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September 17, 2019 | North America

New York MTA publishes $US 51.5bn investment plan

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) published its proposed $US 51.5bn 2020-2024 capital investment plan on September 16, which it describes “by far the highest in the MTA’s history, increasing spending on infrastructure by 70% over current levels.”

September 17, 2019 | North America

Agreement reached to fund Los Angeles Union rail link

AN agreement was reached on September 13 by California State Transportation Agency (CalSta), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and California High-Speed Rail Authority to release $US 423m Proposition 1A funds for a project to convert Los Angeles Union into a through station.

September 17, 2019 | North America

Precision Scheduled Railroading - evolution or revolution?

North America’s Class 1 freight railways are aggressively pursuing improved operational efficiency by reconfiguring their networks, increasing speeds and improving asset utilisation. Keith Barrow looks at how the doctrine of Precision Scheduled Railroading is sweeping through the industry.

September 16, 2019 | High-speed

Texas Central awards design-build contract to Salini Impregilo

TEXAS Central Railway has awarded a contract to Salini Impregilo and its US subsidiary Lane Construction Corporation to design and construct the planned 390km high-speed line linking Houston with Dallas.

September 16, 2019 | Light Rail

Ottawa opens light rail Line 1

THE Canadian capital of Ottawa opened its second light rail line on September 14. Formerly known as the Confederation Line, the 12.5km Line 1 runs from Tunney’s Pasture east to Blair with an end-to-end journey time of around 24 minutes.

September 12, 2019 | North America

Long Island Rail Road M9 EMUs enter service

LONG Island Rail Road (LIRR) introduced its first new trains for 17 years on September 11, when the first M9 EMUs entered passenger service.

September 11, 2019 | High-speed

FRA grants regulatory approval to Texas high-speed project

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has granted a Rule of Particular Applicability (RPA) to Texas Central which will regulate systems and operations for the planned high-speed line linking Dallas and Houston.

September 4, 2019 | Light Rail

Sound Transit breaks ground on light rail extension

SOUND Transit has broken ground on the 13.7km Lynwood Link extension of the light rail network centred on Seattle, which will extend existing infrastructure from Northgate to Lynwood City Centre adding four new stations.

September 3, 2019 | Financial

Via Rail reports second quarter ridership spike

RIDERSHIP on Canadian passenger operator Via Rail’s services increased by 6.4% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018, according to results released on August 30.

August 30, 2019 | North America

CN to acquire Quebec - New York line from CSX

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) announced on August 29 that it has reached an agreement with CSX to acquire more than 350km of track between Valleyfield in Quebec and Woodard in the US state of New York.

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