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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2010

Amtrak to make major upgrades in 2010

Plans include replacing and expanding fleet of locomotives and passenger railcars with the purchase of several hundred single-level and bi-level long distance passenger railcars and more than a hundred locomotives.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2010

APTA launches Center for High-Speed Rail

Center will build on the efforts of other already existing APTA committees, including the High-Speed and Intercity Rail Committee and the Legislative Committee.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2010

FRA leaders to keynote regional HSR seminars

To feature practitioners from global systems and will focus on best practices and lessons learned from European and Asian systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2009

Western High-Speed Rail Alliance forms

Prepared to request $50 million from the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act that Congress is expected to consider next year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Rail suppliers commit to U.S. ops for HSR contracts

More than 30 rail manufacturers and suppliers, both domestic and foreign, have committed to establish or expand their base of operations in the U.S. if they are chosen by states or groups of states to build America’s next generation high-speed rail lines.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2009

Russia searches for answers in HSR crash

Authorities have said that terrorists are responsible. It is the country's most serious attack since 2004.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2009

Bombardier, German co. partner for HSR research

Terms of the contract include regular professional exchanges and provide for simpler commissioning of joint research and development work. The framework agreement covers an initial period up to Dec. 31, 2014.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2009

U.S. high-speed rail group appoints new president

Eric C. Peterson, a 20-year industry veteran of transportation issues and policy management, served most recently as executive director for the Rural Cellular Association.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

URS taps Simonetta to head HSR practice

He will be based in URS' Columbus, Ohio, office and direct its nationwide high-speed rail transit practice.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2009

Calif. Gov. favored HSR over commuter rail

Ordered focus to be on proposed San Diego to San Francisco bullet train.

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