THE City of Ottawa is to hold talks with Ottawa International Airport Authority to discuss the possibility of constructing an airport rail link for the Canadian capital.
THE first of 40 HSP46 diesel locomotives being supplied by Wabtec subsidiary MotivePower to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for use on commuter services around Boston has arrived at TTCI's test centre in Pueblo, Colorado, for testing.
MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has issued requests for proposals to replace the 44-year old trains on its Red Line and the 32-year old cars on its Orange Line at a cost of around $US 1.3bn.
JUST over a year after his hedge fund Pershing Square won its battle to oust the board of Canadian Pacific (CP) and install a new management team, billionaire investor Mr William Ackman announced on October 24 that he has sold around 5.9 million shares in the railway, roughly $US 800m of his investment.
AFTER signing the construction contract for the initial 47km Fresno – Madera section of the state's first high-speed line, California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has invited contractors to qualify to bid for the second construction phase of the Initial Operating Section (IOS) Stage 1.
TORONTO City Council has voted by a majority of four to endorse reconstructing the Scarborough light metro line as an extension of the city's heavy metro, giving a political victory to Toronto's mayor Mr Rob Ford.
KANSAS City has awarded a $US 22m contract to the US subsidiary of CAF, Spain, for four LRVs for operation on its initial 3.5km downtown streetcar line linking North Market with Union Station.
NEW York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced a 20-year plan worth $US 105.9bn to improve its public transport infrastructure and assets.
Railway Interchange 2013: LILEE Systems, United States, showed two new Positive Train Control (PTC) solutions developed in separate partnerships with Alstom and Cisco at this week's Railway Interchange exhibition in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Railway Interchange 2013: GE Transportation unveiled several new products at this week's Railway Interchange exhibition being held in Indianapolis, Indiana, including a new locomotive.