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December 17, 2020 | Signalling

NYCT certifies Mitsubishi as CBTC supplier

NEW York City Transit (NYCT) has officially qualified Mitsubishi Electric, Japan, as a CBTC supplier after successfully testing and verifying the interoperability of the company’s solution with NYCT’s existing CBTC systems.

December 5, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief – Tech: Onboard 5G trials show promise; ÖBB’s first digital interlocking; Trainfo introduces level crossing safety app

Sweden: Icomera, the Gothenburg-based subsidiary of Engie Solutions, has conducted a successful trial of its X5 four-radio modem 5G-enabled router on an X2000 train on the Stockholm - Gothenburg line.

December 2, 2020 | Track

San Diego’s MTS awards light rail track maintenance contract

SAN Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has awarded a five-year track maintenance contract to Advanced Rail Management (ARM) for the San Diego Trolley (SDTI) light rail network.

December 1, 2020 | North America

CSX to acquire Pan Am Railways

UNITED States Class 1 railway CSX announced on November 30 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the New England-based 2897km Class 2 Pan Am Railways.

November 30, 2020 | North America

Maryland reaches resolution for Purple Line project

MARYLAND’s Department of Transportation (MDOT) has reached a $US 250m settlement with three companies contracted to build the state’s 25.7km Bethesda - New Carrollton Purple Line light rail project.

November 26, 2020 | North America

Mayan Train momentum builds

Mexico’s Mayan Train project has taken some significant strides forward in recent months. As construction gets underway, Kevin Smith speaks with the developer, the Mexican government’s National Institute for Tourism Promotion (Fonatur), about how the project is progressing.

November 24, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak reports $US 800m loss in 2020

AMTRAK reported an operating loss of $US 801.1m in preliminary results for fiscal year 2020, which ran from October 2019 to September 2020. Operating revenues were $US 2.3bn, a decrease of 31.9% year-on-year. The passenger railway also reported advancing $US 1.9bn in infrastructure and fleet work.

November 23, 2020 | Rolling stock

Innovative plug helps keep trains running

ThermOmegaTech’s Guru Plug automatic thermostatic drain valve is widely used in North American locomotives to continuously monitor coolant temperature to prevent damage from freezing. The plug has now been tested successfully at the very low temperatures encountered by Nordic railways.

November 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

$US 160.8m in federal grants for Amtrak upgrade projects

THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded three grants worth $US 160.8m to upgrade sections used by Amtrak passenger services.

November 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Talks continue for new Miami-Dade Brightline commuter service

FLORIDA’s Miami-Dade County board of county commissioners has agreed to continue talks with Brightline over a new commuter rail service along the Brightline/Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) corridor.

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