BART new car fleet under budget
SAN FRANCISCO – Here’s something you don’t hear very often in 2024: a rail transit project coming in under budget.…
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SAN FRANCISCO – Here’s something you don’t hear very often in 2024: a rail transit project coming in under budget.…
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WASHINGTON — Amtrak has issued a formal Request for Proposals for replacement of its bilevel long-distance railcar fleet, outlining requirements…
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One of Amtrak’s retired HHP8 electric locomotives, with both pantographs removed, is being tested for possible use as a cab…
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KIEL, Germany — The first of what will be multiple fleets of new battery-electric multiple-unit, or BEMU, trainsets have entered…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Air Resources Board has approved a grant that would allow the Napa Valley Wine Train…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Siemens Mobility and Amtrak have unveiled a prototype of the first car for the new Amtrak Airo…
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BERLIN — Electric vehicle maker Tesla has opened its railway line east of Berlin to passenger trains designed for use…
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WASHINGTON — Equal accessibility to onboard amenities for passengers with disabilities is the goal of potential new long-distance railcar designs…
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WASHINGTON — Amtrak said it has exercised a contract option and ordered 10 additional Airo trainsets for use on regional…
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CLEVELAND — Siemens Mobility will build 24 light rail vehicles to replace the equipment currently operationg on the Greater Cleveland…
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Second of two parts Part 1 of this report, available here, examined how lack of capacity has adversely impacted Amtrak’s…
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Second of two parts CHICAGO — The introduction of Venture business/coach cars on some state-supported Amtrak routes in the Midwest…
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