Efficiency of Caltrain electric equipment leads operator to lower estimate of electric costs
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Caltrain’s electrified equipment is performing far more efficiently than expected, the agency announced at its month…
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Caltrain’s electrified equipment is performing far more efficiently than expected, the agency announced at its month…
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TORONTO — Ontario transit agency Metrolinx has signed an agreement with Alstom to overhaul 181 bilevel railcars for Toronto-area commuter…
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LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos commuter rail service using Talgo trainsets built for but never used by the state of…
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WASHINGTON—Despite responses from prospective manufacturers indicating already-published concepts for replacing bilevel Superliners would be difficult to execute, Amtrak management moved…
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NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit Committee on Monday approved an order for an additional…
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Amtrak has returned one of its stored Viewliner I sleeping cars to service — and introduced a new passenger-car variant…
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SALT LAKE CITY — Stadler and Caltrain have signed an agreement covering technical support for the commuter operator’s fleet of…
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HORNELL, N.Y. — Alstom has produced 270 units of its Amtrak order for 28 Acela Avelia Liberty trainsets and expects…
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Yesterday’s news out of Montreal was a stunner: VIA Rail Canada will re-equip its long-distance, regional, and remote-service trains with…
Read moreMONTREAL— VIA Rail Canada has issued a formal “Request for Qualification” for prospective carbuilders to replace long-distance, regional, and remote-service…
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TIMMINS, Ontario — The Government of Ontario has released the exterior design for the new Northlander passenger trains being built…
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SEATTLE — The big takeaway from this year’s annual Amtrak Board of Directors public meeting is that the company has…
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