USA railroad industry news – Page 43

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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 ...

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    Battery energy storage to lower light rail energy cost

    2017-04-06T14:59:38Z

    CANADA: Toronto Hydro is to provide a battery energy storage system capable of providing the future Eglinton Crosstown light rail line with back-up and emergency power for up to 4 h in the event of a widespread power outage. It will also store energy generated during night time off-peak ...

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    Arlington to trial driverless shuttles

    2017-03-30T13:31:42Z

    USA: The city council of Arlington, Texas, approved a one-year leasing agreement with EasyMile on March 28 for the use of two EZ10 driverless shuttles. These will be used in a pilot project in the city’s Entertainment District, which could start as early as June. ‘The city seeks to ...

  • Hitachi Rail Italy has delivered the first of 68 metro trainsets to Miami-Dade Transit.
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    Hitachi delivers first Miami metro train

    2017-03-29T14:01:23Z

    USA: Hitachi Rail Italy has delivered the first of 68 two-car trainsets that it is supplying for Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail network. The trainset arrived at Metrorail’s Lehman Center depot from HRI’s Medley plant in northwest Miami. Dynamic testing is due to begin in the next few weeks. The second ...

  • Warm Springs/South Fremont station on the BART network opened in late March.
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    BART extension opens to Warm Springs

    2017-03-27T12:40:28Z

    USA: A ceremony on March 24 marked the opening of an 8·7 km extension of the BART network serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Passenger services began the following day. The southern extension adds one station to the network. Warm Springs/South Fremont is fitted with solar panels that meet ...

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    CRRC to supply rolling stock to Philadelphia

    2017-03-27T11:16:40Z

    USA: The board of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has approved the purchase of 45 double-deck coaches from CRRC MA Corp for use on its Regional Rail network of commuter services. CRRC’s bid of $137·5m for the base order of 45 coaches and $161m including options for 10 more beat ...

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    Los Angeles confirms Chinese metro car order

    2017-03-24T11:48:35Z

    USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has issued CRRC MA Corp with a Notice to Proceed with the supply 64 HR4000 metro cars, the agency confirmed on March 23. The Chinese supplier had been selected in December as preferred bidder for the new stock, which is needed for the ...

  • Capital Metro in Austin has taken delivery of two more Stadler GTW diesel multiple-units.
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    Capital Metro takes delivery of more Stadler DMUs

    2017-03-23T14:55:10Z

    USA: Stadler has delivered two more GTW 2/6 diesel multiple-units to Capital Metro in Austin after a one-month journey from its Bussnang factory in Switzerland. After being carried by ship to the port of Galveston, the trains completed their journey to Austin by road aboard six lorries, accompanied by three ...

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    Boston Orange Line metro car mock-up receives official visit

    2017-03-22T09:34:40Z

    USA: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker visited a mock-up of the metro car design that CRRC is supplying for Boston’s Orange Line at MBTA’s Wellington Yard on March 21, accompanied by Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack, Acting MBTA General Manager Brian Shortsleeve and MBTA Chief Operating Officer Jeff Gonneville. CRRC ...

  • President Trump is proposing to end the TIGER and New Starts grants that have supported much urban transport investment in the USA over recent years.
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    Trump budget proposes cuts to urban transport grants

    2017-03-19T19:15:08Z

    USA: In a blueprint for its proposed Financial Year 2018 budget, the Trump administration is planning to cut funding for the Department of Transportation to $16bn, a 13% reduction on that available for FY2017. Under the proposals, swingeing cuts would be made both to passenger train and municipal transport ...

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    Valley Metro renews operating contract

    2017-03-17T14:12:38Z

    USA: Valley Metro has approved a five-year extension to Alternate Concepts Inc’s contract to operate the 42 km light rail network centred on Phoenix. ACI has operated the line for Valley Metro since before the opening in December 2008. In fiscal year 2016 the network carried 15·6 million passengers ...

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    CRRC begins construction of Chicago factory

    2017-03-17T09:40:45Z

    USA: CRRC Sifang America held a groundbreaking ceremony for its rolling stock assembly plant in Chicago on March 16. CRRC intends the 35 390 m2 factory in the Hegewisch district of southeast Chicago to become its North American assembly hub. Chicago Transit Authority awarded CRRC Sifang a framework contract ...

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    Boston’s PCC streetcars to be overhauled

    2017-03-14T09:32:51Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to overhaul its fleet of PCC streetcars. The $7·9m overhaul and aims to extend the life of the vehicles, which have been in service since the mid-1940s. The work is expected to take two years and will include fitting new traction equipment, brakes ...