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Locomotives will contain a number of components produced by other Wabtec subsidiaries, including braking equipment, relays, contactors, air compressors, brake shoes and radiators.
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A construction approach called "deep tunneling" will be used to construct the Central Subway. Deep tunneling allows most of the work to be done below ground, reducing disruption on the surface by using the TBMs, a technology that has been used extensively throughout the world.
Read More →Will prepare final design documents for the second phase of the expansion, which spans more than a mile of the established Rampart/St. Claude transit corridor in the heart of the city and serves the French Quarter as well as other historic neighborhoods.
Read More →The municipality of Amsterdam has placed an order with Alstom Transport for 23 metro trainsets, for a total amount of around $272 million. The contract includes an option for additional metro trainsets for the North/South line which is under construction.
Read More →The record ridership is attributed to population growth along the Streetcar line, visitors in town for events, and an overall return in Hillsborough County tourism.
Read More →All business lines experienced growth in the first half of FY 2012 as compared to the same period the prior year, including the Northeast Corridor (up 5.2%), long-distance trains (up 3.0%) and state-supported and other short-distance routes (up 2.7%.)
Read More →Will implement the FasTracks program with existing revenues as part of the Denver Regional Council of Government’s Regional Transportation Plan. Also looking to optimize ways to complete more of FasTracks sooner by re-evaluating elements of the program and all available resources.
Read More →Nearly two-thirds of U.S. commuters who use cash for mass transit (65%) worry about not having enough cash on hand to pay for their trip, while more than one-third (36%) have actually been unable to take mass transit because they did not have enough cash on hand.
Read More →Set a record over its 47-year history, up from 1.34 million trips in 2008 on an average weekday. The agency attributed the increase to higher gas prices and employment numbers.
Read More →The New Tube will be introduced first on the Piccadilly line, followed by the Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo City lines. Its innovative design will also allow for air-cooling for the first time on deep-level sections of the Tube.
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