LACMTA thrill ride promotes rail safety, community awareness
Dubbed the “Metro Experience,” the ride is a traveling theater, complete with a 16-by-9-foot screen, surround sound and 4D effects by way of vibrating seats and strobe lighting.
Dubbed the “Metro Experience,” the ride is a traveling theater, complete with a 16-by-9-foot screen, surround sound and 4D effects by way of vibrating seats and strobe lighting.
Vehicle delivery is scheduled to start in May 2004. German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn intends to use the trains in S-Bahn operation.
Under the agreement, Seattle's Sound Transit would pay King County Metro approximately $124 million for the first five years after the system opens.
The safety-oriented grant enables OLI to conduct wide-ranging public education and awareness programs related to highway-rail grade crossing safety and railroad trespassing.
MTA New York City continues its reign in the top spot, with $9 billion in project costs, in METRO’s 9th annual rail study.
Promoting the first diesel multiple unit (DMU) approved by the Federal Railroad Administration for mixed freight service in the U.S., Colorado Railcar is taking its vehicle on a tour of America.
Work on the project, valued at nearly $1 billion, will commence upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed, which is expected within the next two months.
The DOT will oversee each phase of Amtrak spending and withhold grant payments until Amtrak agrees to spending parameters approved by the DOT.
The 15-year contract includes the supply of rolling stock, signaling, maintenance and project management of the subway.
As Shanghai prepares to launch the first commercial maglev train service, hopes are high that a U.S. maglev project will get off the ground soon. Will Shanghai fuel a maglev revolution?
Chicago and San Francisco work to implement the technology.
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