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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2023

MTI Report Examines Economic, Environmental Gains of High-Speed Rail

Many countries and regions — including Germany, Spain, and the UK in Europe; China, Japan, and South Korea in Asia; and many more — have had HSR systems in place for many years or even decades.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 26, 2023

FRA Awards $1.4B for Rail Infrastructure

The funding is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain upgrades through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 21, 2023

Buttigieg, Members Of Congress Voice Support For New High-Speed Rail Funding

Reps. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Dina Titus (D-NV) encouraged Buttigieg to provide robust funding from the Infrastructure IIJA to support high-speed rail projects underway in their states.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 31, 2023

Caltrain, Partners Celebrate Energization of 2nd Traction Power Substation

The milestone signifies major progress in expanding Caltrain’s ability to test and run electric trains along the corridor.

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Transit Dispatchesby Giles BaileyJuly 12, 2023

Barcelona's Mobility Picture As It Hosts UITP Congress

The UITP Global Congress was in Barcelona in early June 2023. It has been a long journey to get to get to the 64th UITP Congress, with a number of postponements, and ultimately, the cancellation of the last Congress that was scheduled to be held in Melbourne due to the pandemic.

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Transit Dispatchesby Steven HarrodJune 14, 2023

FOMO is No Way to Plan the Future of Transportation

What if there is a great new technology just around the corner? Should we wait a little longer to see how this new technology develops? How should we manage this risk? Can we ever be certain in our evaluation of large transportation projects?

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 7, 2023

Caltrain Begins Testing Electric Trains

Initial tests will be conducted between Santa Clara and College Park Stations on the Santa Clara Drill Track. Test runs will expand to the main track, between San Antonio and San Jose Diridon stations this summer.

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Articlesby Alex RomanMay 3, 2023

Consultant Q&A: WSP's Decker Discusses Workforce Issues, HSR

WSP USA's Caroline Decker spoke with METRO about a variety of topics, including the handling of record funding, workforce issues, and high-speed rail versus intercity passenger rail.

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Articlesby Alex RomanApril 21, 2023

Consultant Q&A: AECOM’s Librera Discusses Mobility, Global Trends

Sally Librera, Americas Transit Market Leader/Sr. VP at AECOM, spoke with METRO about several topics, including mobility and high-speed rail.

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VideosJanuary 25, 2023

DRPA/PATCO, TotalEnergies Partner on Solar-Powered High-Speed Rail

Take a look at one of the U.S. transportation industry's largest solar projects.

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