Canada funds 136 rail safety projects
The Canadian government will fund 136 projects under the Infrastructure, Technology and Research programme, which is part of the Rail […]
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PTC implementation completed on Virginia Railway Express’ trains
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) announced that the Positive train control (PTC) is fully operational on all its 32 trains running […]
PTC deployment achieved a milestone in the last two years
The U.S. Department of Transport has recently announced that PTC implementation reached a significant progress in the last two years, […]
LA Metro opens Crenshaw/LAX Line LRV depot
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has opened the Southwestern Yard, where light rail cars to be used on […]
Amtrak selects Baltimore Penn station contractor
Amtrak concluded the Master Development Agreement with Penn Station Partners to redevelop and expand the Baltimore Penn station. Amtrak will […]
Chicago completed Belmont Blue Gateway project
The president of Chicago Transit Authority, Dorval R. Carter, Jr, cut the ribbon on the Belmont Blue Gateway project, marking […]
Chicago’s entire rail system is equipped with HD cameras
Chicago Transit Authority has completed the installation of 1,000 high-definition (HD) surveillance cameras throughout the Red and Blue line metro […]
Stadler US to launch its new facility in Salt Lake City
Stadler US has officially transferred all operations to the new state-of-art production facility near Salt Lake City International Airport, after […]
REM train design revealed
The design of Montréal Réseau express métropolitain (REM) train was revealed by the Alstom-led consortium, Groupe des partenaires pour la […]
Partnership agreed to develop smart bogies
SKF and U.S.-based Advanced Truck Systems (ATS) have agreed to collaborate in equipping the new 2-piece bogie system from ATS […]