New funding for US rail transit fleet replacement
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide a financing of USD 197 million for railcar replacement projects implemented by […]
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Metra secures funding for battery trains
Metra will receive a USD 169.3 million federal funding through Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) to acquire battery […]
Amtrak Airo train assembly begins
The Amtrak Airo train manufacturing is in full swing with its assembly being started, the company announced underlining that the […]
California orders additional hydrogen trains from Stadler
State of California and Stadler signed a contract on October 12, 2023, to supply the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) […]
Successful Coradia iLint demonstration in Canada
Under the demonstration event of Coradia iLint hydrogen train in Quebec, there were transported more than 10,000 passengers from mid-June to […]
Norfolk Southern begins training centre construction
Norfolk Southern Corporation has launched the construction works for East Palestine regional training centre, company’s first responder training centre that […]
US rail research centre to be established
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and awarded a USD 5 million funding […]
USD 1.4 billion funding for rail infrastructure projects in the US
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a USD 1.4 billion investment for 70 US rail infrastructure projects to be implemented […]
Amtrak secures federal funding to expand rail services
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration granted Amtrak and its partners USD 200 million from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety […]
RFP issued for Chicago Red Line extension
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has launched the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the construction of the Red Line extension […]