Latest Americas News
All the news on the rail sector in North and South America.
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GoRail Goes to Washington for Railroad Day 2018
Betsy Cantwell, Communications Director of GoRail, tells Railway-News what Railroad Day was like for them. With the philosophy of 'all polit…
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U.S. Rail Industry Maintains Strong Safety Record
Newly released data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) confirms that recent years remain the safest ever for the U.S. rail indus…
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Stadler to Manufacture and Deliver 12 Electric Trams to Bolivia
Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler has been awarded a contract to manufacture and deliver 12 electric trams for the Cochabamba Metropol…
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International Women’s Day 2018: Connecting and Cultivating Women in Rail
Railway-News asked the League of Railway Industry Women for their views on how women in rail are actually fairing in the industry in 2018.
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California High-Speed Rail: Connecting the Golden State
Scott Jarvis, Chief Engineer, California High-Speed Rail Authority on why the California High-Speed Rail programme is no longer just an idea…
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Canada's TransLink Accelerates Delivery of New SkyTrain Cars
TransLink, along with its provincial and federal partners, are accelerating the purchase of 28 additional SkyTrain cars on the Expo and Mill…
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Metrolinx Publishes Hydrail Feasibility Study Report
Metrolinx has been investigating the feasibility of using a hydrail system for one of the largest and most complex rail upgrades in the worl…
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U.S. FRA Announces $73 Million Available for Rail Capital Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation's FRA announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for rail capital pr…
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Entire Baltimore Metro System Closes for Emergency Repairs
Following a thorough inspection, the Maryland Department of Transportation has announced the complete closure of the entire Baltimore Metro …
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NTSB Says Engineer Fatigue Caused Two Commuter Rail Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that 2 commuter railroad terminal accidents in the New York area were caused by engi…
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Texas Central Reveals “Preferred Location” for its Houston Bullet Train Station
Texas Central has announced its preferred location for the Houston bullet train station, at the Northwest Mall site near the interchange of …
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James Corden Shows Jamie Dornan His Model Train Set in Fifty Shades of Grey Spoof
James Corden invites a very innocent Jamie Dornan into his secret room, introducing him to a whole new world of pleasure using model train s…
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PANYNJ Explores Options for Cross Harbor Freight Movement
PANYNJ will closely examine two preferred options – the construction of a cross harbor freight tunnel and the expansion of the Port Authorit…
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BNSF Railway Publishes $3.3 Billion 2018 Spending Plan
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced its 2018 capital investment plan of $3.3 billion. This year's capital plan reflects BNSF's continu…
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Keeping Rail On Track: REMSA’s Vision for 2018
In this comment for Railway-News, Dave Tennent, Executive Director of REMSA outlines his priorities for advocacy in 2018.
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Investigators Release Update On Washington Train Derailment
As part of its ongoing investigation into the Dec. 18, 2017, derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in DuPont, Washington, the NTSB release…
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Union Pacific Begins Construction on its $550 Million Rail Yard in Texas
Union Pacific began construction this month on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest…
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Positive Train Control in the US: A Vital, Complex and Expensive Technology
Positive Train Control (PTC) is a train protection technology we have heard a lot about in the past few years. After a series of accidents i…
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New York's MTA Approves Purchase of Next Generation Subway Cars
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board voted on Wednesday to approve the purchase of 535 state-of-the-art, next generation su…
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San Francisco's 'Fleet of the Future' Approved for Passenger Service
San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has been given the go ahead to put the new 'Fleet of the Future' trains into passenger service…
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U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Up 3.4% in 2017
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail freight traffic for the week ending December 30, 2017, as well as volumes…
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PowerRail, Inc. Announces New Strategic Partnership
Interstate-McBee has over 70 years of experience manufacturing the highest quality fuel injectors, while PowerRail has spent the last 14 yea…
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Bombardier to Supply Additional Dual-Power Locomotives to New Jersey
The ALP-45 dual-power locomotives are capable of operating under both diesel power and alternating current electric power from overhead sour…
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Toronto Subway Extension Officially Opens to Public
The Toronto subway extension’s opening was preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 15, with Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Chair…