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October 22, 2020 | Financial

CSX reports 14% fall in earnings in Q3

UNITED States Class 1 railway CSX has reported that net earnings for the third quarter of this year fell by 14% to $US 736m, from $US 856m in the same period in 2019, due to the continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a $US 5bn share buyback.

October 19, 2020 | Technology

Keolis Commuter Services takes Boston systems offline following ransomware attack

KEOLIS Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail network in Boston, has suffered a ransomware attack that may have leaked employee information.

October 19, 2020 | Metros

Costs continue to rise on Honolulu’s much-delayed metro project

HONOLULU Authority for Rapid Transportation (Hart) now estimates the cost of building its 32km 21-station elevated metro line at $US 9.9bn, nearly double the original estimate.

October 17, 2020 | News

Salcef purchases 90% share of Delta Railroad Construction

A subsidiary of Italian-based Salcef Group has acquired 90% of the share capital of United States-based railway construction and maintenance company Delta Railroad Construction.

October 14, 2020 | Light Rail

Maryland takes over Purple Line project after private firm walks away

THE Maryland Transit Administration is taking over day-to-day management of the 25.7km Purple Line light rail project after Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) walked off the job.

October 9, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak requests extra funding to avoid further service cutbacks and job losses

AMTRAK says it requires up to an additional $US 4.857bn from the United States government to support the company and employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19. The railway has also identified $US 5.193bn in additional need as part of an economic recovery proposal intended to support the US’ recovery from the pandemic.

October 7, 2020 | Metros

Washington Metro selects preferred bidder for new metro cars

WASHINGTON Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has selected Hitachi Rail as the preferred bidder for a contract potentially worth $US 1bn for up to 800 metro cars.

October 3, 2020 | Fleet

Phoenix orders new LRVs as extension construction begins

THE Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority in Phoenix, Arizona, has awarded Siemens a contract for 14 additional S700 LRVs, primarily for the under-construction South Central Extension/Downtown Hub.

October 1, 2020 | Technology

Wabtec and Penn State University form strategic partnership

PENN State University, United States, and Wabtec have formed a strategic partnership for research into energy management, battery technology and machine learning.

September 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

San Francisco’s Bart awards CBTC contract

SAN Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has awarded Parsons, United States, a $US 45m design contract for the implementation of CBTC signalling on the metro network, as part of its Train Control Modernisation Project (TCMP).

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