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November 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail

MBTA commits to major commuter rail upgrades

THE Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board unanimously passed five resolutions on November 4, launching a process to upgrade Boston’s 610km commuter rail network to something more akin to an electrified metro, with a price tag of up to $US 28.9bn.

November 4, 2019 | Freight

Union Pacific: on the rail road to ATO

Enhanced energy management systems, smart end-of-train devices, and moving block signalling are all under development at United States Class 1 railway Union Pacific as it embarks on a journey to autonomous operation. With the threat from automated trucking ever more apparent, UP presented its current work and thinking at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis. Kevin Smith was in the audience.

October 31, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens sends Caltrans/Illinois coach to Canada for testing

THE third vehicle in a batch of 137 single-deck coaches which Sumitomo and Siemens are building for California and Illinois has arrived in Canada for cold-weather testing at the National Research Council.

October 31, 2019 | Financial

Progress Rail announced as buyer of Vossloh’s Cleveland Track Material

PROGRESS Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Vossloh North America’s Cleveland Track Material (CTM) subsidiary.

October 23, 2019 | Light Rail

Mobilinx consortium awarded $US 4.6bn Hurontario LRT contract

INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded the Mobilinx consortium a $US 4.6bn, 30-year contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 18km Hurontario light rail project in Ontario.

October 18, 2019 | High-speed

Construction of Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line to start next year

CONSTRUCTION on Virgin Trains USA’s Southern California - Las Vegas high-speed line could begin in the middle of next year, with operation due to begin at the end of 2023.

October 15, 2019 | Freight

Genesee & Wyoming announces closure of Huron Central Railway

GENESEE & Wyoming Canada (GWC) has announced that it will cease operation on the Huron Central Railway in early 2020 after failing to secure sufficient capital investment from government to keep the 278km line in northern Ontario open.

October 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

Metra unveils 2020 operating budget, along with capital improvements

CHICAGO commuter rail operator Metra has unveiled a proposed $US 827.4m operating budget for 2020 which will minimise the increase in expenses and not require a fare increase. The operator also outlined $US 480.5m in proposed capital spending, including major investments in locomotives and coaches, stations, bridges and yards.

October 10, 2019 | Infrastructure

Train speeds could be increased on New York Subway according preliminary report

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) published preliminary findings from its Train Speed and Safety Task Force on October 8 which show that line speeds on some sections of the New York Subway could be increased by as much as 50%.

October 3, 2019 | Infrastructure

Chicago breaks ground on Red and Purple line modernisation project

A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Chicago on October 2 by the city’s mayor Ms Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) president Mr Dorval Carter Jr for phase one of the Red and Purple Modernisation (RPM) project.

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