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FRA Announces $5.3B in Rail Investments, Including $2B for Amtrak
Funding will support grade-crossing improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and new Amtrak equipment in 23 states.
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Allows vehicles up to 30 percent energy use reduction and is capable of catenary-free operation. The RNV has ordered a total of 19 light rail vehicles with the energy storage system.
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With high unemployment, significant decreases in gasoline prices, and less state and local revenue available for public transportation operations, public transit ridership declined by 3.8 percent in the first nine months of 2009.
Read More →Responsible for upgrading the automatic train control system, which includes replacing switches and signals and upgrading eight interlockings from mechanical relays to Microlok II solid state controls.
Read More →In a two-and-a-half-year, $35 million contract, INIT will provide an advanced CAD/AVL system including on-board computers, mobile data terminals and an automatic passenger counting system. The contract covers 660 fixed route vehicles, 350 paratransit and 117 light rail vehicles.
Read More →Steve Banta, who has more than 23 years in the transit industry, has worked in progressively important management roles for several public transit agencies including in his current role as Portland, Ore. TriMet's executive director of operations.
Read More →The 28 Coradia Lint regional trains were purchased for approximately $107.5 million. Trains will start commercial service in December 2011.
Read More →Company is currently working on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail extension. The firm is providing program management, design and construction management for the $400 million, 25-mile, and 13-station light rail build out.
Read More →The board also authorized the MTA to schedule public hearings regarding some of the service changes included in the budget. The budget does not include a fare increase in 2010, adhering to the schedule identified with the Legislature in the spring.
Read More →Catoe made a statement to the board of directors at the start of Metro's Customer Service, Operations and Safety Committee meeting on Thursday.
Read More →Legislation aims to bring commuter rail to South Florida, and win federal funds for a bullet train linking Tampa and Orlando
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