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New Deputy Administrator for the FRA: Mathew M. Sturges
Department for Transport in the United States government announces the appointment of Mathew M. Sturges as new Deputy Administrator at the F…
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Missouri's Transportation Infrastructure Receives $25 million Boost from Union Pacific
Missouri’s transportation infrastructure will receive a $25 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. The company’s planned private…
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Union Pacific to Invest $26.5m in its Arizona Rail Infrastructure
Arizona rail infrastructure will receive a $26.5 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. The company’s planned private investment…
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Bombardier to Extend Automated People Mover System in Phoenix
The Bombardier automated people mover system in Phoenix has a proven track record, achieving over 99.5 percent availability each year since …
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Union Pacific to Invest $85 Million in its Wyoming Rail Infrastructure
The company’s planned investment in Wyoming rail infrastructure covers a range of initiatives, including $81.6 million to maintain railroad …
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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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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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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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Loram and GREX Announce Merger Agreement
Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. (Loram) based in Minneapolis and Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) based in Georgetown, Texas recently…
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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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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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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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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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New High-Tech Trains for Miami Metrorail Enter Service
he Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) placed its first new train into service – ushering in a new era of modern, high-tech…
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New York to Introduce Contactless Ticketing System
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board has voted to approve a contract to phase in a new contactless ticketing system that wi…
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Flexfab: A Global Leader in the Design and Manufacture of Reinforced Elastomer and Thermoplastic Products
Since 1961, Flexfab has been a global leader in the manufacture of high performance reinforced elastomer and thermoplastic products made fro…
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Stadler Unveils First FLIRT Train for the TEXRail Commuter Line
Stadler and the Texas-based Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) will introduce the first FLIRT Train for the TEXRail commuter line at…
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Design Unveiled for Amtrak's Next-Generation High-Speed Trains
Building upon 16 years of high-speed rail service in the Northeast, Amtrak is working with Alstom to produce the next-generation of high-spe…
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Sound Transit Moves Forward With Light Rail Extensions
The Sound Transit Board has approved the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions, establishing a $285.9 million budget for preliminary engi…
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Siemens Delivers Fifth and Final Brightline Trainset
Brightline, the new privately funded express inter-city passenger rail service in Florida, will soon take delivery of its fifth trainset, Br…
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This Year at Railway Interchange 2017
Railway Interchange is the ‘largest combined railway exhibition and technical conference in North America’ and takes place in a major city i…
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AECOM-Network Rail Partnership to review New York’s Penn station
The AECOM-Network Rail team will review management of daily operations within the three station concourses, including during service disrupt…