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October 3, 2018 | North America

Work begins on Chicago Create 75th Street Improvement Project

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 1 for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (Create) programme’s $US 474m 75th Street Corridor Improvements Project (CIP), which will eliminate a major passenger and freight bottleneck.

September 28, 2018 | Main line

Pennsylvania mulls Altoona – Pittsburgh passenger service

PENNSYLVANIA Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reportedly planning to re-evaluate the possibility of reinstating passenger services on the Keystone West Corridor between Altoona and Pittsburgh.

September 27, 2018 | Light Rail

Opening of Ottawa’s LRT Confederation Line delayed until 2019

OPENING of Ottawa’s $C 2.1bn Confederation LRT line has been delayed November 2018 to the first quarter of 2019, Ottawa-Carleton Transportation Commission (OC Transpo) general manager-transportation, Mr John Manconi, has announced.

September 26, 2018 | North America

Orange County Streetcar construction contract awarded

CALIFORNIA’s Orange County Transportation Authority (Octa) has awarded Walsh Construction a $US 220.5m contract to build the 6.6km OC Streetcar.

September 25, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Dart approves Dallas Cotton Belt commuter rail line

THE board of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has voted unanimously to approve the construction of an east-west commuter rail line linking communities to the north of the city, albeit with fewer stations than previously envisaged.

September 19, 2018 | North America

Brightline plans Los Angeles – Las Vegas high-speed rail

FLORIDA’s privately-funded inter-city rail operator Brightline confirmed on September 18 that it has acquired XpressWest, a high-speed project with rights to develop a federally-approved corridor connecting southern California with Las Vegas.

September 18, 2018 | North America

First Amtrak Avelia bodyshell completed

ALSTOM and Merrill Technologies this week celebrated the completion of the first locomotive bodyshell for the future Avelia Liberty trainsets, which will serve as the new Acela Express fleet on the Northeast Corrido in the United States.

September 6, 2018 | News

Washington D.C. launches tender for up to 800 metro cars

WASHINGTON Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on September 4 for a contract to supply at least 256 8000 series metro cars.

September 5, 2018 | News

CN orders 60 more Evolution Series locomotives

CANADIAN National (CN) has confirmed that it will acquire 60 additional Evolution Series diesel locomotives from GE Transportation in addition to the 200 units ordered in December 2017.

September 5, 2018 | News

OmniTrax sells Hudson Bay Railway

OMNITRAX has reached an agreement to sell the Hudson Bay Railway to a group of Canadian companies that will repair the flood-damaged line.

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