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July 23, 2020 | News

Valley Metro Rail approves Phoenix light rail project

PHASE II of Phoenix, Arizona’s 2.6km $US 401.3m Northwest Extension project has been approved by Valley Metro Rail (VMR), with construction expected to begin in August.

July 21, 2020 | Metros

Preferred bidder announced for Vancouver SkyTrain extension

THE provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, has selected an Acciona-Ghella joint venture as the preferred bidder for a $C 2.8bn ($US 2bn) contract to design and construct the Broadway Subway Project in downtown Vancouver.

July 20, 2020 | Rolling stock

North County Transit District orders double-deck coaches

CALIFORNIA’S North County Transit District (NCTD) has agreed a $US 43m order with Bombardier for 11 double-deck coaches for use on its Coaster commuter services between Oceanside and San Diego.

July 17, 2020 | Locomotives

NJ Transit orders eight more Bombardier locomotives

NJ Transit have announced the purchase of an additional eight four-axle ALP-45A locomotives from Bombardier for a cost of $US 70.5m, with deliveries scheduled to begin in early 2022.

July 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Alberta - Alaska railway surveying to proceed

THE Alaska-to-Alberta Railroad Development Corporation (A2A), which plans to construct a $C 13bn ($US 9.5bn) 2414km railway between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Fort McMurray, Alberta, has begun detailed surveying of the planned route through the Canadian province of Alberta.

July 13, 2020 | Fleet

Wheel crack investigation underway as Ottawa’s Confederation Line services reduced

THE Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has launched an investigation after cracks were found on four wheels on three separate Alstom Citadis Spirit LRVs used on the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) Confederation Line, which opened in September last year.

July 9, 2020 | Main line

Via Rail temporarily lays off 1000 staff

CANADIAN passenger operator Via Rail has announced it will temporarily lay off approximately 1000 unionised employees, after passenger numbers dropped by up to 95%, with this unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels in the near future.

July 9, 2020 | Freight

CN maps recovery following protests and Covid-19

Canadian National Railway (CN) was hit by blockades of its network in February swiftly followed by the coronavirus pandemic in March. But as CN’s president and CEO, Jean-Jacques Ruest, reveals to William Vantuono, editor-in-chief of Railway Age rather than wait for a revival, rail needs to play a proactive role in the economic recovery.

July 8, 2020 | Financial

“Uncertainty” over First Group’s ability to continue operating

FIRST Group has acknowledged a “material uncertainty exists” about its ability to continue trading, as plummeting passenger numbers and an inability to sell its American subsidiaries resulted in a pre-tax loss of £299.6m in its 2019-20 annual results to March 2020 published on July 8.

July 7, 2020 | Metros

Transit projects fly in the city of angels

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has issued a key update to its vision for what is arguably the United States’ most ambitious transit development programme. Kevin Smith reviews the draft 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, which includes several rail-based projects.

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