USD 350 million for Chicago Red Line extension project
The U.S. Department of Transport recommends USD 350 million in 2025 for the Chicago Red Line extension project (RLE), part […]
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Chicago secures funding for Forest Park Branch project
Chicago Transport Authority (CTA) was awarded USD 111 million funding by the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Grant programme, to […]
Second Guinness Book for Stadler’s train
Stadler announced that its Flirt H2 train has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance […]
Amtrak begins Harrisburg Line improvement
Amtrak invests USD 122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work […]
Grants provided for US intercity rail service development
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that it has awarded USD 900,000 to three entities through the Interstate Rail […]
Thales wins Montreal metro CBTC contract
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) awarded Thales a contract to supply the CBTC train control system for the […]
USD 3 billion for rail transit projects in the US
The US Department of Transport has announced a new federal funding under the 2025 budget for nine US rail transit […]
New funding for US transit systems
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that USD 9.9 billion in federal formula funding, to improve […]
Norfolk Southern and Florida East Coast expand their services
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) announced the Florida Express service, an expansion of their international and domestic […]
Contract for Eglinton Crosstown West extension tunnel awarded
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx awarded Strabag consortium a CAD 255 million (USD 188.2 million) contract to design, build and […]