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June 3, 2026 | North America

New York awards $US 1.02bn contract for Second Avenue Subway project

Metropolitan Transportation Authority selects Skanska-Traylor-Walsh joint venture for Phase 2 contract.

April 29, 2026 | Metros

MTA awards New York CBTC contract

Deal with Siemens Mobility and LK Comstock is worth around $US 390m.

March 7, 2023 | Signalling

MTA awards Crosstown Line CBTC contract to Thales and TCE

Contract has a value of $US 368m.

February 13, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Fleet

Valencia signs LRV contract, more Siemens Vectrons for Czech Railways, open gangway metro trains for New York, and a tender for up to 67 new coaches in Austria.

December 29, 2022 | Metros

New York Subway traffic tops one billion in 2022

New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Subway surpasses one billion riders for first time since pandemic.

December 20, 2022 | Financial

Grants totalling $US 686m to make US metro stations more accessible

Programme is being funded under Biden Infrastructure Law.

July 27, 2020 | Fleet

MTA orders 25 hybrid locomotives from Wabtec

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has awarded a $US 233m contract to Wabtec for 25 MotivePower R255 hybrid battery-diesel locomotives for use on NYC Transit (NYCT) work trains, with an option for up to 45 additional units.

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