USA railroad industry news – Page 44

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    BART analyses results of crowd-reduction trial

    2017-03-13T16:03:40Z

    USA: BART and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have released preliminary results of the BART Perks pilot, which rewarded passengers who travel outside the morning peak with cash rewards. The six-month trial ran from August 30 to February 28. Inspired by a similar project launched in Singapore in ...

  • Fort Worth Transportation Authority has awarded Wabtec Corp a contract to provide signalling, communications and a control centre for TEX Rail project.
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    TEX Rail signalling contract signed

    2017-03-01T15:04:19Z

    USA: Fort Worth Transportation Authority has awarded Wabtec Corp a $97m contract to provide the signalling, communications and a control centre for the $1·03bn TEX Rail commuter line. The 43 km line between Fort Worth and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is under construction with opening planned for 2018. It will ...

  • Caltrain hopes to take delivery of a fleet of Kiss EMUs supplied by Stadler. The Swiss company says that funding of the Caltrain upgrading programme would help it to proceed with its plans for a US manufacturing facility.
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    Deadlines extended as Caltrain seeks to save electrification programme

    2017-02-28T15:37:00Z

    USA: San Francisco to San Jose commuter operator Caltrain announced on February 27 that it had reached agreement with contractors Balfour Beatty and Stadler to extend the contractual deadlines for start of work on the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project.Caltrain had been expected to issue ‘Notice to Proceed’ ...

  • The first R Line train left Iliff at 11.00 on February 24. (Photo RTD)
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    Denver inaugurates tangential R Line

    2017-02-24T17:34:00Z

    USA: Denver RTD’s light rail R Line was officially inaugurated on February 24 with a ceremony at Iliff station, where the City of Aurora operates a 600-space multi-storey park and ride facility. Following the opening, free travel was provided for the rest of the day, with trains running every 15 ...

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    Boston Green Line extension shortlist

    2017-02-24T12:47:19Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has shortlisted three bidders for the design-build contract to extend Boston’s Green Line. The shortlisted bidders are: GLX Constructors: Fluor Enterprises, The Middlesex Corp, Herzog Contracting Corp, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure. Green Line Partners: The Lane Construction Corp, Salini Impregilo, Judlau Contracting, LM Heavy ...

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    Milwaukee Streetcar operator sought

    2017-02-20T15:30:42Z

    USA: The City of Milwaukee has issued a request for proposals for the operation and maintenance contract for the future downtown streetcar line. The deadline for submissions is April 4, with the selection of a preferred bidder expected on April 18. The contract would cover 15 to 18 months ...

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    Oklahoma City Streetcar breaks ground

    2017-02-08T15:05:40Z

    USA: Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s streetcar project on February 7. A joint venture of Herzog and Stacy & Witbeck is building the line, with ADG, Jacobs Engineering, Aecom and SOJ providing consultancy services. Opening is scheduled for December 2018. The ...

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    New Jersey Transit orders training simulators

    2017-01-29T12:00:00Z

    USA: Corys is to supply two training simulators to New Jersey Transit ahead of the introduction of Positive Train Control on the operator’s 12 routes. The two desk simulators form part of a $225m PTC overhaul that will integrate ACSES II. They will be used by around 1 200 ...

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    Tempe Streetcar contractor selected

    2017-01-26T16:44:48Z

    USA: Valley Metro has approved the main construction contract for the Tempe Streetcar project, selecting Stacy & Witbeck as the contractor. Work is expected to begin later this year. In late 2016 Valley Metro selected Stantec Consulting Services to undertake design work. The 4·8 km route will link Marina ...

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    New York Subway sucks

    2017-01-24T16:20:06Z

    USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started testing a prototype track vacuum cleaner from Neu Railways as part of its Track Sweep initiative to reduce the amount of litter on metro tracks. A second prototype unit is due to be deployed within the next two weeks. Tests are ...

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    FTA approves Minneapolis Blue Line extension

    2017-01-23T11:33:10Z

    USA: The Federal Transit Administration has approved the start of engineering work for the Blue Line light rail extension serving northwest Minneapolis, the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council announced on January 19. Coming just a month after the approval of the Southwest LRT Green Line extension, the decision will allow the ...

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    Los Angeles Purple Line Extension Section 2 contractor selected

    2017-01-17T14:57:22Z

    USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is to recommend to the board the award of a contract to build the Section 2 of the Purple Line extension. A joint venture of Tutor Perini and O&G has been selected to build the second phase of the metro extension to Century ...

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    More Kawasaki EMU cars for MTA Metro-North

    2016-11-17T10:21:00Z

    USA: An order for 60 more Kawasaki Rail Car Type M8 electric multiple-unit cars to increase capacity on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line was approved by the New York MTA board on November 16. There is an option for a further 34 cars, and the base order ...

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    First Honolulu metro phase 2 contract awarded

    2016-07-21T14:35:00Z

    USA: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced on July 19 that it had awarded a contract for the next phase of the city’s light metro line to a joint venture of Shimmick Construction, Traylor Bros and Granite Construction. Worth $874·8m, the design-build contract covers 8·4 km of elevated alignment ...

  • CAF has been awarded a contract to supply 26 five-section light rail vehicles for the Purple Line project in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC.
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    CAF awarded Maryland Purple Line LRV contract

    2016-06-28T12:22:00Z

    USA: CAF has been awarded a contract to supply 26 five-section light rail vehicles for the Purple Line project in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. The contract announced by CAF on June 28 is to be managed by its CAF USA subsidiary, which will manufacture the ...

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    Maryland Purple Line receives TIFIA loan

    2016-06-20T13:51:00Z

    USA: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on June 15 that the Purple Line light rail project in the northern suburbs of Washington DC is to receive an $874·6m Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act loan. Financial close has now been achieved on the PPP contract for the ...

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    First Honolulu metro cars arrive

    2016-03-29T11:01:00Z

    USA: The first two metro cars for the driverless light metro arrived in Honolulu on March 24 from Hitachi Rail Italy’s factory in Pittsburg, California. The bodies were assembled in Reggio Calabria in Italy, before the cars were fitted out in Pittsburg. Shipping was co-ordinated by Baggio, with Pasha ...

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    Maryland Purple Line PPP contractor selected

    2016-03-03T11:22:00Z

    USA: Maryland Department of Transportation has selected the Purple Line Transit Partners consortium of Meridiam (70%), Fluor Enterprises (15%) and Star America (15%) as preferred bidder for the 25·7 km Purple Line light rail line serving the northern suburbs of Washington DC. The PPP contract for ...

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    Honolulu breaks ground on first metro station

    2016-02-26T13:56:00Z

    USA: Construction of the first Honolulu Rail Transit station officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony on February 25. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit and contractor Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co were joined by city and state officials at West Loch station. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co is building West Loch under ...

  • Ansaldo STS has been awarded a $338m contract to equip the Boston commuter rail network with PTC.
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    Ansaldo STS awarded $338m MBTA PTC contract

    2016-01-08T08:00:00Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Ansaldo STS a $338m contract to equip the Boston commuter rail network with Positive Train Control. The contract includes design, installation, systems integration, commissioning, technical support and documentation. The lines are to be equipped with an integrated PTC package interoperable with both the ...