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December 2, 2020 | Track

San Diego’s MTS awards light rail track maintenance contract

SAN Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has awarded a five-year track maintenance contract to Advanced Rail Management (ARM) for the San Diego Trolley (SDTI) light rail network.

December 1, 2020 | North America

CSX to acquire Pan Am Railways

UNITED States Class 1 railway CSX announced on November 30 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the New England-based 2897km Class 2 Pan Am Railways.

November 30, 2020 | North America

Maryland reaches resolution for Purple Line project

MARYLAND’s Department of Transportation (MDOT) has reached a $US 250m settlement with three companies contracted to build the state’s 25.7km Bethesda - New Carrollton Purple Line light rail project.

November 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

$US 160.8m in federal grants for Amtrak upgrade projects

THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded three grants worth $US 160.8m to upgrade sections used by Amtrak passenger services.

November 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Talks continue for new Miami-Dade Brightline commuter service

FLORIDA’s Miami-Dade County board of county commissioners has agreed to continue talks with Brightline over a new commuter rail service along the Brightline/Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) corridor.

November 17, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief - Technology: Shenzhen Metro tests smart windows; Bombardier's predictive maintenance service for signalling; Rumo start-up programme winners revealed

China: Shenzhen Metro, in collaboration with Wabtec and CRRC Nanjing Puzhen, will install and test six Wabtec Smart Windows in one of its six-car Type A trains which operate on metro Line 6.

November 12, 2020 | Metros

Chicago Transit Authority faces $US 375m operating deficit in 2021

THE Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has revealed its faces a $US 375m operating budget deficit in 2021 in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

November 11, 2020 | High-speed

Five-point plan aims to accelerate US high-speed development

FOLLOWING the election of long-time passenger rail advocate, Mr Joe Biden, as president elect of the United States, the United States High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) has published a five-point plan to encourage the development of high-speed networks across the country.

November 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Bogestra extension opens; Adelaide’s Tonsley Line extension to open in December; bidders come forward for Chennai Line 4.

Germany: The 2.6km €59.3m extension of the Bogestra network between Bochum-Langendreer Markt and Papenholz, Witten, opened on November 1.

November 5, 2020 | North America

Mixed results for US election transit initiatives

THERE were mixed results for transit funding measures included on election ballots in states and cities across the United States on November 3.

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