USA railroad industry news – Page 45

  • 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 ...

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    Ansaldo Honolulu signs metro contract

    2011-11-29T10:08:00Z

    USA: The Ansaldo Honolulu consortium of Finmeccanica companies Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBreda has signed a contract with Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to supply the technology and rolling stock for the Honolulu driverless metro. The $1∙3bn contract is for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 32 km Honolulu ...

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    Redlands Passenger Rail Project preliminary engineering and environmental services contract awarded

    2011-11-02T12:23:00Z

    USA: San Bernardino Associated Governments has awarded HDR an 18-month contract to provide preliminary engineering and environmental services for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project in California. The proposed commuter service between San Bernardino Intermodal Transit Center and the University of Redlands would use a 14 km former ...

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    Ansaldo scoops Honolulu metro contract

    2011-03-22T15:57:00Z

    USA: The award of two major contracts totalling $946m covering construction and fitting out of the elevated metro line in Honolulu was announced by the city’s mayor Peter Carlisle on March 21. The Ansaldo Honolulu Joint Venture, bringing together Finnmeccanica companies Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBreda, has been selected as core ...

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    Hawaiian blessing marks start of Honolulu light rail project

    2011-03-01T10:57:00Z

    USA: A 90 min ceremony complete with a hula and a traditional Hawaiian blessing marked the official groundbreaking for the 32 km high-capacity light rail line linking East Kapolei with Ala Moana Center on February 22. State and local officials and supporters from the business community were ...

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    Honolulu light rail prospects look positive

    2010-12-23T10:27:00Z

    USA: Hawaii’s newly-elected Governor Neil Abercrombie has signed the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Honolulu’s proposed $5·3bn light rail project, clearing the way for final approval from the Federal Transit Administration. The 32 km elevated line was stalled when Abercrombie’s predecessor, Linda Lingle, refused to approve the ...

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    Track machine exports

    2010-08-31T15:23:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: US on-track plant manufacturer Harsco Rail announced on August 30 that it had received orders worth US$13m to supply tamping and grinding machines to Bangladesh and Liberia. Bangladesh Railway will receive a Mark VI ballast tamper to support the upgrading of its 1 676 mm gauge ...

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    EMD sold to Caterpillar

    2010-06-01T14:58:00Z

    USA: Progress Rail Services announced on June 1 that it had signed a definitive agreement to purchase locomotive builder and diesel engine manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel Inc for $820m in cash. Although retaining its own identity as a standalone company, EMD is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...

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    First contract awarded for Honolulu light rail

    2009-10-26T11:02:00Z

    USA: A US$482·9m design-build contract for construction of the first 10·5 km of Honolulu’s proposed 32 km elevated light rail line was awarded to Kiewit Pacific Co on October 21. The company’s bid was US$90m under estimates and provides a financially optimistic start to the US$5·3bn project. ...

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    Wagon maintenance take-over

    2007-06-01T15:52:00Z

    WATCO Companies announced the take-over of Millennium Rail Inc on May 1, with the rolling stock maintenance and repair business becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pittsburg, Kansas, based shortline operator and loco maintenance group. MRI has eight workshops in the USA, where it undertakes general repairs and speciality wagon ...

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    ‘There are no quick fixes or short-term solutions’

    2002-08-01T10:00:00Z

    Last month we reported David Gunn’s warning on June 20 that Amtrak was ’near the point of no return’. His blunt speaking secured a $100m short-term federal loan that will keep the trains running until September, but the long term is another matter. Murray Hughes asked Gunn what lies ahead

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    Hudson - Bergen Light Rail opens

    2000-05-01T10:00:00Z

    USA: April 15 saw the formal inauguration of the first 12·7 km of New Jersey Transit’s $1·2bn Hudson - Bergen light rail network by state Governor Christie Whitman. Services are now running from 34th Street in Bayonne to Exchange Place in Jersey City, and on the short branch from Exchange ...