MTA New York launches RFP for new metro cars
MTA New York City Transit announced its plans to purchase 949 new metro cars with an open-gangway configuration with a […]
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Renfe signed USD 6 billion contract for Texas HSR
Renfe Operadora and Texas Central have signed the USD 6 billion contract under which the Spanish company will operate the […]
The first Acela trainset enters tests
The first of the 28 Alstom’s Acela trainsets for Amtrak has begun dynamic tests at Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, […]
Panama Metro Line 2 extension approved
The Cabinet of Panama has approved the construction of a 2 km extension of Panama Metro Line 2, connecting the […]
Chicago awards Red Line extension consultancy contract
Chicago Transit Authority has approved the USD 38.3 million contract with T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes to provide planning […]
Three consortia to bid for Penn station project
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has selected three qualified consortia to submit proposals to design and build the Metro-North […]
MTA announces projects’ schedule for 2020-2021
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will launch construction works for several ongoing projects part of the previous capital plans, […]
PTC is operational on 98% of US Class 1 railways
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), at the end of 2019, the Positive Train Control (PTC) was in […]
USD 1.4 billion for LRT extension in Seattle
Sound Transit, the transport authority of Central Puget Sound Regional, in Seattle metropolitan area, secured USD 1.4 billion funding for […]
Pilot project completed to modernise MTA signalling system
MTA New York City Transit has successfully demonstrated a new Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based train positioning system to modernise the agency’s signalling […]