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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2016

Amtrak upgrades Penn Station NY with new passenger info displays

The new PIDS communicates train status, origin and destination stations, boarding gate and other information and features bright, new LCD displays which are easier to read and synchronize audio and visual messaging in the station.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2016

Report finds Amtrak not properly budgeting for PTC implementation

The progress report comes just more than a week after a speeding New Jersey Transit train crashed into the Hoboken, N.J., station, killing one person and injuring more than 100.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2016

Galloway to lead transit, rail planning at WSP | PB

Drew Galloway has over 30 years of experience in all phases and aspects of rail planning, analysis and operations including master plans, service development plans, terminal plans, and capital programs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2016

Amtrak launches on-board magazine to enhance customer experience

The free magazine,The National, is available in seatbacks throughout the Amtrak network, which connects customers to more than 500 destinations and 46 states across the country.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2016

SEPTA's regional rail system back to regular schedule 2 months after defect found

Fleet of 120 Silverliner Vs were taken out of service on July 1 following the discovery of cracks in equalizer beams on most of the vehicles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2016

Part of Amtrak investment package to modernize D.C. Union Station concourse

Early action construction will start in the fall of 2016 and include the relocation of heating and ventilation. Full-phased construction, funded by the new investment package, is anticipated to start in 2017 and will seek to minimize impacts to all station users.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2016

FRA awards $25M in grants to upgrade safety railroad crossings, stations

Received 40 eligible applications requesting $67.5 million, nearly three times the $25 million that Congress provided in the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that funds DOT.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2016

Marie to manage WSP | PB transit, rail practice

He has led the firm’s work on several major contracts, including the project management and general engineering consulting effort for the Region of Waterloo rapid transit system in Ontario, Canada.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2016

Amtrak signs contract with Alstom for new generation, high-speed train

Funding for the trains will come from a $2.45 billion loan via a U.S. DOT railroad rehabilitation program – marking the largest single loan in the agency’s history.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2016

Amtrak's microgrid to serve as backup during power outages

In the aftermath of the 2012 Superstorm Sandy, half of the Sunnyside Yard had to rely on portable backup generators for a month due to a damaged transmission line.

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