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    California high speed train request for proposals approved

    2024-04-12T14:39:00Z

    USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has approved the release of a request for proposals for the supply and maintenance of high speed trainsets. Alstom Transportation and Siemens Mobility have prequalified for the process. Their proposals are to be submitted this autumn, with the authority ...

  • CN hopper wagons in Prince Rupert, British Columbia (Photo Pascale Simard, Alpha Presse, CN)
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    CN to test diesel-battery hybrid main line locomotive

    2024-04-11T11:00:00Z

    CANADA: CN has purchased a hybrid diesel-battery main line locomotive from Progress Rail, which it intends to use to assess the opportunity for retrofitting a portion of its fleet. The ‘plug-in’ hybrid mainline locomotive, which CN describes as ‘a first of its kind in North America’, ...

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    Ontario Line electrification contract awarded

    2024-04-10T10:00:00Z

    CANADA: NGE Group’s TSO subsidiary is to design and supply 1·5 kV overhead electrification for Toronto’s Ontario Line metro project. The contract has been awarded by Hitachi Rail as part of the Connect 6ix consortium, which was awarded the Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations & Maintenance contract ...

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    Self-propelled battery wagon deployed on mining railway

    2024-04-09T15:00:00Z

    USA: Battery and automation technology company Intramotev has announced the successful deployment of its ReVolt self-propelled battery-electric vehicle as part of a standard freight train. ReVolt uses regenerative braking and batteries to reduce a diesel locomotive’s fuel consumption and thus costs and emissions. ...

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    Amtrak appoints contractor for $53m Unified Operations Center

    2024-04-08T13:42:00Z

    tn_us-amtrak–baltimore-penn.jpg USA: Amtrak has selected Wohlsen Construction to build its Unified Operations Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The $53m UOC will provide integrated 24/7 monitoring and management of national operations, as well as dispatching for the mid-Atlantic Division covering the Washington – Philadelphia – Harrisburg corridor. It ...

  • Frederick Douglass Tunnel drone view (Photo Amtrak)
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    Amtrak adopts Delivery Partner model to deliver Baltimore tunnel project

    2024-04-05T13:30:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has awarded its first Delivery Partner contract, covering the $6bn Frederick Douglass Tunnel programme which it says is its single largest capital project. This covers the rebuilding of 6 km of the Northeast Corridor through central Baltimore, with the central element being two new bores ...

  • Toronto GO Transit train (Photo: Korneel Luth/Pixabay)
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    Siemens Mobility awarded Toronto infrastructure maintenance contract

    2024-04-05T13:00:00Z

    CANADA: Greater Toronto area transport agency Metrolinx has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to provide track, signalling and right-of-way maintenance services for its Central Region. The contract starts this summer. It builds on existing contracts covering the provision of similar services for the West Region, and ...

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    Metro Report International

    More payment options as NJ Transit ticketing contract renewed

    2024-04-04T11:00:00Z

    USA: New Jersey’s NJ Transit has renewed Conduent Transportation’s contactless fare collection systems contract for a further five years. Under the previous contract Conduent implemented Tap & Ride payment enabling bus and light rail passengers to use contactless credit and debit cards. Under the latest contract ...

  • Sacramento Siemens Mobility S700 LRV
    Metro Report International

    Sacramento orders more low-floor LRVs

    2024-04-02T11:00:00Z

    USA: Sacramento Regional Transit District has ordered a further nine S700 low-floor light rail vehicles from Siemens Mobility, as part of a fleet renewal and capacity enhancement programme.

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    Metro-North Railroad to trial automated rolling stock inspection

    2024-03-30T05:00:00Z

    USA: The automated inspection of commuter rolling stock is to be trialled on New York’s Metro-North Railroad, supported by a $2m grant from the federal Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility & Revolutionizing Transportation programme. The automated inspection portal incorporating a suite of sensors and analytical software ...

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    Metro Report International

    Chicago Transit Authority launches first Innovation Studio challenges

    2024-03-26T05:00:00Z

    USA: Chicago Transit Authority has launched its Innovation Studio project to partner with the private sector to explore new ideas. In the first round, CTA is seeking proposals by April 15 which address: the automatic detection of people or large objects on railway tracks to ...

  • St Louis Metro Transit Siemens Mobility LRVs (Image Siemens Mobility)
    Metro Report International

    St Louis orders light rail vehicles with onboard energy storage

    2024-03-15T11:00:00Z

    USA: Bi-State Development Agency has formally awarded Siemens Mobility a contract supply 55 high-floor light rail vehicles with battery onboard energy storage for the MetroLink network serving the greater St Louis region. Siemens was the sole bidder for the order, which the agency approved last year. ...

  • CAF tram for the Purple Line project in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC.
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    Maryland’s Purple Line project pushed back

    2024-03-14T11:00:00Z

    USA: The opening date for the 26 km Purple Line light rail route between New Carrollton and Bethesda in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC has been pushed back again. ‘Despite significant achievements in the last year, including reaching project completion of more than 65%, an ...

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    Traction Technology: The weak case for hydrogen

    2024-03-08T05:27:00Z

    Reinhard Christeller  examines the state of the art for using hydrogen in rail traction, and finds that the case for widespread adoption is weak, even if emerging ‘white hydrogen’ fuel holds more potential.

  • Transistmic Railway Line Z opening (Photo Government of Mexico) (1)
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    Mexican passenger rail reform plans unveiled

    2024-03-07T12:00:00Z

    MEXICO: A package of 20 proposals for legislative reforms intended to support the restoration and development of passenger services on the existing rail network has been presented to the Chamber of Deputies. The proposals announced in February would give the government the power to grant concessions to ...

  • Norfolk Southern conductor and engineer with train (Photo Norfolk Southern)
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    Norfolk Southern rolls out train incident response data sharing

    2024-03-06T05:00:00Z

    USA: Norfolk Southern has begun using the RapidSOS digital alert platform to provide first responders with access to information on train cargo and hazardous material data. In the event of a emergency, Norfolk Southern will initiate an alert to first responders transmitting critical information, the incident ...

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    Metro Report International

    Ontario Line guideway and stations contract awarded

    2024-03-05T13:00:00Z

    CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected Trillium Guideway Partners to build the elevated guideway and stations for Toronto’s Ontario Line metro project. TGP comprises: Applicant leads: Acciona Infrastructure Canada and Amico Major Projects; Design: WSP Canada; Construction: Acciona Infrastructure Canada and Amico Major Projects. ...

  • Cancún – Playa del Carmen section of Tren Maya inaugurated (Photo Government of Mexico) (1)
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    Cancún – Playa del Carmen section of Tren Maya inaugurated

    2024-03-04T15:39:00Z

    MEXICO: The latest section of the 1 525 km Tren Maya project was inaugurated on February 29.

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    Short-haul shuttle trains could get lorries off Los Angeles roads

    2024-02-28T14:00:00Z

    USA: A rail shuttle to an inland container terminal within 240 km of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could carry 3·1 million TEU/year, according to reports Anacostia Rail Holdings commissioned from Oliver Wyman and Leachman & Associates. A further opportunity exists for up ...

  • Churchill, Canada (Photo David Mark, Pixabay)
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    Hudson Bay Railway funding announced

    2024-02-27T14:00:00Z

    CANADA: The federal and provincial governments have announced up to C$60m of funding for capital works on the Hudson Bay Railway, which provides year-round all-weather access to the port of Churchill and remote communities in northern Manitoba. The 1 000 km railway from The Pas to ...