Latest Americas News
All the news on the rail sector in North and South America.
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Canadian National Commends Customers and Suppliers for Sustainability
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has commended 40 of its customers and suppliers for their work to improve sustainability in their ind…
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US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PTC Funding
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded grant funding to 28 projects to assist with the instalment of positive train control (PTC). …
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Publishes 2018 Sustainability Report
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its annual sustainability report which highlights the progress in all aspects of…
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Amtrak Unveils Interiors of its New Acela Express Trains
On 8 August Amtrak unveiled the interiors of its new Acela Express trains set to run on the company’s Northeast Corridor (NEC). Alstom is ma…
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US: ASLRRA Report Stresses Importance of Short-Line Tax Credit
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has published an Economic Impact Report which highlights the number of jo…
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Norfolk Southern Opts for Simulation-Based Training
Norfolk Southern is working with apps developer Heartwood 3D to develop and roll out simulation-based training apps to make its operations e…
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REMSA: Jacob Carter Appointed Government Affairs Manager
The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has appointed Jacob Carter as its new government affairs manager. He will …
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Chile: GE Transportation Agrees Sale of 5 Diesel-Electric Locomotives
GE agrees supply of 5 diesel-electric locomotives to Chilean operator, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta (FCAB) in 2019. The contract for the C23EM…
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Freight Operator Union Pacific Record Second Quarter Income
Union Pacific Corporation (UP) has reported a net income of $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2018. This figure equates to $1.98 per di…
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Canadian National Announces $315 Million Investment in Ontario Operations
Canadian National Railway has announced plans to invest approximately $315 million in its operations across Ontario. The funds are part of t…
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New York City Transit Announces Major Subway Station Upgrades
New York City Transit has announced that, as part of its recently announced modernisation plan, it is commencing structural repairs and impr…
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PowerRail Electronics and Technology is Relocating
PowerRail Electronics and Technology (PETX) has begun the 725-mile trek to their new home. After 8 years, PETX is leaving Rincon, GA and rel…
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Canadian Pacific Orders 30 Upgraded EMD SD70ACU Locomotives from Progress Rail
Progress Rail, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., has announced that Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) has ordered 30 upgraded EMD SD70AC…
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Canadian National Announces $40 Million Investment in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Canadian National Railway has announced plans to invest $30 million in its New Brunswick operations in 2018. The investments, part of CN’s 2…
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US: Kansas City Southern Orders 50 Locomotives from GE Transportation
Kansas City Southern (KCS) has announced that its subsidiaries in the United States and Mexico have ordered 50 new locomotives from GE Trans…
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BNSF Applies for PTC Deadline Extension to Ensure Third-Party Compliance
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has applied for a PTC deadline extension of two years. All trains which operate on its lines equipped with PTC m…
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CSX Solicits Bids for 6 Segments of its Lines in the United States and Canada
CSX Corporation Ltd is soliciting bids from contractors for the operation of six new rail segments in New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, We…
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Canadian Pacific Invests in New High-Capacity Hopper Cars for its Grain Trains
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) has 1000 announced high-capacity grain hopper cars from National Steel Car. The total capacity for grain i…
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A Step Forward for Amtrak and Positive Train Control
Amtrak has been working with BNSF Railway to get Positive Train Control (PTC) in place on a number of track sections (subdivisions) owned by…
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Bombardier Win Contract for Automated People Mover System at L.A.X.
Bombardier has won two contracts from LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) for the design, build and maintenance of an automated people …
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Association of American Railroads: U.S. Freight Operators Jet Forward on Technology
The improvements to rail services provided by new technology are a recurring theme in the industry, but innovations can be difficult to impl…
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Texas: GE Reveals First Evolution Series Locomotive for Canadian National
The first of the 200 new Evolution Series locomotives for Canadian National (CN) by GE Transportation was completed at the manufacturer’s pl…
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Canadian National to Invest $340 Million in its Operations Across British Columbia in 2018
Canadian National (CN) has announced plans to invest approximately $340 million in its infrastructure across British Columbia. The plans are…
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Railway Association of Canada Welcomes Review of Railway Safety Act
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the publication of the statutory review of the Railway Safety Act (RSA). The RAC submit…