Ontario seeks technical advisors for metro expansion
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has launched the tenders for four priority metro expansion projects which are part of the transit development […]
North America Leads
Caltrans to receive new passenger cars
Siemens Mobility has shipped the first batch of new passenger cars for Caltrans which will enter services on the San […]
PTC deployed on 96% of the mandated routes
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that PTC systems were in revenue service demonstration on 55,601 route miles representing […]
MTA New York launches RFP for new metro cars
MTA New York City Transit announced its plans to purchase 949 new metro cars with an open-gangway configuration with a […]
Renfe signed USD 6 billion contract for Texas HSR
Renfe Operadora and Texas Central have signed the USD 6 billion contract under which the Spanish company will operate the […]
The first Acela trainset enters tests
The first of the 28 Alstom’s Acela trainsets for Amtrak has begun dynamic tests at Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, […]
Chicago awards Red Line extension consultancy contract
Chicago Transit Authority has approved the USD 38.3 million contract with T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes to provide planning […]
Three consortia to bid for Penn station project
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has selected three qualified consortia to submit proposals to design and build the Metro-North […]
MTA announces projects’ schedule for 2020-2021
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will launch construction works for several ongoing projects part of the previous capital plans, […]
PTC is operational on 98% of US Class 1 railways
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), at the end of 2019, the Positive Train Control (PTC) was in […]