Chicago to launch works on Red-Purple bypass
Chicago Transit Authority has announced that the construction for the Red-Purple bypass is set to begin this fall, as part […]
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Portland orders 26 Siemens LRVs
Portland’s TriMet ordered 26 low-floor S700 LRVs from Siemens Mobility which will replace the original 26 Type-1 vehicles. The contract […]
Siemens to deliver 25 LRVs to San Diego
San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for 25 S700 low-floor LRVs which will replace the […]
OmniTrax to acquire Winchester & Western Railroad
OmniTrax a US rail operator, and an affiliate of The Broe Group, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Winchester […]
Greenbrier completes ARI acquisition
Greenbrier Companies completed the acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries (ARI) from ITE Management LP (ITE) substantially […]
Sound Transit awards Downtown Redmond LRT extension contract
The Seattle metropolitan area transport agency, Sound Transit, awarded Stacy and Witbeck – Kuney consortium the contract for the construction […]
Amtrak to introduce Washington-NY Acela Nonstop services
Starting September 2019, Amtrak will launch non-stop Acela direct service between Washington Union Station and New York Penn Station. The […]
Important federal approval for California HSR project
State of California received an approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to assume its federal environmental review responsibilities under […]
Increased ridership on NY Flushing Line
New York Flushing metro Line (Line 7) recorded a ridership of 400,000 daily passengers, since May, when ATO system entered […]
Union Pacific records PTC progress
Union Pacific reached an 86 percent on its Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation project relating to its infrastructure. The operator […]