The S70 model streetcars will operate on the future Orange County Streetcar line. Photo – OCTA The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) on Monday approved a $51.5 million contract to acquire eight S70 model streetcars from Siemens Industries Inc.The units will be used on the future 4.1-mile Orange County Streetcar line, which will run from…
Posts published in March 2018
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/27/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation BNSF addresses STB's service concerns BNSF Railway Co.'s $3.3 billion capital investment plan will put the railroad in a position to meet customers' growth and service expectations this year, President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Ice told the Surface Transportation Board…
The unit arrived in downtown Milwaukee via truck. Photo – Jeff Bentoff The city of Milwaukee yesterday took delivery of the first vehicle for its new streetcar system.The 67-foot, 83,000-pound streetcar arrived from Brookville Equipment Corp.'s plant in Brookville, Pennsylvania. The unit, which rolled off a truck in downtown Milwaukee, will be stored in the…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 3/26/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation CN responds to STB's rail-service concerns JJ Ruest Photo – CN CN President and Chief Executive Officer JJ Ruest has informed the Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the railroad's plan to speed up its service in response to recent shipper complaints.Earlier…
The new units are expected to cost $10 million total. Photo – portlandstreetcar.org Oregon's Portland Streetcar last week obtained permission from the Portland City Council to buy two new streetcars to boost service frequency.To be manufactured by Brookville Equipment Co., the new units will allow for more frequent service on the streetcar system's A and…
Rail News: Mechanical Metra OKs contract to upgrade rolling stock rehab shops GE to modernize locomotives for NS, CP Fort Worth transit agency receives second TEXRail trainset SFMTA tests three-car Muni trains FreightCar America to buy Navistar Inc. rail-car plant TransLink fast-tracks delivery of new SkyTrain cars GE inks $1 billion locomotive agreement in Ukraine…
SJ selects Trimble monitoring and analytics systems 24 Mar 2018 SWEDEN: National passenger operator SJ is to deploy Trimble’s R2M remote diagnostics and C2M component condition monitoring systems to improve its real-time analytics capability. R2M processes diagnostic data from rolling stock in real time to provide a comprehensive view of the overall fleet status, including…
The extension includes two new stations and an expansion of the people mover system's maintenance facility. Photo – Bombardier Transportation The city of Phoenix has awarded a $305 million contract to Bombardier Transportation for an extension of the PHX Sky Train automated people mover system at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.The agreement covers a…
Smart sleepers could provide real-time data collection 22 Mar 2018 EUROPE: An agreement to co-operate to develop ‘smart’ sleepers containing real-time data collection sensors has been signed by Italian start-up company Greenrail and Spanish technology provider Indra. The companies are to work together to study the technical and economic viability of the concept, which would…
The 49th Street shop houses Metra's rail-car rehabilitation program. Photo – Julie Sneider Metra's board yesterday approved a $29.4 million contract to renovate and expand the mechanical shops that house its rail-car and locomotive rehab programs.The railroad awarded the contract to Chicago-based construction firm F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC. The improvements are aimed…