes Burns & McDonnell, HNTB, Trekk Design Group, Hg Consult, ...

  • Boston Landing commuter rail station welcomed its first passengers on May 22.
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    New Balance-backed commuter station opens in Boston

    2017-05-22T14:35:00Z

    USA: Passenger services began to call at Boston Landing station on MBTA’s commuter network serving Boston on May 22. The station is located between Yawkey and Newtonville on the Framingham/Worcester Line. Construction began in October 2015 and was led by Skanska. The $20m project was funded by private partner ...

  • Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has approved two orders for trams and light rail vehicles to support ridership growth and expansion of the network.
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    Two orders to expand Valley Metro fleet

    2017-05-19T13:38:44Z

    USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail board has approved two orders for trams and light rail vehicles to support ridership growth and expansion of the network. Brookville Equipment Corp is to receive a $33m contract to deliver six trams over three years for the 4·8 km Tempe Streetcar project. These ...

  • The QLine tram route in Detroit opened on May 12.
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    Motor City welcomes streetcars

    2017-05-12T14:56:38Z

    USA: The QLine tram route in Detroit opened to passengers on May 12, ahead of a weekend of celebrations and free travel. The 5·3 km route runs along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard with 12 stops. It has been developed by M-1 Rail, a non-profit ...

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    Siemens to supply more light rail vehicles to Seattle

    2017-05-11T15:08:20Z

    USA: Sound Transit has approved a contract for Siemens to supply a further 30 low-floor light rail vehicles. The $131m order forms an option on an order placed in September for 122 LRVs. The 30 LRVs are due to arrive no later than 18 months after completion of the ...

  • CRRC has signed a contract to supply 45 double-deck coaches to SEPTA.
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    SEPTA signs CRRC coach contract

    2017-05-05T11:20:09Z

    USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority signed a contract on May 4 for CRRC Tangshan to supply 45 double-deck coaches for use on its Regional Rail network of commuter services. The SEPTA board approved the purchase earlier this year. There is a base order worth $137·5m, with options for 10 ...

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    FTA announces low-emission bus funding

    2017-04-28T13:32:36Z

    USA: The Federal Transit Administration announced on April 27 that it is to provide up to $55m per year in grants through its Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus programme. The deadline for applications is June 26, and winners are to be announced by September 30. The programme is to ...

  • Liebherr-Transportation Systems is to supply 400 hydraulic level control systems for use on the Series 7000 metro cars that CRRC is to build for Chicago.
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    Liebherr level control for Chicago metro cars

    2017-04-26T06:00:00Z

    USA: CRRC Sifang America has awarded Liebherr-Transportation Systems a contract to develop and supply 400 hydraulic level control systems for use on the Series 7000 metro cars that it is to build for Chicago Transit Authority. Production of the Series 7000 cars is scheduled to begin in early 2019, with ...

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    Seattle light rail renewable energy agreement signed

    2017-04-19T11:16:33Z

    USA: Sound Transit has entered into a 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy enabling the transport authority to purchase wind-generated energy directly. It hopes to use only renewable energy to power its light rail network from 2019. Through its 2015 Sustainability Plan and Sound Transit 3 network expansion project, ...

  • CRRC signed a contract on April 12 to supply rolling stock for the Los Angeles metro.
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    CRRC signs Los Angeles metro train contract

    2017-04-18T11:11:53Z

    USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and CRRC signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 282 metro cars at Union Station on April 12. The base order is worth $178m and includes 30 cars to replace the 25-year-old vehicles on the Red and Purple lines, ...

  • All six vehicles for the QLine in Detroit have been delivered.
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    Detroit tram deliveries completed

    2017-04-13T13:10:47Z

    USA: Brookville Equipment Corp delivered the last two of six Liberty Modern Streetcars for Detroit in March, ahead of the planned opening of the QLine on May 12. The pilot vehicle arrived in Detroit in September 2016, after Brookville signed a $32m order the previous year. The 70% low-floor ...

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    CRRC signs Boston Red Line metro car contract

    2017-04-10T10:49:43Z

    USA: CRRC signed a contract on April 5 to supply 134 metro cars to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. These are to be used on Boston’s Red Line. In December 2016 MBTA’s Fiscal & Management Control Board approved a base order for 120 cars with an option for a further ...