Siemens completes Brightline’s first trainset
The first Siemens-built Brightline trainset is complete and has left the company’s manufacturing hub in Sacramento, California. The train comprises […]
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MBTA acquires additional Red Line cars
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) voted to order 120 additional Red Line cars […]
Canadian Pacific to improve safety with new software system
Canadian Pacific (CP) has selected an integrated suite of public safety software from Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure for managing its […]
Canadian Transportation Agency and Surface Transportation Board ink MoU
On 8 December, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) in […]
Boston Green LRT extension postponed
Boston Green Line light-rail extension’s new opening date has been pushed back to 2021, according to a new annoucement by […]
Iders acquired by GE Transportation
GE Transportation announced its acquisition of Iders Incorporated, an electronic product design and manufacturing company for the rail industry. Iders […]
Union Pacific continues PTC implementation
Union Pacific continues its Positive Train Control implementation progress, having equipped more than 3,200 locomotives, installed 4,600 computers and invested […]
Maryland Transit Administration awards fare collection contract
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, received a USD 4.8 million contract modification from the Maryland […]
Los Angeles selects route for tram line
The LA City Council unanimously certified the environmental impact report for the project of a new tram system servicing Downtown […]
New York grants Alstom’s expansion for manufacturing operations
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced USD 30 million in state funding to support the expansion of Alstom Transportation, […]