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September 16, 2021 | Commuter Rail

IRJ In-Brief – Fleet: Testing starts of Newag EMUs for Warsaw; ETR1000 reaches Spain for testing; Medway Italy orders new electric locomotives

Four more Siemens EuroSprinter electric locomotives for ČD.

July 13, 2020 | Fleet

Wheel crack investigation underway as Ottawa’s Confederation Line services reduced

THE Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has launched an investigation after cracks were found on four wheels on three separate Alstom Citadis Spirit LRVs used on the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) Confederation Line, which opened in September last year.

May 27, 2020 | Podcasts

Tweeting With a Transit Mapper

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with transit mapper and author Christof Spieler on transit systems in the US, Ottawa’s efficient passenger rail line, transit life after COVID-19, and more.

September 16, 2019 | Light Rail

Ottawa opens light rail Line 1

THE Canadian capital of Ottawa opened its second light rail line on September 14. Formerly known as the Confederation Line, the 12.5km Line 1 runs from Tunney’s Pasture east to Blair with an end-to-end journey time of around 24 minutes.

June 18, 2019 | Light Rail

Thales to supply CBTC for Ottawa LRT stage 2 project

EAST-West Connectors has awarded Thales a contract to provide the SelTrac CBTC system for the City of Ottawa’s stage 2 O-Train Confederation Line extension project.

April 23, 2019 | Fleet

Stadler awarded Ottawa DMU contract

THE City of Ottawa and SNC Lavalin have awarded Stadler a contract worth $C 106m ($US 79.3m) to supply seven DMUs for use on the Trillium Line extension.

February 28, 2019 | North America

Preferred bidders chosen for Ottawa light rail Stage 2

THE City of Ottawa has selected two consortia as preferred bidders for the Stage 2 expansion of the light rail network in the Canadian capital.

July 18, 2017 | Commuter Rail

Private investors plan Ottawa commuter rail

PLANS for privately-financed 400km commuter rail network centred on Ottawa and Gatineau took a step forward on July 1, when the Moose Consortium of eight local companies exchanged letters of intent with a consortium of LeMine Investment Group and Consortia N.A. (LeMine-Consortia N.A.) to assess the business and technical potential of the project.