USA: New regulation for safety in rail transport
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a proposed rule to increase oversight responsibilities of State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) by…...
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BART receives federal grants for trackside workers protection project
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the transit system BART (San Francisco) a $5 million (4,41 million euros) grant to […]
BNSF plans USD 153 million rail investments in Missouri
USD 153 million will be directed by BNSF Railway Company to rail capacity improvement projects and maintenance in Missouri. BNSF’s […]
North Carolina: Durham city authorities want to implement a USD 1.8 billion LRT project
The planned 17.1-mile (27.5 km) light rail line would connect the City of Durham and the Town of Chapel Hill…...
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BNSF to invest USD 120 million in Wisconsin
BNSF Railway Company announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations in Wisconsin will be an estimated USD 120…...
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Minnesota wants rail line to connect northwestern Twin Cities
U.S. Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, asked federal authorities to include Minnesota and city leaders as they investigate a plan…...
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Canada: AMT to tender commuter transport services
Montreal Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT) will not renew the contract with Canadian Pacifique (CP) and Canadian National (CN) on the […]
Toronto: Metrolinx to launch tender to build a new line
Metrolinx has issued a construction tender to build a second track on a five-kilometre section of GO Transit’s Stouffville corridor…...
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BNSF to invest USD 223 miliion in Texas this year
BNSF announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations in Texas will be an estimated USD 223 million for…...
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Texas Central Railway narrows its focus to a single High-Speed Rail Corridor
Texas Central High-Speed Railway (TCR) informed the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that it recommends narrowing the consideration of potential high-speed […]