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The Metra Board of Directors today unanimously elected Romayne C. Brown, a public transit veteran who represents Cook County, to be its next chair.
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Expanding local freight rail networks and facilitating multimodal access were among the goals of several projects that have been awarded competitive federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Siemens Mobility has secured a contract in the US to maintain the North County Transit District (NCTD)’s Siemens Charger locomotive fleet.
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U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $1 billion in American infrastructure through the ‘Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development’ (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants programme, with the funding awarded to 70 projects in 44 states.
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San Diego’s North County Transit District has awarded Siemens Mobility a 20-year contract covering technical support and material management services for up to nine Charger locomotives.
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Future Rail is back for another issue packed with technology news and industry analysis. In this issue, we ask about the challenges and milestones behind Switzerland’s enormous New Rail Link network, chart the progress of the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network corridor projects, and speak to the minds behind the UK’s HydroFLEX project about the potential of hydrogen for UK railways.
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BNSF has named Kathryn M Farmer as its next President & Chief Executive Officer with effect from January 1 2021.
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As U.S. grain producers prepare for the 2020-21 crop year, one concern is that the Class I railroads won’t have enough network capacity to handle the double whammy of a bountiful harvest and higher export volumes.
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BNSF’s line through the Columbia River Gorge has just received a new bridge, located where the river meets Drano Lake at the coast of southern Washington, according to The Columbian. The original bridge was 113 years old, and was part of a predecessor line that is now BNSF.
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Privately owned Western railroad BNSF (NYSE: BRK) will have a new president and CEO in January.
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Track installation along the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail project in Toronto has reached the 66 percent completion mark, while overhead catenary system poles are 95 percent complete.
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Three aspiring young railroaders are among the recipients of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s inaugural scholarships, which are named in honor of the R&LHS members who generously made these scholarships possible.
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Several U.S. Class I railroad operations are preparing to safeguard their networks ahead of Hurricane Sally’s anticipated landfall on Tuesday.
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The board of the California High-Speed Rail Authority on September 10 approved the Final Environmental Impact Statement for an 80 km section of the planned high speed railway between Merced and Fresno, known as the ‘Central Valley Wye’.
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A new shuttle service between Montrose and Edinburgh will be introduced from today to allow customers travelling in the north east to complete their journey by rail.
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VisioStack has been awarded funding for two projects to develop automated level crossing inspection technology, as part of the Department of Transportation’s Small Business Innovation Research programme.
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Launched in early 2020, AIM’s objective is to “drive innovation by promoting forward-thinking approaches to improve financing, system design and service.” Some of the selected projects will also help alleviate COVID-19-related issues, including scheduling and real-time information to reduce crowding, according to FTA.
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Earlier this week, RT&S reported the results of an audit of Washington, D.C.’s Metro transit system conducted by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
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The following is NTSB’s preliminary report on the Union Pacific derailment that partially collapsed a bridge in Tempe, Ariz.
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FreightCar America has signed a letter of intent to acquire joint venture partner Fabricaciones y Servicios de México’s 50% stake in the new wagon manufacturing plant at Castaños in Mexico, and will consolidate all of its production there by January 2021.
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The Phase I SBIR project involves creating an autonomous system that can assess key inventory at crossings using VisioStack’s RailLinks® FFV (forward-facing video). Project objectives include determining whether crossing gates are functional, and if key signage such as warning signs and stop signs are present.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York, US, is set to carry out improvement works on D, N and R rapid transit services next month.
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On April 17, Gov. Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.18, requiring all riders and employees to wear a face covering while on public transit.
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Although BNSF’s (NYSE: BRK) rail operations haven’t encountered major disruptions from the wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, the railroad is doing its part to help fight fires.
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