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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2014

All Aboard Ohio proposes increased Cincinnati-Chicago rail service

Currently, the only option is a 2 a.m. Amtrak train three days a week. The plan simply calls for increased rail service at reasonable hours.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2014

$26M Arlington streetcar design contract awarded to HDR

The contractor will develop preliminary design plans for the Columbia Pike and Crystal City-Potomac Yard streetcar segments and technical specifications for the streetcar vehicles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

ABB to join United Nations network to promote energy efficiency

The company will provide expertise on energy efficient motors and transformers to help governments devise policies that accelerate energy savings.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

Siemens wins $648M San Francisco railcar contract

With an initial order of 175 light railcars and an option for an additional 85 cars, this is one of the biggest orders for light railcars ever placed in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

U.S. DOT awards $3.6B in disaster relief funds

Approximately 90% of the funds will be invested in resilience projects primarily in New York and New Jersey, where transit systems sustained the worst of the storm damage, with the remainder going towards projects in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

Alstom launches maintenance tool, ERTMS systems at Innotrans

HealthHub, a predictive maintenance tool monitors the health of trains, infrastructure and signaling assets, while the Atlas 400 and 500 scalable ERTMS systems are applicable for resignalling upgrades or a new-build project.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

Bombardier to supply light rail vehicles to Manchester system in U.K.

Together with consortium partner Vossloh Kiepe, company has signed an option to supply 16 additional *BOMBARDIER *FLEXITY Swift light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2014

D.C. Metro bringing back computer-driven trains 5 years after fatal crash

Starting early next month, in a process known as automatic train operation, computers will take over driving a half-dozen Red Line trains daily during non-peak hours, Metro GM Richard Sarles said.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2014

Princeton Dinky advocacy group will not appeal decision

The Surface Transportation Board ruled in July that New Jersey Transit is exempt from federal oversight. Two lawsuits filed by residents and the group Save the Dinky are still active at the New Jersey Appellate Division level.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2014

Honolulu building rail system of the future

Instead of human drivers, a centrally-located computer system will control stops, departures, and speed, and even open and close doors. HART officials expect operations to be cheaper and safer.

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