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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2011

Amtrak Mechanical Services showcasing at EXPO

Offers a full range of mechanical services for passenger and freight railroad equipment including overhauls and wreck repairs, wheel maintenance, air brake service, seat repair and replacement, electronic testing and maintenance, day-to-day equipment servicing, rolling stock engineering, and positive train control implementation and advising.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2011

12 hurricane damaged SEPTA railcars being repaired

Caught by the unexpected rise of Assunpink Creek, SEPTA's rail operations managers realized too late that the trains could be in harm's way. They say they will shuffle cars in SEPTA's 365-car fleet to deal with the shortage created by the missing 12 on the Trenton line.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2011

Bombardier to equip Florida’s SunRail project

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered 14 BiLevel railcars. The contract is valued at approximately $41 million. Deliveries are planned between May and August 2013.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2011

Metro-North rolls out new M-8 cars

In all, 380 new cars will replace a fleet that is well beyond its useful life and has been plagued with weather-related component failures this winter resulting in crowded trains and below normal on-time performance.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2010

Metrolink introduces collision-absorption railcars

Ten cars will be put into service immediately across the Metrolink System. As more cars are assembled, tested and approved for service, they will be used to augment Metrolink's current fleet.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2010

Amtrak to purchase 130 new railcars

The five-year, $298.1 million contract is being awarded to CAF USA, which is creating 575 jobs to perform manufacturing and final assembly work at its plant in Elmira, N.Y. The first car is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in October 2012.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2010

CTA to issue bonds for new railcars

Through a competitive RFP process, CTA selected Bombardier Transit Corp. located in Bensalem, Penn. for the contract.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2009

Bombardier, Alstom to supply Paris commuter cars

Presentation of the first train is scheduled for December 2010.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

GO Transit unveils service, fleet expansion plans

Agency will begin two environmental assessments, which will look at expanding its rail service into new communities, and is buying 25 new bi-level passenger railcars from Bombardier.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2008

NYCT rolls out ‘new technology’ cars

Features include computer-monitored throttles and speedometers for better control and smoother ride and an onboard, computerized diagnostic system that allows quicker repair when a failure does occur.

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