Latest United States News
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BART Begins Traction Power Substation Upgrade Works
BART has begun its upgrade works to the traction power substations on its network. San Leandro is the first station to get a new substation.
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Dallas Light Rail Gets 60 Million Grant from FTA for Platform Extensions
DART – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is to get a 60 million USD grant so it can perform platform extension works on its Red and Blue Lines.
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Bombardier to Operate and Maintain San Francisco APM
Bombardier has won a contract to operate and maintain the San Francisco APM, which serves the city's airport, for a period of ten years.
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Bombardier to Open Rail Car Assembly Site in California
Bombardier is opening an assembly site in California to move production of its Fleet of the Future rail cars for BART to the west coast.
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Industry Insider Week 23 – 13 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 23: Alstom, Bombardier/Hitachi and Siemens mobility release their proposed train designs for HS2.
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US Supreme Court Rules against the AAR
The US Supreme Court has ruled against the AAR in a legal dispute with the DOT about Amtrak's regulatory power over its industry.
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Stadler to Deliver 8 FLIRT Trains to Texas
Stadler has won a contract with Dallas Area Rapid Transit for the supply of 8 diesel FLIRT trains. DART expects them to enter service in 202…
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Industry Insider Week 21 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 21: Alstom wins a contract for 27 fuel cell trains and installs its incremental train control system.
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Talgo-SYSTRA JV to Refurbish Metrolink Rail Cars
A Talgo-SYSTRA JV has been awarded a refurbishment contract for Metrolink 50 rail cars. The contract will be completed by April 2023.
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Virgin Trains USA Begin Construction of Orlando Expansion
Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, have selected the contractors to begin the expansion works to Orlando International Airport.
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Denver Commuter Line Celebrates 20 Million Passengers
The University of Colorado A Line, a commuter rail line in Denver, US, celebrates a milestone of 20 million passenger trips this week.
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Amtrak Continues New York Penn Station Renewal Works
This summer Amtrak will once again continue its New York Penn Station renewal works, upgrading important and critical infrastructure.
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MBTA Overhauls 27 Additional F40 Locomotives
The MBTA has exercised a contract option for the overhaul of an additional 27 F40 locomotives. The first will enter service in late 2020.
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Industry Insider Week 16 – 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 16: Stadler presents its new Capricorn train and wins locomotive contract in Finland.
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Amtrak Increases Acela Express Services on NEC Route
Amtrak is increasing Acela Express services on the Northeast Corridor on Saturdays prior to introducing the new Avelia Liberty fleet in 2021…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 13
In the Industry Insider Week 13: Deutsche Bahn considers sale options for DB Arriva and Stadler wins its biggest vehicle order to date.
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Stadler Wins First Metro Contract in the US: 127 Trains for Atlanta
Stadler has won a contract with MARTA for 127 two-car metro trains for Atlanta to service the airport. Delivery will begin in 2023.
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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United States: Alstom Wins Boston Subway Signalling Contract
Alstom and Barletta Engineering have won a Boston subway signalling contract to upgrade the equipment for the city's red and orange lines.
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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United States: Chicago Red and Purple Lines to be Modernised
The Red and Purple Lines of the Chicago rapid transit system are undergoing modernisation works. Arcadis has been selected as project manage…
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Trump Administration Defunds California High-Speed Rail Project
The Trump Administration, following a Trump tweet, is seeking to defund the California High Speed Rail project, cancelling funds of almost 1…
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 4
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 21–25 January 2019.
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Positive News: US Freight Railroads Reach PTC Milestone
Positive news. The US Class 1 railroads have reached a PTC milestone. At the close of 2018 they had installed positive train control (PTC) o…