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NewsSprinter corridor double-tracking project gets grant
USA: The federal Department of Transportation has awarded California’s North County Transit District a $10·2m grant to complete preliminary engineering and environmental clearance for the San Marcos to Escondido eastern segment of the Sprinter Corridor Service Improvement Project. The overall project involves 15 km of double-tracking ...
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Metro Report InternationalOmaha Streetcar project selects CAF trams
USA: The Omaha Streetcar Authority has selected CAF to supply trams for the line which is scheduled to open in 2027.
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NewsCalifornia high speed line track and electrification design contract awarded
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has appointed a joint venture of Systra and Typsa to design the track and overhead electrification for the initial section of the line. The contract has an initial value of up to $131·2m. It covers the production of high-level designs ...
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NewsFailed bearing caused East Palestine derailment, NTSB confirms
USA: A defective wheel bearing on a hopper wagon led to last year’s derailment of a Norfolk Southern train at East Palestine, Ohio, according to the formal NTSB investigation.
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Metro Report InternationalDetroit to acquire peoplemover cars from Toronto
USA: Municipal officials in Detroit have approved funding for Detroit Transportation Corp to replace its fleet of automated peoplemover cars with vehicles from Toronto.
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NewsChinese coaches enter service in Montréal
CANADA: Montréal regional transport authority Exo put its first CRRC-built double-deck commuter rail coaches into revenue service on the Saint-Jérôme route on June 25, following a launch run on June 21.
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NewsNorth American Rail Solutions expands capabilities with Canadian acquisition
CANADA: US railway design, construction, maintenance and operating services company North American Rail Solutions has acquired Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd of Calgary. Tri Innovations Consulting provides feasibility study, detailed design and engineering, supply chain management, project management, construction and fabrication management, commissioning and operations support services ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART warns that its funding model is no longer feasible
USA: The Bay Area Rapid Transit board has approved a two-year budget which maintains service levels and staffing, but it has warned that the San Francisco-centred network’s current fare-based funding model is no longer feasible. Operating budget BART said the $1·1bn FY25 operating budget approved on ...
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Metro Report InternationalPCC trolley cars return to service in Philadelphia
USA: Presidents’ Conference Committee trams dating back to 1947 have re-entered service on Philadelphia’s Route 15 following refurbishment. The 1 581 mm gauge vehicles were originally built by St Louis Car Co and remained in service until 1992. In 2005, 18 cars which had been extensively ...
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NewsCN launches fire-fighting trains to protect supply chains from wildfires
CANADA: Canadian National has created fire-fighting trains named ‘Trident’ and ‘Neptune’ which are designed to enable a significant amount of water and fire suppression capacity to reach isolated areas. The two trains are in addition to ‘Poseidon’, which was developed as a proof-of-concept. All three will ...
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NewsHow to launch a US high speed rail project
USA: The US High Speed Rail Association has published a ‘first-of-its-kind action plan’ designed to equip advocates with practical tips, realistic expectations and strategic support as they work to launch new projects for 300+ km/h railways. High-Speed Rail Project Initiation: A Roadmap for Advocates focuses on ...
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NewsAdvanced Polymer Coatings targets wagon market
USA: Advanced Polymer Coatings has launched TriFLEX, a direct-to-metal exterior coating system for wagons which it has developed in collaboration with the chemical sector and ‘major rail rolling stock operators’ to offer chemical resistance, mechanical toughness, UV stability and weather resistance. ‘We believe there’s a gap ...
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Metro Report InternationalSubway investment in doubt as New York ‘indefinitely pauses’ congestion pricing programme
USA: State Governor Kathy Hochul has directed New York MTA to ‘indefinitely pause’ the central Manhattan congestion pricing programme which had been scheduled for introduction on June 30. According to the June 5 announcement by the governor’s office, the decision was made to ‘address New Yorkers ...
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Metro Report InternationalVTA starts work on Eastridge connector light rail extension
USA: San José light rail operator VTA has started work on a southern extension of its Orange Line from Alum Rock to Eastridge. Celebrations were held at the Eastridge Transit Center on June 8 to mark the start of construction on the 3·9 km extension, which ...
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NewsOntario Northlander passenger train revival contracts awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario has awarded contracts for infrastructure works to enable the reinstatement of Ontario Northland’s Northlander passenger service between Toronto Union station and a new Timmins-Porcupine station.
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NewsFRA studies the behaviour of very long freight trains
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has produced three reports into the safety and performance of trains more than 7 500 ft (2 286 m) in length. Testing found that air brake systems performed largely as expected when in a controlled environment, but FRA says further testing ...
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NewsVirginia looks to boost passenger services
USA: Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is in preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern for the purchase of the route used by Manassas Line commuter services, and to introduce passenger services to the New River Valley in the southeast of the state. Purchasing the Manassas Line would enable ...
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver orders more SkyTrain light metro trainsets
CANADA: Vancouver transport agency TransLink has awarded Alstom a C$13m contract to supply a further six five-car MkV trainsets for the SkyTrain automated light metro. They will follow on from a C$722·6m December 2020 order for 41 five-car trainsets which Alstom began delivering in December 2023. ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles metro train upgrading contract awarded
Source: AveryTheComrade/CC0/Wikimedia Commons USA: Los Angeles County MTA has awarded South Korean company Woojin Industrial Systems a $214m contract to modernise 74 metro cars ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The A650 vehicles were originally supplied by Italian company Breda in the late 1990s. The modernisation ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro-North Railroad workshop modernisation project completed
USA: New York Governor Kathy Hochul attended an event on May 10 to mark the completion of the 23-year Harmon Yard project to modernise MTA Metro-North Railroad’s commuter train maintenance depot at Croton-on-Hudson. The fifth and final phase of the project was undertaken by a joint ...