USA railroad industry news – Page 44

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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 ...

  • Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has awarded Siemens a $118m contract to supply 13 ACS-64 electric locomotives.
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    SEPTA orders Siemens electric locos

    2015-11-11T14:11:00Z

    USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has formally awarded preferred bidder Siemens a $118m contract to supply 13 ACS-64 electric locomotives by early 2018, along with spare parts and staff training. The contract announced on November 11 includes an option for up to five more of the locomotives, which are ...

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    Honolulu awards metro stations contract

    2015-07-17T11:17:00Z

    USA: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has awarded a contract to build the three westernmost stations on the Honolulu light metro line, it announced on July 16. Nan Inc. submitted the lowest bid to build Hoopili, University of Hawaii West Oahu and East Kapolei stations. Its bid of $56·1m ...

  • ITE Management and the Rail Connection Inc subsidiary of Appalachian Railcar Services have formed a joint venture to acquire, lease and operate wagons.
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    Rail Connection wagon leasing joint venture formed

    2015-05-28T05:00:00Z

    USA: Industrial and transport sector investment advisor ITE Management and the Rail Connection Inc subsidiary of wagon repair and maintenance company Appalachian Railcar Services have formed a joint venture to acquire, lease and operate wagons. The companies said the Rail Connection LLC joint venture would ‘focus on ...

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    Keolis wins Massachusetts commuter rail operating contract

    2014-01-10T09:12:00Z

    USA: Massachusetts Department of Transportation has selected Keolis Commuter Services for a contract to operate the state's commuter trains from July 1. The eight-year operating contract is worth $2·69bn, with options for two two-year options which would take the value to $4·26bn. The network centred on Boston carried 36·4 million ...

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    Amtrak and California join forces on high speed fleet procurement

    2013-01-17T16:35:00Z

    USA: Amtrak and the California High Speed Rail Authority held a joint event at Washington Union station on January 17 to issue a joint Request for Information with a view to the procurement of a common fleet of high speed trains. The partnership agreement is intended to ...

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    Honolulu metro track and electrification contracts awarded

    2012-08-01T15:11:00Z

    USA: Electrification and track supply subcontracts have been awarded for the $5·2bn Honolulu driverless metro project, a 32 km elevated line between East Kapolei and Ala Moana Center which is scheduled to open in phases from 2015 to 2019. On August 1 Siemens Infrastructure & Cities announced it had won ...

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    Moynihan station contract awarded

    2012-05-10T09:18:00Z

    USA: On May 9 the Moynihan Station Development Corp subsidiary of Port Authority of New York & New Jersey ratified the award of a $147·7m contract to begin conversion of Manhattan’s Farley Post Office building to relieve congestion at the adjacent Penn Station. The award of the ...

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    AECOM wins Honolulu airport elevated metro design contract

    2012-02-07T11:12:00Z

    USA: AECOM has won a $38∙8m contract to design the 8∙3 km section of the Honolulu Rail Transit elevated metro from Aloha Stadium to the Middle Street Transit Center, via Honolulu International Airport. AECOM is expected to finish the design work by the spring of 2013. There will be a ...