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December 21, 2018 | Fleet

Amtrak orders 75 Siemens Charger locomotives

AMTRAK has awarded Siemens a €744m contract to supply 75 SC-44 Charger diesel locomotives for use on long-distance and state-sponsored services across the United States.

December 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Design-build contract awarded for Dallas Cotton Belt commuter rail project

DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has awarded a joint venture of Archer Western Construction and Herzog Contracting a $US 783m design-build contract for the 42km Cotton Belt commuter rail line.

December 17, 2018 | News

Oklahoma City Streetcar opens

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in the US city of Oklahoma on December 14 to mark the opening of the city’s first light rail network. Passengers will be able to use the system free-of-charge until January 5.

December 17, 2018 | North America

Mexico launches Maya Train project

MEXICO’s president Mr Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Amlo) officially launched the Maya Train project with an indigenous ceremony near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque on December 16.

December 14, 2018 | High-speed

Texas Central Railway: blazing a trail for privately-funded high-speed rail

Despite producing more than a third of the United States’ crude oil output, urbanisation, rapid economic growth and congestion mean Texans could be getting out of their cars and on to high-speed trains much sooner than most other Americans. Keith Barrow looks at how Texas Central Railway is planning to link Dallas and Houston without a cent of public funding.

December 13, 2018 | Fleet

NJ Transit approves contract for Bombardier double-deck trains

THE New Jersey (NJ) Transit board of directors approved a $US 670m contract with Bombardier on December 13 for 113 new double-deck vehicles, including its first double-deck EMUs.

December 12, 2018 | North America

Siemens selected for Via Rail Canada fleet renewal contract

VIA Rail Canada announced on December 12 that it has awarded Siemens Canada a $C 989m ($US 741m) contract to supply 32 inter-city trains for the Quebec City - Toronto - Windsor corridor.

December 7, 2018 | North America

Caltrain to increase Stadler EMU order

THE board of directors of Californian commuter rail operator Caltrain has unanimously approved the acquisition of 37 additional Stadler double-deck EMU cars as part of the San Francisco - San Jose electrification project.

December 5, 2018 | Policy

AAR calls for pro-innovation approach to rail freight automation regulations

THE Association of American Railroads (AAR) filed comments with the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) on November 3, calling on the agency to extend the same pro-innovation approach to private freight railroads that is afforded to highway vehicles when preparing regulations on automation.

December 5, 2018 | Locomotives

Volkswagen emissions settlement funds new locomotives for Chicago’s Metra

ILLINOIS Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced on December 3 that funds from the US government’s multi-billion dollar settlement with Volkswagen for violations of the Clean Air Act will be used to fund the acquisition of low-emissions diesel locomotives for Chicago commuter rail operator Metra.

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