RATP Dev subsidiary RDMT has been awarded a contract to operate the Tucson's first streetcar line for three years with options to extend the agreement by up to eight years.

AMTRAK is set to issue a request for information in early 2013 to replace its existing 20 Acela Express high-speed trains and procure additional rolling stock to meet the growing demand for its services on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC, New York and Boston.

CANADIAN Pacific Railway announced on December 4 that it will invite expressions of interest this month from 'prospective partners' for the western section of the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E) railway, which the Class 1 acquired in 2008.

DALLAS Area Rapid Transit celebrated the opening of two new light rail extensions on December 3, taking the total length of the USA's largest LRT network to 137km.

SAN FRANCISCO Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has launched a review of system operations with a view towards introducing limited-stop services as well as the splitting and joining of trains on certain routes.

FOLLOWING delays caused by a legal dispute, Miami-Dade County Commission has agreed to award a $US 313m contract for 136 metro vehicles to AnsaldoBreda.

LAWYERS for the United States subsidiary of Talgo, Spain, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the rail equipment manufacturer against the state of Wisconsin based on the state's decision to terminate its contract to build passenger trains to be used by the state for Amtrak's Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago.

AS Americans head to the polls to vote for either President Barack Obama or his Republican challenger Mr Mitt Romney in today's presidential election, voters will also be asked in 12 states whether they approve resolutions and tax increases that could provide up to $US 100bn in direct funding for 19 transit projects.

MORE trains are now running on the New York rail network following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy earlier this week. But it will be several weeks before all the repairs will be completed.

HURRICANE Sandy, the worst storm of its type to hit the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area in generations, has had a devastating impact on the rail network.