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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Power Pusher Rail Movers system moves 'massive' railcars remotely

One operator can safely move 10 to 225 tons with Power Pusher’s battery-powered Rail Movers.

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NewsJuly 12, 2019

House passes bill banning usage of Fed funds for Chinese rolling stock

The authors assert Chinese state-owned and state-supported enterprises have used subsidized “bargain prices” well-below competitive market price to win contracts throughout the U.S.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2019

Training program brings Chinese railcar expertise to Chicago

This spring, nineteen electrical and sheet metal workers traveled to China for classroom and hands-on training.

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NewsJune 18, 2019

New Bombardier assembly site for BART's 'Fleet of the Future'

The site will produce BART's "Fleet of the Future" railcars and create local jobs in the Bay Area over the next few years. 

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2019

Amtrak completes refresh of Acela interiors

The project took 15 months to refresh all 20 trainsets, which included 100 Amtrak cars and 6,080 total seats.

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NewsMay 16, 2019

Bill would ban use of fed funds for Chinese manufactured rolling stock

A number of large, metropolitan areas have recently awarded rail rolling stock procurements to a Chinese state-owned enterprise.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2019

Talgo-SYSTRA venture to rebuild Metrolink railcars

Will rebuild up to 121 Bombardier railcars operated by Metrolink for a total contract value of $138.9 million.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2019

New Metra railcar RFP allows for alternative designs

Proposals will be due in August and Metra hopes to finalize a deal by the end of the year for at least 200 new cars.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2018

MBTA, CRRC roll out first pair of Orange Line railcars

Features crash-energy management, LCD monitors for customer information, and wireless train-to-wayside communications.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

4 SMART railcars costing $11M damaged before arriving at agency

Nippon Sharyo flew out a team of engineers to inspect the damage and order new parts to replace those that can’t be fixed.

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