Amtrak, Memphis restore 'New Orleans' train service
An underground problem on city property just south of the station resulted in detours by the train and the closure of the station's parking lot from April 23, 2008 until last week.
An underground problem on city property just south of the station resulted in detours by the train and the closure of the station's parking lot from April 23, 2008 until last week.
EMP has received production orders for its advanced "miniHybrid" thermal system from municipal transit authorities in Portland, Ore.; Atlanta and Boston.
The law requires the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to solicit high-speed rail proposals for 11 corridors across the country.
Rail mounted work cars will assist in the installations of train signal cables.
The final rule requires that ECP brake systems fully comply with existing industry standards and certain railroad operating rules and training programs be modified to ensure workers have the knowledge and skills required to properly utilize the systems.
Nearly one in three Americans (32 percent) said their biggest motivator to choose public transportation over driving would be high gas prices.
The car body production and the final assembly, together with project management, engineering and testing, will be completed in Gorlitz, Germany.
Customers who register online for both services will receive a single card that can be used to ride the CTA and unlock their reserved I-GO vehicle.
Westcode says its hermetic scroll compressor design is the first in the rail industry to utilize 410A Refrigerant.
If a Goldsboro to Greensboro commuter plan were implemented on the NCRR corridor, trains would make 29 stops in seven counties with a total population of more than 2 million, with 18 colleges and universities within two miles of the rail lines.
Warren George, international president, Amalgamated Transit Union, and Bruce Hamilton, deputy executive director of The Sierra Club were also featured speakers at the general session held Tuesday.
The new ECO4 products include a driver assistance system, a simulation tool and a regenerative braking system for light rail vehicles.
Lewisville, Texas-based Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) has selected the North Texas Rail Group (NTRG), a team led by the joint venture of Herzog Contracting Corp. and Archer Western Contractors, a member of the Walsh Group of companies, to provide pre-construction and construction services for the A-train, its rail stations and adjacent bicycle and pedestrian trail.
The contract has an order value of about $208.5 million (USD) in total, with the first trains going into commercial service in late 2010.
The agreement includes the addition of five commuter trains, while leaving open the possibility of additional trains as rail capacity is created. It will also create the ability of area companies to ship or receive products on double-stack rail cars.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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