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June 17, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Keolis secures four year extension to Boston commuter contract

THE Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) has approved a four-year extension to the commuter rail operating contract with Keolis Commuter Services, until June 30 2026.

June 15, 2020 | News

Bart launches $US 2.3bn Silicon Valley Berryessa extension

THE San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) network has been extended to San José, with the opening of the $US 2.3bn 16km Phase 1 extension from Warm Springs/South Fermont to the Milpitas and Berryessa transit centres on June 12.

June 11, 2020 | High-speed

California Assembly to review high-speed project before releasing $US 4.2bn funding

A majority of the California Assembly has directed the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to defer the awarding of major contracts for the Merced - Bakersfield high-speed line later this year, as the assembly looks to review the project before releasing $US 4.2bn in funding.

June 9, 2020 | High-speed

CHSRA launches environmental approval process for Burbank - Los Angeles HS section

CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released the project-level draft environmental document for the 22.5km Burbank - Los Angeles section of the California high-speed project.

May 7, 2020 | Light Rail

Contractor pulls out of Maryland's Purple Line light rail PPP project

PURPLE Line Transit Constructors (PLTC), the design-build team implementing the 25.7km Purple Line light rail project in Maryland, United States, has announced that it will walk away from the project. The consortium cites continuing delays, which were out of its control, for compromising successful delivery of the $US 2bn construction scheme.

April 28, 2020 | High-speed

First environmental draft for northern California high-speed project released

CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released the first project-level draft environmental document for the 144km Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara - Carlucci Road, Merced County section of the 230km San Jose - Merced phase of the California high-speed line.

April 23, 2020 | Fleet

Sacramento purchases locally-made Siemens LRVs

SACRAMENTO Regional Transit District (SacRT) has awarded a contract to Siemens for 20 low-floor LRVs, the first new vehicles it has bought in around 20 years.

March 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

Texas Central says coronavirus could impact high-speed project delivery

TEXAS Central, the company developing a 390km, 320km/h high-speed line from Dallas to Houston, says it is likely that the coronavirus pandemic will impact delivery of the project because of the number of international partners involved.

March 12, 2020 | Light Rail

Austin outlines $US 9.6bn transit plan, including new LRT lines

CAPITAL Metro, Austin, has released plans for a high-capacity transit network, Project Connect, which includes a two-line light rail network through the centre of the Texas city with a connection to the airport, new bus rapid transit (BRT) links and a tunnel under the city centre.

March 9, 2020 | Track

Norfolk Southern debuts locomotive-mounted autonomous track inspection system

UNITED States class 1 railway Norfolk Southern (NS) has developed and deployed a locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry measurement system, which the railways says will enhance safety and operating efficiencies.

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