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The first car is expected to be delivered in September 2012 with revenue service beginning in early 2013. These will be the first streetcars in Atlanta since 1949 and will mark Siemens entry into the streetcar market in the U.S.
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Ridership on weekend Baby Bullet trains increased 54 percent in April compared to March. The service, which was suggested by Caltrain riders, was introduced as a pilot program in January. Originally scheduled to operate for three months, it has been extended because of its success.
Read More →Will supply the infrastructure, including the electric supply systems; electrical substations; traction systems; intrusion and fire detection systems; tracks and platform screen doors to ensure passenger safety for Milan’s first automatic driverless metro line.
Read More →The group of opponents includes the former governor of Hawaii, a former trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the leader of a nonprofit transportation watchdog corporation. The complaint names federal and Honolulu transit officials as defendants.
Read More →U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said that the state applied for $227 million for its 62-mile rail project.
Read More →Will provide a comprehensive service that includes a portion of the civil engineering, all the infrastructure (platform, rails, electrification, signaling, and ticketing), a workshop-depot and the central command post. Alstom also is supplying the fleet of 41 Citadis trainsets.
Read More →U.S. government officials reported finding evidence of the terror group’s plot to attack a train somewhere in the United States.
Read More →Last year, Hillsborough County residents voted against a sales tax referendum for light rail, which was followed by Gov. Rick Scott's rejection of $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds.
Read More →The company will provide a ventilation system for the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, which will carry trains beneath the Alps via a 35-mile route. In total, the project's network of tunnels, shafts and passages equals 94 miles.
Read More →The mobile testing facility, which features a mock-up of alternative seat widths, heights, coverings and leg room, will make a series of public appearances over the next few months.
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