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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2003

New Orleans streetcar project receives $21.6 million

The project includes constructing over five miles of track and designing the new streetcars, which will closely resemble the historic cars that ran on Canal Street until 1964.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2003

Amtrak to overhaul Acela Express

The rail service will make significant changes to its Acela Express service later this month in an effort to boost reliability and attract more high-paying business travelers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2003

Eurostar reduces London to Paris travel time

Forty-six miles of new tracks allow Eurostar to achieve the same top operating speed of 186 mph as it does on high-speed tracks in Belgium.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2003

Largest Amtrak union won't join work stoppage

The Transportation Communications Union said the one-day work stoppage was counter-productive to its stated purpose of prodding Congress for more funding.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2003

Siemens to supply 56 trains to U.K., French consortium

The 183-seater trains, which can travel up to 100 mph, are scheduled to come into service in 2006.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2003

Bombardier receives $44M Montreal railcar order

Delivery of the cars is expected to take place in the last half of 2004.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2003

Amtrak unions threaten walkout in funding protest

The unions, which represent 8,000 of the railroad's 21,000 employees, said the protest is aimed at saving Amtrak.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2003

Union Switch wins Long Island Rail Road contract

A new solid-state interlocking system will replace the rail system's 70-year-old equipment.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2003

National Guard presence pared down in N.Y. subways

Soldiers are still posted at Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station, at both subway and commuter rail stations.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2003

London power outage disrupts rush hour trains

The electrical problem, which lasted about 40 minutes, was unlikely caused by sabotage.

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