January 30, 2015
From
BlueGreen Alliance
The BlueGreen Alliance and the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) on Jan. 30 released a groundbreaking new report illustrating the breadth of the U.S. transit and passenger rail manufacturing footprint, showing businesses and jobs nationwide...
January 30, 2015
From
Alstom Transport
Alstom has been designated by RATP , mandated by STIF and SGP , as the contractor to supply metros trains for lines 1, 4, 6, 11 and 14 of the Paris metro and the Grand Paris. The contract is for a maximum of 217 MP14 trains over a period of 15 years and...
January 30, 2015
From
Amtrak
Amtrak will continue to operate the Hoosier State train between Indianapolis and Chicago under an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contract extension through April 1, 2015. A previous extension expires on Jan. 31.
The 60-day service...
January 30, 2015
Jan. 29--The president of the local Amalgamated Transit Union said Thursday he has taken no position on the downtown streetcar project.
On Wednesday, ATU International President Larry Hanley announced his opposition to $124 million project.
"We...
January 30, 2015
Jan. 30--Two Metro-North derailments Wednesday evening in New York delayed commuters once again and renewed concern over the beleaguered railroad's focus on safety.
No one was injured after trains left the tracks at Grand Central Terminal and White...
January 30, 2015
Jan. 30--Smartphone service dead spots could be a thing of the past by year's end for thousands of daily CTA riders in Blue and Red Line tunnels, under a $32.5 million deal set to be announced Friday.
The 20-year agreement calls for four major wireless...
