CHICAGO Transit Authority (CTA) plans to invest $US 3.5bn during 2017-2021 and proposes a balanced $US 1.52bn operating budget that will maintain current rail and bus service levels.
THE first pair of new-generation metro cars for Miami’s Metrorail network was unveiled at Hitachi Rail USA’s plant in Medley, Florida by the mayor of Miami-Dade County Mr Carlos Giménez on October 24.
CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has revised guidelines for platform lengths on the state’s high-speed network after deciding that services will be operated by single train sets formed of up to 10 cars.
DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) inaugurated the 4.1km southern extension of the light rail Blue Line from Ledbetter to the University of North Texas at Dallas on October 20.
SAN DIEGO Association of Governments (Sandag) has awarded Mid-Coast Contractors, a joint venture of Skanska, Stacy and Witbeck, and Herzog, a $US 921.8m contract to build the Mid-Coast light rail line.
THE United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded Florida commuter rail operator SunRail a $US 93.4m grant to for its 27.7km southern extension from Sand Lake Road in Orlando to Kissimmee and Poinciana in Osceola County.
CHICAGO Transit Authority (CTA) announced on September 9 that it will publish a draft environmental impact study (EIS) on October 6 for the proposed southern extension of the Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street on the city’s Far South Side.
THE extension of the Los Angeles light rail network to Montclair moved a step closer to construction on September 28, when the board of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority approved draft advanced conceptual engineering documents for the 19.8km line from Azusa.
NEW YORK state governor Mr Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans on September 27 for a $US 1.6bn project to redevelop the James A Farley post office as New York City’s future hub for Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) services, replacing cramped and inadequate facilities at the adjacent Pennsylvania station.
THE board of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has selected Talgo for a contract to refurbish up to 74 A650 cars used by Los Angeles Metro Rail.
