Eurostar carries record 7.2 million passengers in 2004
A busy Christmas season, in which 250,000 people used the service, helped boost the year's total.
A busy Christmas season, in which 250,000 people used the service, helped boost the year's total.
The contract includes five locomotives, spare parts and training for a planned commuter rail service in Albuquerque.
The order for 100 high-capacity trains will be delivered between December 2007 and February 2009.
The monorail, which lost more than $9 million in fare revenue during its closure, carried 45,000 passengers on Christmas day.
Twenty passengers suffered minor injuries in the Nov. 3 accident.
The light rail cars feature a new alternate-current propulsion design that increases power for faster acceleration and deceleration.
IEEE targets monitoring, diagnostic and communication systems in rail vehicles.
Ridership increased by approximately 45,000 after the line extended train service to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.
New York City Transit's plans to automate train control would eliminate the jobs of many conductors.
In the past 10 years, Amtrak has lost more than $500 million annually. Further losses are projected.
The contract, valued at $135 million, includes the supply of a communication-based automatic train control system.
The 120-car contract will help accommodate growth on the Metrorail system and to help expand to eight-car trains.
Wabtec unit, Vapor-Stone will revamp the subway's door systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Kelsan, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a developer of proprietary friction-control solutions for the railway industry.
Vehicles will serve the 28-mile rail system, scheduled to begin operation in 2008 from Durham, N.C., to Research Triangle Park.
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