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 […]
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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 […]
Genesee & Wyoming successfully tested new low-emission locomotives
Genesee & Wyoming has completed the needed tests for two new EPA Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives which entered services on […]
Caltrain unveils its long-term plan
The seventh-largest US commuter operator, Caltrain has released its business plan 2040 Service Vision aims to improve the services, capacity […]
Track and systems RFQ for California HSR launched
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for track and systems contract which envisages design and […]