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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2005

Eurostar carries record 7.2 million passengers in 2004

A busy Christmas season, in which 250,000 people used the service, helped boost the year's total.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2005

Bombardier wins $477 million French Railways order

The order for 100 high-capacity trains will be delivered between December 2007 and February 2009.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2004

Las Vegas Monorail reopens after 3.5 months

The monorail, which lost more than $9 million in fare revenue during its closure, carried 45,000 passengers on Christmas day.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2004

WMATA fires rail operator after mishap

Twenty passengers suffered minor injuries in the Nov. 3 accident.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2004

Siemens awarded Calgary light rail vehicle contract

The light rail cars feature a new alternate-current propulsion design that increases power for faster acceleration and deceleration.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2004

Work begins on new rail standards

IEEE targets monitoring, diagnostic and communication systems in rail vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2004

Hiawatha ridership gets boost from airport, mall extension

Ridership increased by approximately 45,000 after the line extended train service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2004

N.Y. transit union protests computerized subway control

New York City Transit's plans to automate train control would eliminate the jobs of many conductors.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2004

Bombardier awarded Madrid Metro signaling orders

The contract, valued at $135 million, includes the supply of a communication-based automatic train control system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2004

Report: Congress must fix Amtrak

In the past 10 years, Amtrak has lost more than $500 million annually. Further losses are projected.

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