Battery shunter delivered 23 Dec 2018 ITALY: Colmar Technik has supplied a SL160E battery shunter for use at Villa Poma. The 31 tonne Colmar SL160E shunter replaces an old Atlas HDL73. It can haul up to 3 200 tonnes, has zero emissions at the point of use, is quiet in operation and has lower operating…
Posts published in December 2018
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Sound Transit advances two light-rail extensions A rendering of a Lynnwood Link station. Photo – Sound Transit The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has executed a $1.17 billion full funding grant agreement (FFGA) for Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link light-rail extension, the agency…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB seeks comments on Palmetto Railways' proposed Camp Hall line The short line has proposed constructing a 23-mile line in Berkley County, South Carolina. Photo – Palmetto Railways The Surface Transportation Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) is soliciting public input…
Non-PVC wrap for Welsh DMUs 21 Dec 2018 LIVERY: Two Class 175 and two Class 143 diesel multiple-units operated by KeolisAmey on the Wales & Borders franchise have become the first trainsets to be wrapped with non-PVC Envision Print Wrap LX480mC wrap supplied by 3M and Aura Graphics. 3M Scotchgard 8993 glossy overlaminate and anti-graffiti…
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 the completion of the first pair of subway vehicles for MBTA's Orange Line.CRRC MA is producing 404 subway…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/19/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation FTA awards $16.6 million in TOD grants The Maryland Department of Transportation obtained a $2 million grant for transit-oriented development along the Purple Line. Photo – The Purple Line's website The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced yesterday it has awarded $16.6…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/19/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Denver's RTD sends corrective action plan to FRA The University of Colorado A Line operates to Denver International Airport. Photo – RTD-Denver The Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) has submitted a corrective action plan to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)…
Dresden to house national rail research centre 16 Dec 2018 GERMANY: Federal funding of €5m has been allocated in the 2019 budget to establish a national railway research centre in Dresden. The centre’s work will focus on researching and developing new types of traction drive technology and other areas of railway engineering.Economics Minister for the…
(Adds quote, train details) MEXICO CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his Maya Train project in southern Mexico will begin construction on Sunday on a stretch of existing rail in Chiapas state. The dual tourist and freight rail project is planned to cover some 1,525 km…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 12/13/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Rail associations keep fingers crossed for short-line tax credit renewal By Julie Sneider, senior associate editor As Congress winds down its current session before year's end, some rail associations are recommending members contact their lawmakers to support legislation that would make…