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September 20, 2019 | North America

Wabtec to end locomotive production at Idaho plant

WABTEC confirmed this week that its MotivePower (MPI) subsidiary will cease locomotive manufacturing at its facility in Boise, Idaho.

September 17, 2019 | North America

Precision Scheduled Railroading - evolution or revolution?

North America’s Class 1 freight railways are aggressively pursuing improved operational efficiency by reconfiguring their networks, increasing speeds and improving asset utilisation. Keith Barrow looks at how the doctrine of Precision Scheduled Railroading is sweeping through the industry.

September 16, 2019 | High-speed

Texas Central awards design-build contract to Salini Impregilo

TEXAS Central Railway has awarded a contract to Salini Impregilo and its US subsidiary Lane Construction Corporation to design and construct the planned 390km high-speed line linking Houston with Dallas.

September 4, 2019 | Light Rail

Sound Transit breaks ground on light rail extension

SOUND Transit has broken ground on the 13.7km Lynwood Link extension of the light rail network centred on Seattle, which will extend existing infrastructure from Northgate to Lynwood City Centre adding four new stations.

August 30, 2019 | North America

CN to acquire Quebec - New York line from CSX

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) announced on August 29 that it has reached an agreement with CSX to acquire more than 350km of track between Valleyfield in Quebec and Woodard in the US state of New York.

August 29, 2019 | North America

Amtrak reveals next-generation Acela Express interiors

AMTRAK has released images of interior mock-ups for its new fleet of Alstom Avelia Liberty high-speed trains, which will replace the current Acela Express fleet on the Boston - New York - Washington DC Northeast Corridor (NEC) from 2021 onwards.

August 29, 2019 | North America

Federal grants to fund Amtrak Midwest improvements

THE US federal government has awarded two grants totalling nearly $US 50m to fund infrastructure and rolling stock improvements on the Amtrak Midwest network.

August 28, 2019 | North America

Patriot Rail & Ports sold to First State Investments

FIRST State Investments, Australia, has reached an agreement with SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners, United States, to acquire US short line railway operator Patriot Rail & Ports.

August 26, 2019 | North America

South Dakota to sell state-owned railways

SOUTH Dakota Department of Transportation is set to sell all of its railway infrastructure after the state’s Railroad Board decided to dispose of six lines totalling 856km.

August 23, 2019 | Fleet

North Carolina to order new coaches for Piedmont services

THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) a $US 76.8m grant to upgrade rolling stock used on Piedmont services between Raleigh and Charlotte.

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