THE board of Sound Transit has unanimously approved changes to the Sound Transit 3 Draft Plan (ST3), bringing light rail extensions included in the strategy forward by 2-5 years and adding further new lines to Renton, Kirkland, and North Seattle.
LONG Island Rail Road (LIRR) has awarded two design-build contracts for track-doubling on part of the Ronkonkoma branch.
THE premier of Ontario Mrs Kathleen Wynne announced on June 3 that the Canadian province will provide $C 1bn ($US 770m) towards Ottawa's $C 3bn Stage 2 LRT project, which will add 30km and 19 stations to the capital's urban rail network.
IRJ at WCRR 2016, Milan: Leading Italian railway officials have called on the railway industry to better promote its sustainable credentials in order for rail to secure its place as the backbone of transport in the future.
LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) opened a 10.6km extension to its Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica on May 20 with free trips offered on May 20 and 21 before the start of regular services on May 22.
Semih Kalay, senior vice-president, Technology Transportation Technology Center Inc (TTCI), assesses how North American railways are utilising results from the latest research to improve the performance of their freight operations.
THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the driver of a Washington DC - New York Amtrak Northeast Regional train which derailed near Philadelphia on May 12 2015 was likely to have been distracted by radio traffic causing him to forget where he was.
ROCKY Mountaineer which operates tour trains in western Canada and Washington state has awarded a contract to Stadler to build 10 double-deck passenger coaches for delivery in 2018.
DENVER Regional Transportation District (RTD) held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 10 to mark the start of construction on the 3.7km Southeast Rail Extension.
CANADA's national passenger train operator, Via Rail, has reported an increase in both traffic and revenue in its annual results for 2015, which it says is the first time it has achieved such growth in seven years.
