Rail News Home Mechanical 12/10/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Caltrain OKs option for more electric cars, adopts fare policy A rendering of the electric cars. Photo – Caltrain Caltrain’s board late last week unanimously approved the purchase of additional electric train cars to help address increasing ridership on the commuter-rail system.Using funds from the California State…
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Rail News Home Mechanical 12/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical VIA Rail orders 32 trainsets from Siemens Canada A rendering of the new trainsets. Photo – VIA Rail Canada Inc. VIA Rail Canada Inc. yesterday announced it awarded a CA$989 million contract to Siemens Canada to build 32 trainsets.The new trains will replace the railroad's fleet that…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/20/2018 Rail News: Mechanical MBTA unveils first pair of new Orange Line subway cars CRRC MA produced the first two Orange Line vehicles. Photo – MBTA Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday joined officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation and CRRC MA Corp. to mark…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/13/2018 Rail News: Mechanical NJ Transit to buy 113 cars from Bombardier The order includes the first self-propelled multilevel cars in the United States, the agency says. Photo – NJ Transit New Jersey Transit's board yesterday approved a $670 million contract with Bombardier for 113 new rail cars.The base order is…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/26/2018 Rail News: Mechanical Amtrak orders 75 new locomotives from Siemens The initial 75 Charger units will be used primarily on Amtrak's long-distance services. Photo – Amtrak Amtrak has awarded an $850 million contract to Siemens Mobility for 75 diesel locomotives as part of the railroad's plan to replace its aging…
Rail News Home Mechanical 12/27/2018 Rail News: Mechanical MBTA launches first new car on Green Line in a decade The first CAF USA vehicle for the Green Line entered service on Dec. 21. Photo – MBTA The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on Dec. 21 placed the first of 24 new Green Line vehicles into…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA allows Denver RTD to proceed with corrective plan The University of Colorado A Line operates to Denver International Airport. Photo – RTD-Denver The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) determined the Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) recently filed corrective action plan…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB reveals four Class Is were 'revenue adequate' in 2017 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced last week that the Class Is that achieved "revenue adequacy" for 2017 were BNSF Railway Co., Norfolk Southern Corp.'s combined railroad subsidiaries, Canadian Pacific's Soo…
The initial 75 Charger units will be used primarily on Amtrak's long-distance services. Photo – Amtrak Amtrak has awarded an $850 million contract to Siemens Mobility for 75 diesel locomotives as part of the railroad's plan to replace its aging national network fleet.The initial 75 Charger units will be used primarily on Amtrak's long-distance services,…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/26/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FRA provides grants for 11 PTC projects Amtrak’s first host-owned territory that was implemented with PTC involved BNSF subdivisions. Photo – Amtrak The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced late last week it awarded $46.3 million in grants for 11 positive train…