Latest Americas News
All the news on the rail sector in North and South America.
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Alstom to Provide Maintenance to Freight Locomotives in Mexico
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Ferromex (Grupo Mexico) to provide preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance for 219 freight l…
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US DOT Commits $1.5 Billion in Grants and Loans for LA Metro Purple Line Extension
A federal grant and loan totalling nearly $1.5 billion to help build the second phase of the LA Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beve…
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A Vision for the Future of the U.S. Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…
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A Vision for the Future of the Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…
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Union Pacific Acquires Railex LLC Assets
Union Pacific yesterday announced acquisition of Railex LLC's refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California; Wallu…
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New York Celebrates Second Avenue Subway Opening
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo celebrated the on-time arrival of the Second Avenue Subway – the system’s first major expansion in more than 50 yea…
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Siemens to Modernise Lima Metro Line 1
Siemens is to provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of Lima Metro Line 1, which covers around nine kilometres. Th…
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FTA Announces $499 Million Grant Agreement to Build TEX Rail Commuter Line
...with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fo…
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28 Additional Light Metro Cars to be Built for Vancouver SkyTrain
TransLink has exercised options for the purchase of 28 additional BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 vehicles for service on the Vancouver SkyTrai…
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Siemens Completes First Brightline Trainset
The first Siemens built Brightline trainset, comprised of two locomotives and four coaches adorned in Brightline Blue, is complete and has..…
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MBTA Orders Additional Boston Red Line Metro Cars
The MBTA estimates this replacement along with minor speed code changes will boost capacity by fifty percent, raising the current number of …
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Siemens to Build New Streetcars for Charlotte Area Transit System
The Charlotte City Council chose Siemens to build six new S70 streetcars for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the public transit...
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Brazil: Salvador Metro Line 2 Opens
Less than two years after the work order that authorised the beginning of the works, Salvador Metro Line 2 received its first passengers. On…
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Vehicle Testing Marks Major Milestone for O-Train Confederation Line
A major milestone in the O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project was celebrated as the first light rail vehicle (LRV) as…
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Chicago: Freight Rail Industry Improves Train Management
Freight rail roads operating in Chicago are better prepared to manage rail traffic going to, from and through the Chicago region, thanks to …
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Progress Continues on Union Pacific's Positive Train Control Implementation
Union Pacific continues its Positive Train Control implementation progress, having equipped more than 3,200 locomotives, installed 4,600...
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Metro de Santiago Awards €46million Station Construction Contract
Strukton International has been awarded a contract by Metro de Santiago S.A. to construct five underground stations at Line 3, one of...
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US FRA Propose Safety Standard Updates for High-Speed Trains
The FRA have proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed trai…
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Bombardier Wins Montréal Fleet Operations and Maintenance Contract
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced that it has been awarded an eight-year contract by Montreal’s Agence Métropolitai…
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BNSF and KCS join forces to offer Intermodal Transportation between Mexico and the U.S.
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) recently announced a new joint service to offer intermodal transportation connect…
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Amtrak: Thank You for our Best Year Ever!
Amtrak reported exceptionally strong unaudited financial results for the fiscal year which ended on September 30, 2016 (FY 2016), including.…
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Canada: Opening Date for Evergreen Extension Revealed
The $1.43-billion rapid transit Evergreen extension will officially open to the public on Dec. 2, 2016, Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reime…
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Transportation 2030: The Future of Transportation in Canada
Minister Garneau was at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal to present his strategy, Transportation 2030, to over 550 key trans…
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Siemens to Manufacture 45 Light Rail Vehicles for San Diego
Siemens has received an order for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs) from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The new vehicl…