CALIFORNIAN commuter rail operator Caltrain has released the draft environmental impact report for the planned electrification of the 82km line between San Francisco and San Jose.
THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted conceptual planning approval to the construction of a $US 1.34bn starter light rail line in the city of Durham, North Carolina.
THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Path) has opened the first platform at the new World Trade Center (WTC) Path station, a major milestone in the development of the new $US 3.44bn WTC Transport Hub.
THE US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has signed a $US 670m construction grant agreement with Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to fund the city's Downtown Regional Connector light rail line, which is due to open in 2020.
CANADIAN National (CN) announced on February 19 that it will increase investment $C 2.1bn ($US 1.89bn) in 2014 with the aim of improving safety, efficiency and service on its 32,240km network in Canada and the United States.
THE governor of Florida Mr Rick Scott announced on February 17 that the state government will provide up to $US 215m towards the construction of a new station at Orlando International Airport.
MONTREAL's Metropolitan Transportation Agency (AMT) has signed an agreement to acquire the electrified Deux-Montagnes commuter line from Canadian National (CN) for an undisclosed sum.
THE United States' Railway Supply Institute Committee on Tank Cars (RSICTC) has called on the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) to speed up the process to introduce new safety measures for tank wagons carrying crude oil and ethanol.
UNION Pacific's (UP) board of directors have approved a 2014 capital spending plan of approximately $US 3.9bn, an increase of around $US 300m from 2013.
Following a peak in construction of high-speed lines during the last few years, the global market for high-speed trains is expected to settle at a lower but stable level by 2017.
