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Recorded the highest rates of punctuality for any February. The agency invested in technologies that deal directly with snow removal, constructed a “Truck Stop” for commuter trains; realigned its management structure; and hired new conductors and engineers.
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Key element of this program is to have local law enforcement officers ride in the locomotive to witness what train engineers observe daily — motorists driving illegally through rail crossings or someone trespassing on the tracks.
Read More →Numerous benefits include reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the ability to achieve faster speeds and accelerate more quickly, storing energy through regenerative braking and easing maintenance. The high price tag for capital costs may be the only downside.
Read More →Field mechanics will use AR smart glasses so they can communicate with expert technicians in its main maintenance facility to speed up train repairs and reduce the disruptions they cause.
Read More →Funding under this program was made available by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019, 2018, and 2017.
Read More →The timeline for the new service will take several years, since commuter train line has not existed between the two cities previously and a source of local public funding must be identified.
Read More →Recently approved by the Authority’s board, this procurement marks a significant acceleration toward track installation next year in California’s Central Valley and toward advancing the country’s first high-speed rail system toward operations.
Read More →Will partner to establish high-speed train service in the Los Angeles Corridor, utilizing Metro-owned facilities and rights-of-way.
Read More →The premium commuter service provided information to roughly 300 rail customers about which track their North Jersey-bound train would arrive on first — as much as 20 minutes before it appeared on the departure screens.
Read More →A Chinese newspaper is reporting that the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corp. will bid on the right to expand and operate Britain’s Manchester Metrolink light-rail system.
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