USA railroad industry news – Page 6
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NewsChicago commuter operator allows bikes on all trains
USA: Chicago commuter operator Metra is making permanent a Covid-era policy allowing bicycles on all trains from February 1, and has begun manufacturing and installing bike racks on its coaches.
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Metro Report InternationalExtension takes Phoenix light rail over the freeway
USA: ‘We have made the leap over one of our busiest and most vital freeways with a bridge that opens the door to the West Valley’, said CEO of Phoenix’s Valley Metro Jessica Mefford-Miller when celebrations marked the opening of the Northwest Phase II light rail extension on January 27.
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NewsGas-fuelled freight locomotive under development
USA: Plans have been unveiled for the development and testing of a prototype main line freight locomotive with a powered tender, which will be fuelled by renewable natural gas. RNG is a purified biogas that can be used interchangeably with conventional natural gas. ...
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NewsNetwork Rail Consulting awarded California high speed rail contract
USA: The consultancy arm of British infrastructure manager Network Rail has been awarded a $73·2m contract to provide rail systems engineering services to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Network Rail Consulting will be supported by subconsultants Egis and Ricardo, as well as local companies C2PM DR ...
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NewsNorfolk Southern aims for low-carbon future
USA: Norfolk Southern has released its inaugural Climate Transition Plan, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity by 42% by 2034. Plans include the use of innovative technologies and operating practices to improve locomotive fuel consumption, which accounts for over 90% of the company’s scope 1 ...
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NewsCalifornian high speed train shortlist announced
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has shortlisted two qualified bidders for a planned contract to supply high speed trainsets for the project. They are Alstom Transportation Inc and Siemens Mobility Inc. The authority expects to release the request for proposals in the coming months, followed ...
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NewsNew partner in train ferry joint venture
NORTH AMERICA: Grupo México Transportes is to buy SEACOR Holdings’ stake in the CG Railway joint venture with Genesee & Wyoming which operates train ferry services across the Gulf of Mexico between the ports of Mobile in Alabama and Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz. ‘This further strengthens our ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority seeks to help small companies win business
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has opened applications for its nine-week Small Business Educational Series, which aims to help local small and disadvantaged businesses participate in its contracts. Industry leaders will teach participants how to procure business opportunities, manage projects, protect against risk, run payroll correctly, create ...
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NewsAmtrak begins procurement to renew Long Distance train fleet
USA: Amtrak has issued a request for proposals for a ‘once-in-a-generation, multi-billion-dollar’ procurement of double-deck rolling stock to replace its Long Distance fleet. The RFP was informed by the responses to a request for information issued in December 2022. Amtrak is soliciting offers from established companies ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority to launch Innovation Studio
USA: Chicago Transit Authority is to launch an Innovation Studio which will solicit ideas for improving the customer experience, enhancing operations and addressing safety and security challenges. CTA will release several ‘problem statements’ based on feedback from employees and customers that identify specific challenges. Companies will ...
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NewsAITX completes SMBC Rail acquisition
USA: ITE Management affiliate American Industrial Transport has completed its acquisition of 50 000 wagons and activities formerly owned by SMBC Rail Services. SMBC RS Chief Executive Michael McCarthy has been appointed President of American Industrial Transport, and SMBC RS President Texas Howard has been named ...
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NewsProposed US wagon regulations target countries of concern
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comments on a proposal to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards to limit the use of sensitive technology or components that originate from designated countries of concern or are sourced from state-owned enterprises from such a country. The changes ...
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NewsRegional Rail buys two short lines
USA: The 70 km Indiana Eastern Railroad and 100 km Ohio South Central Railroad have been acquired by Regional Rail. The two Class III railways join the 3i-backed short line group alongside the Effingham Railroad Co, South Point & Ohio Railroad and Illinois Western Railroad Co ...
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Metro Report InternationalConnectivity in a complex underground station
USA: Telecoms-provider neutral 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity supplied by Boingo Wireless is now live at New York MTA’s Grand Central Madison station and through Long Island Rail Road tunnels to and from Queens. As well as being available to public mobile phone operators, this is ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago transport chatbot under development
USA: Chicago Transit Authority is working with Google Public Sector to develop a virtual assistant to go live on the transport agency’s website in early 2024. Chat with CTA is intended to provide simple, one-step-away support which can resolve many questions and concerns within minutes. CTA ...
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NewsUnion Pacific rebuilds Plasser tamper
USA: Union Pacific’s Denver workshop has completed work on the first of 32 Plasser American 09-16 Dynacat continuous action tampers which are to be rebuilt to be more user-friendly, enhance safety and simplify repairs. Casey Prewitt, Senior Manager, Maintenance of Way Shop, said this was the ...
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NewsOmniTRAX to operate West Virginia’s South Branch Valley Railroad
USA: On December 1 OmniTRAX took over operational management of the South Branch Valley Railroad under an agreement with West Virginia Department of Transportation. The 85 km SBVR between Petersburg and Green Spring is a former branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co serving the ...
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NewsCanadian National to acquire Iowa Northern Railway
USA: Canadian National has signed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern Railway, an independent 440 track-km Class III short line led by the Sabin family which connects with CN’s US network as well as with CPKC and Union Pacific routes. IANR will be transferred to an ...
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NewsUS government allocates $8·2bn to inter-city rail initiatives
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has allocated a total of $8·2bn of Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail programme 2022-26 funding to 10 projects, and selected 69 proposals for further development. Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail funding State Project Maximum ...
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NewsSteel works locos converted to battery power
USA: Innovative Rail Technologies has converted two industrial shunting locomotives used at United States Steel Corp’s Edgar Thomson and Clairton sites from diesel to battery power using its Advanced Technology Li-Ion Adaptive System turnkey propulsion and control package. This is intended to reduce fuel consumption ...