THE city that launched the US light rail revolution in 1981 will extend its Green Line on September 2 from the Old Town Transit Center to the 12th and Imperial Transit Center.
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony was held at the site of the future Roosevelt station in Seattle on August 17 to mark the start of construction on Sound Transit's Northgate Link 6.9km light rail extension from Husky Stadium to Northgate.
HOUSTON's expanding MetroRail light rail network has received a $US 188 million funding boost from the Federal Transit Administration, as part of a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the construction of two new lines.
SACRAMENTO Regional Transit District (RT) has appointed Siemens to refurbish 21 high-floor trams, which have been in storage since they were acquired from Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in 2003.
DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) celebrated the completion of the first phase of the 22.5km light rail Orange line on July 30, with the inauguration of the 7.2km section between Bachman and Irving.
ARIZONA's Maricopa Association of Governments has approved plans for the western extension of the Phoenix Valley Metro light rail line.
NORTH America's two largest shortline and regional rail operators are to merge their operations following the announcement by Genesee & Wyoming (GWI) on July 23 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire RailAmerica at a cost of around $US 1.4bn.
NIPPON Sharyo Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Nippon Sharyo USA formally launched production at its new plant in Rochelle, Illinois, on July 19 in the presence of around 500 guests, including Illinois governor Mr Pat Quinn.
AFTER several attempts to increase the volume of mail transported by rail, most of them unsuccessful, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is once more eyeing rail as means of reducing costs and improving efficiency.
IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: US transportation secretary Mr Ray LaHood gave a rousing speech this morning to the 1000 delegates attending the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail in Philadelphia.