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July 1, 2020 | North America

US FTA approves $US 767m funding for New Jersey bridge

The US Federal Transit Authority (FTA) has approved $US 767m in funding for New Jersey Transit’s (NJT) long-planned Portal North Bridge replacement project.

June 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail

New Jersey Transit unveils 10-year development strategy

NEW Jersey Transit (NJT) has unveiled new plans for future development of the authority’s transit network.

June 4, 2020 | Freight

CP completes Central Maine & Quebec Railway acquisition

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has completed the acquisition of the US portion of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ), finalising CP’s purchase of the entire CMQ network. CP purchased the 381 route-km Central Maine & Quebec Railway Canada network in Quebec in December 2019.

June 3, 2020 | Freight

NS restructures following CSO Scheib’s departure

NORFOLK Southern’s chief strategy officer, Mr John Scheib, left the US Class 1 railway on June 1, prompting several “organisational enhancements” at the railway.

May 29, 2020 | Financial

Los Angeles releases updated draft of long-term transport plan

THE Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board of directors has authorised the release of an updated draft of its 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP 2020), a $US 400bn, 30-year transport blueprint for the region.

May 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

12 US projects secure $US 300m FRA state of good repair grants

THE US Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced the recipients of more than $US 302m in grant funds under the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program.

May 28, 2020 | Fleet

US operators order Bombardier double-deck coaches

BOMBARDIER has secured a contract worth $US 108m to supply 28 double-deck coaches for two US west coast transit operators.

May 13, 2020 | North America

OneRail asks US Congress for more Covid-19 support

THE US OneRail Coalition has written to Congress urging additional coronavirus emergency support for passenger operators and protection for rail workers.

May 13, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners

THE Thirteenth Court of Appeals of the US state of Texas ruled on May 7 that Texas Central is a railroad company and interurban electric railway, effectively ending a four-year court battle waged by landowners opposed to construction of the proposed route in Leon County.

April 30, 2020 | Financial

Precision Scheduled Railroading allows NS to cut locomotive fleet

US Class 1 railway Norfolk Southern (NS) says the successful introduction of Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) is allowing it to dispose of 703 excess locomotives.

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