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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2008

U.C. San Diego receives rail technology grant

Money to fund refining hardware and software for new technology that uses laser ultrasonic probes to detect certain internal rail defects.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2008

Washington Metro to pilot emergency management program

The Transit Emergency Management program to be used as a model by transit systems nationwide.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2008

States to share $5.6M to upgrade grade crossing

Five federally-designated high-speed rail corridors in California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin will share $5,640,174 in federal grant funding to make safety improvements at approximately 25 highway-rail grade crossings.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2008

Bombardier wins Spanish high-speed rail contract

Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with Talgo, has been awarded a 14-year contract with RENFE, the Spanish National Rail Operator for the maintenance of 45 AVE S-130 high speed trains.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Amtrak promotes service re-launch

Amtrak has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts, in support of its Northeast Corridor Regional service re-launch, now known as the Northeast Regional service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Alstom wins Rome high-speed contract

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), Italy’s first private passenger railway company operating on the high-speed network, has signed a $9.7 million contract with Alstom for supply of a fleet of 25 AGV trains, with an option for an additional 10 trains.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2008

METRO Briefs

Anti-rail petition misses election ballot. Miami debuts transit enhancements.Light rail arrives in Phoenix.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2008

Wabtec wins $52 million U.K. rail contract

Wabtec Rail, the U.K.-based unit of Wabtec Corporation, signed a $52 million, three-year contract to refurbish 308 electric transit cars for HSBC Rail, a leading lessor of rail equipment in the U.K.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2008

N.J. Transit purchases dual-powered locomotives

Board of directors has approved the purchase of 26 dual-powered locomotives to replace its diesel fleet.

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