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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 18, 2024

Biz Briefs: TRC, Hitachi Energy, and More

Get the latest from The Routing Company, Hitachi Energy, and Saint John Transit.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 4, 2023

Hitachi Energy Advances Sustainable Transit in Quebec City

Hitachi Energy has deployed a centralized, multi-vehicle electric bus charging solution for RTC.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2020

BART approves $798M contract for new train control system

Replacing the current system, which is 47 years old, will allow more trains to run closer together and enhance Transbay capacity.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2017

Miami-Dade places first new train in 30-plus years into service

This is the first four-car train of 136 cars that will make up the new Metrorail fleet.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2017

Miami-Dade tapped to host AT&T's first smart cities ops center

In collaboration with its alliance member Hitachi, AT&T will be deploying public safety solutions, including remote monitoring and more efficient operations solutions for police and public safety officials and reliable data to help inform decision making around urban transportation planning.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2016

First Hitachi-made rail vehicles for Miami-Dade unveiled

The Miami-Dade Metro contract amounts to about $300 million dollars representing a total quantity of 68 trains (136 cars).

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2016

Honolulu officials concerned staffing issues could delay rail project

Concerns over staffing shortages at Ansaldo Honolulu JV had initially surfaced in October. At the time, the company's project manager said the firm had already filled most of the positions in question months earlier.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2016

Honolulu takes delivery of first railcar

The four car train, manufactured by Hitachi Rail Italy, is a key component of the first driverless rail transit system in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2016

Hitachi Rail USA opens Miami manufacturing facility

The 140,400 square-feet plant, located in Medley, Fla., will manufacture 136 cars and 272 motor bogies needed to replace the County’s Metrorail fleet.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2015

Hitachi purchases manufacturer of Honolulu's rail system

Finmeccanica owns all of AnsaldoBreda, which is unprofitable, and 40% of Ansaldo STS, which is profitable, according to the report. The two Ansaldo companies formed a joint venture, Ansaldo Honolulu JV, to design and build the 20-mile, 21-station elevated train system for Oahu under a $1.4 billion contract.

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