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October 9, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak requests extra funding to avoid further service cutbacks and job losses

AMTRAK says it requires up to an additional $US 4.857bn from the United States government to support the company and employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19. The railway has also identified $US 5.193bn in additional need as part of an economic recovery proposal intended to support the US’ recovery from the pandemic.

October 1, 2020 | Technology

Wabtec and Penn State University form strategic partnership

PENN State University, United States, and Wabtec have formed a strategic partnership for research into energy management, battery technology and machine learning.

September 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

LA Metro approves $US 400bn investment plan

LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors has approved a $US 400bn 30-year Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

September 22, 2020 | High-speed

Construction of Texas high-speed line due to start in 2021

CONSTRUCTION of the 320km/h Dallas - Houston high-speed line is due to begin in the first half of next year following the publication of two key federal decisions in support of the project.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Bart’s Transbay Project gets $US 1.2bn boost

THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued a $US 1.2bn grant for Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (Bart) Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Programme between Oakland and central San Francisco, the largest grant ever awarded to Bart.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Guadalajara Line 3 opens in Mexico

THE third line of Mexico’s Guadalajara light rail and metro network formally opened on September 12 in the presence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mr Enrique Alfaro, governor of the state of Jalisco.

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