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Articles•June 26, 2013

2013 Consultant Project Profiles

Profiles of light rail projects in Denver, Salt Lake City and San Diego

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Wash. breaks ground on $46M rail station project

Includes two new platforms; a parking lot with long-term parking for Amtrak patrons; an improved pedestrian underpass and enhanced passenger amenities, creating a modernized train station for Amtrak Cascades, Sound Transit commuter rail, and King County Metro Transit Bus customers.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Calif.-to-Vegas train in negotiations for new station

Las Vegas Railway Express selects the City of North Las Vegas for the new train station that will serve passengers traveling on the route between Southern California and Las Vegas. The X Train has been in development for the past several years.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Alstom completes high-speed tram contract

The objectives of the partnership are to organize manufacturing, operation and maintenance of modern tramways by City Transport Group in Ukraine under license from TramRus.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Denver RTD to move planned rail station

University of Colorado officials requested the station be moved due to concerns for adequate mitigation of electromagnetic interference and vibration near sensitive research equipment at current and future medical buildings.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Miami Heat parade helps Tri-Rail set ridership record

Most trains operated at or near capacity. Special four-car sets were operated to accommodate the anticipated overflow crowd.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Officials call for review of former Metra CEO's severance

RTA Chairman John S. Gates Jr. says he wants to staff to determine whether agreement is financially prudent.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2013

Amtrak completes bridge replacement project

The three-year Niantic River Bridge Replacement Project provides improved operational reliability for rail passengers along the Northeast Corridor with increased train speeds, less disruption to the boating community and expanded beach access to area residents.

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News•by Staff•June 25, 2013

BART plans for possible shutdown over strike

Workers to vote on whether to give union management the authority it needs to call a strike if its contract expires at the end of the month. The agency is working with regional transportation officials on backup plans if it needs to shut down trains. Both sides expect to reach a deal.

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News•by Staff•June 21, 2013

Chicago Transit to conduct rail study

The analysis is being performed in coordination with the Village of Oak Park, which has contributed local funding to analyze livability issues near Blue Line stations in Oak Park and in Chicago, as well as the IDOT studies in the corridor.

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