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January 5, 2021 | Fleet

Bart suspends delivery of new metro cars

SAN Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has announced that it will temporarily halt delivery of its new Fleet of the Future (FOTF) metro cars from January 8 to allow the manufacturer, Bombardier, the time to address two reliability issues.

January 1, 2021 | Infrastructure

New York completes Moynihan Train Hall serving Penn station

NEW York City’s Moynihan Train Hall opened for Amtrak and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) services using Penn station on January 1.

December 30, 2020 | Freight

US completes PTC rollout ahead of deadline

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced on December 29 that Positive Train Control (PTC) is now in operation on all 92,575 required freight and passenger railway route-km, ahead of the federal deadline of December 31.

December 29, 2020 | North America

Maintenance contract awarded for Toronto light rail project

MOSAIC Transit Partners Maintenance (MTM) has awarded a 30-year contract for maintenance of the LRV fleet, catenary and trackside infrastructure on the Toronto’s Finch West (Line 6) light rail line project to Bombardier Transportation.

December 23, 2020 | North America

Canadian Pacific completes acquisition of Detroit River Rail Tunnel

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has purchased the remaining 83.5% share of the 2.6km Detroit River Rail Tunnel, worth approximately $US 312m, from former partner Omers Infrastructure.

December 22, 2020 | Financial

US pandemic relief package includes $US 15bn for transit

THE United States congress has approved a near $US 900bn pandemic relief package, which includes $US 14bn for transit and $US 1bn for Amtrak.

December 21, 2020 | Technology

Canadian Pacific to develop hydrogen freight locomotive

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has announced plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul freight locomotive.

December 21, 2020 | North America

TransLink orders additional trains for Vancouver SkyTrain

TRANSLINK, which operates Vancouver’s Skytrain metro system, has awarded a $C 721m ($US 565m) contract to Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 41 five-car trains for the network.

December 18, 2020 | Policy

Canada publishes hydrogen strategy

THE Canadian government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada on December 16, which aims to support plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and “cement Canada’s position as a global, industrial leader of clean renewable fuels” as part of its post-Covid economic recovery.

December 18, 2020 | Metros

CDPQ Infra announces Montreal REM East network

CDPQ Infra, together with the government of Québec and the City of Montreal, have announced a new $C 10bn ($US 7.8bn) automated Metropolitan Electric Network (REM) light metro network to better connect locations in the east of the city.

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