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August 9, 2019 | Infrastructure

Port of Long Beach selects design contractor for major rail upgrade

THE Port of Long Beach, the largest intermodal import gateway in the United States, has selected HDR to perform final design of a $US 870m project to streamline rail operations and reduce bottlenecks at the facility.

August 9, 2019 | North America

CN and CSX announce joint intermodal service

NORTH American Class 1 railways, Canadian National (CN) and CSX, have announced a new intermodal service between CN’s greater Montreal & Southern Ontario region and the CSX-served ports of Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and the New York City metropolitan area.

August 8, 2019 | Light Rail

London Trackwork awarded Finch West LRT contract

MOSAIC Transit Group has awarded London Trackwork, Canada, a contract to supply trackwork and switch machines for the Finch West LRT project in Toronto, Canada. The contract will take between one-and-a-half and two years to complete.

August 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

PTC installation 90% complete in United States

SPEAKING at a hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Federal Railroad Administration chief, Mr Ronald Batory, said Positive Train Control (PTC) has been installed on 90% of required track.

August 5, 2019 | North America

Virgin Trains seeks $US 3.6bn bonds for California - Las Vegas line

PRIVATELY-funded inter-city passenger operator Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, is seeking approval from the states of California and Nevada to raise as much as $US 3.6bn in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed line linking southern California with Las Vegas.

August 1, 2019 | Technology

Veovo selected for New York Subway passenger flow pilot

TRANSIT Tech Lab, a start-up accelerator programme run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC), has selected passenger flow and capacity management company Veovo to carry out a one year pilot project to address crowded platforms on the New York Subway.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Portland and San Diego order additional Siemens LRVs

SIEMENS has been awarded two contracts to supply S700 LRVs for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and Portland regional transit operator TriMet.

July 29, 2019 | Financial

Greenbrier completes ARI manufacturing business acquisition

GREENBRIER completed its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries (ARI) from ITE Management on July 26, largely along the terms of the $US 430m agreement announced in April.

July 26, 2019 | North America

Amtrak to launch non-stop New York - Washington Acela services

AMTRAK has announced plans to launch non-stop New York - Washington DC Acela services, which from September 23 will reduce the fastest journey time between Manhattan and the US capital to 2h 35min.

July 24, 2019 | North America

New York and New Jersey governors sign Gateway Program legislation

THE governor of New York State, Mr Andrew Cuomo, and New Jersey governor, Mr Phil Murphy, signed joint legislation on July 22 establishing the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) as a bi-state entity to develop the new Hudson Tunnel project.

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