Latest United States News
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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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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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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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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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Miner Enterprises Releases Informative Video on Draft Gears
Miner Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of railcar components, has released an informative video demonstrating the role that draft gears p…
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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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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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4 Months On for Brightline – A Progress Report from the Florida Operator
In January 2018 Brightline started private passenger rail services on the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between West Palm Beach and Fort …
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Association of American Railroads Releases Report on Technology in the US Freight Industry
The Association of American Railroads has released a report on the improvements in safety, reliability and efficiency on the US freight netw…
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Amtrak Announces Refurbishment of Acela Express Trains on NEC
Amtrak has announced that it will refurbish the carpets and seating on all of its Acela Express trains on the NEC by 2019; before the introd…
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Norfolk Southern Responds to FRA Request for Comments on Automation in the Rail Industry
Norfolk Southern has submitted an open letter to the Federal Railroad Administration in response to a request for comments on automation in …
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Tech, Innovation and Safety: 5 Things You Didn’t Know about US Freight Rail
There is nothing old-fashioned about rail technology. From drones and big data to automation and mobile phone apps, U.S. freight railroads a…
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Union Pacific: $2.1 million Investment in Montana
Union Pacific, one of the largest railroad companies in the United States, has announced $2.1 million of investment to improve its lines in …
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RSI/CMA Expo 2018: Exhibitor Spaces On Sale to Non-Members
The Railway Supply Institute has announced that non-members can now reserve spaces at the RSI/CMA Expo and Technical Conference in September…
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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…