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July 23, 2019 | Financial

SNC Lavalin exits turnkey project market

CANADIAN engineering company SNC-Lavalin Group announced on July 22 that it is exiting lump-sum turnkey contracting and will reorganise its Resources (Oil & Gas and Mining & Metallurgy) and Infrastructure Construction segments into a separate business line following their continued poor performance.

July 23, 2019 | Financial

Caltrain releases draft 20-year business plan

CALTRAIN has released its draft Business Plan 2040 Service Vision, which outlines the Californian commuter rail operator’s plans for the next two decades.

July 23, 2019 | Locomotives

Genesee & Wyoming low-emissions locomotive tests completed

UNITED States regional and short line railway operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has completed trials with two new United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives, which have now entered service with its subsidiary California Northern Railroad Company (CFNR).

July 22, 2019 | High-speed

California issues RFQ for high-speed rail systems contract

CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released a request for qualification (RFQ) on July 17 for a $US 1.6bn design-build-maintain contract to equip the 191km Merced - Bakersfield Central Valley section of the state’s high-speed rail project.

July 16, 2019 | High-speed

Pacific Northwest high-speed study completed

A high-speed line linking Vancouver with Seattle and Portland, Oregon, would attract up to 3.1 million passengers in its first year of operation, according to a business case analysis published on July 15.

July 5, 2019 | High-speed

Northern California preferred HS route options revealed

CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released its staff recommendations for the State’s preferred alternatives for two sections of the high-speed line in Northern California.

July 4, 2019 | Metros

Trudeau confirms federal funding for Montreal Blue Line extension

CANADA’s prime minister, Mr Justin Trudeau, announced on July 4 that the federal government will contribute $C 1.3bn ($US1bn) towards the extension of the Montreal metro Blue Line from Saint-Michel to Anjou.

July 4, 2019 | North America

Massachusetts breaks ground on South Coast Rail

MASSACHUSETTS state governor Mr Charlie Baker and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager, Mr Steve Poftak, joined local municipal leaders, elected officials and local stakeholders to officially launch construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail project on July 2.

July 3, 2019 | Freight

Alberta looks to dump multi-billion-dollar oil trains

OIL trains funded by the Canadian province of Alberta were supposed to start transporting Alberta’s glut of bitumen to foreign markets on July 1 under a $US 2.8bn contract committing provincial taxpayers to leasing 4400 tank wagons and guaranteed payments to Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP).

July 1, 2019 | Financial

Genesee & Wyoming to go private in $US 8.4bn transaction

GENESEE & Wyoming (G&W) is set to become a privately-held company under a $US 8.4bn transaction announced on July 1.

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