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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2003

Portugal to invest $14B in high-speed rail network

Construction on the new links will begin in 2006 and once completed both Lisbon and Oporto will be connected to Madrid, and from there to the rest of Europe, in under three hours.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2003

No kissing allowed on Moscow subway

Couples caught kissing on Moscow's underground rail system could be fined under new regulations being considered by city authorities.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2003

US&S receives L.A. light rail contract

US&S will provide 50 cab signal sets for new light rail vehicles operating on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority's Blue Line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2003

Amtrak board nominee backs federal support of railroad

A clear federal mandate, government oversight and a steady source of funding were essential to its long-term survival according to a nominee.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2003

Bombarder wins Las Vegas monorail extension contract

The anticipated completion date of the 2.25-mile extension, valued at $336 million, is summer 2007.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2003

Florida selects partnership for high-speed rail project

Rail proposal decried by governor and some legislators expected to be up and running by 2009.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2003

Canada unveils $692.5M rail funding package

The capital funds will be for new infrastructure improvements and additional equipment acquisition and refurbishments and will be allocated over five years.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2003

Paris conducts mock chemical attack on Metro

The exercise, which took place at midnight, involved 500 police, firefighters and rail staff.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2003

Amtrak reports record ridership for 2003

Amtrak's ridership topped the previous record of the 23.5 million passengers set in 2001 and was 2.7% better than last year's result of 23.4 million.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2003

Wabtec signs $60 million N.Y. subway contract

Wabtec will supply brakes, couplers and current collectors for New York City suway cars to be built by Alstom and Kawasaki.

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