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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

North Dakota receives TIGER II Grant for rail project

Will help increase operating speeds, improve long-term reliability, and lower maintenance costs for both freight and passenger service in the area.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

HNTB's Kyle Keahey to lead Texas Urban Rail Program

Currently VP, transit sector market leader, for HNTB’s Central Division, he has managed projects that have led to more than $6 billion in infrastructure investments.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

Plans progress for Minn. HSR

The project manager of Northern Lights Express, a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Minneapolis and Duluth, led an environmental assessment open house and said the project is gaining traction.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

MARTA's rail ridership up over 4-day span

In addition to the NCAA college basketball tournament, the system was also the transportation choice for thousands of others who flocked into the city to attend free concerts and to watch the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks who were playing home games.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

Calif. HSRA extends consulting contracts for $50M

Extensions were needed because of delays. The expense was anticipated and budgeted according to guidelines approved by voters under Proposition 1A, project officials said.

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Videosby StaffApril 10, 2013

New York MTA East Side Access Update

One of the last production blasts involved in mining the tunnels and station caverns of the East Side Access project, an effort that will bring MTA Long Island Rail Road trains into Grand Central for the first time.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

79% surveyed would recommend NJ Transit

The survey asked bus, rail, light rail and Access Link paratransit customers to rate the agency on a scale of 0 to 10. Customers also considered 41 attributes of the system related to facilities, service, vehicles, communications and the overall experience using NJ Transit.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

CTA investing $20M in rail improvements

Will enable Green Line tracks and stations to accommodate additional trains during the Red Line South reconstruction — a $425 million initiative that will completely rebuild the Red Line between Cermak/Chinatown and 95th Street over a five-month period beginning May 19.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

Amtrak sets ridership record for March

Was the single best month ever in the history of the service. October, December and January each set individual monthly records as well.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2013

Bombardier to supply components for Siemens

Will supply all the body shells as well as trailer bogies of the new ICx fleet. Furthermore, Bombardier will carry out the final assembly of all end coaches and of some intermediate coaches.

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