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MTA Construction & Development Honored for 2023 Projects

Jennifer McLawhorn
January 23, 2024
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NEW YORK CITY – The MTA Construction & Development was honored with 21 awards for projects in 2023.
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Chestnut Street Multimodal Station Breaks Ground in Ohio

Jennifer McLawhorn
January 22, 2024
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OXFORD, Ohio – The $16.9 million multimodal station project has broken ground in Butler County.
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Amtrak Kicks Off Construction at Gray 30th Street Station

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January 20, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA – A new era of passenger rail has officially launched in Philadelphia. Amtrak officials gathered today with federal, state and local representatives along with other community leaders to celebrate the construction kickoff for major renovat…

Pape North Connect Selected for Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations

Jennifer McLawhorn
January 19, 2024
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ONTARIO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected Pape North Connect for the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations contract.
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Brightline West Will Begin Hiring Workers and Launch Field Investigation Work

Jennifer McLawhorn
January 19, 2024
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LAS VEGAS – Brightline West launches field investigation work in Nevada, and it will begin to recruit workers to construct the high-speed rail system.
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Granville Rail Disaster: Remembering Australia’s worst train crash 47 years on

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January 18, 2024
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On January 18, 1977, a crowded commuter train travelling from the New South Wales Blue Mountains to Sydney was derailed and struck the supporting pillars […]

‘You don’t just rush out and start spending money’: Slow going for high-speed rail

gobstopper
January 18, 2024
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Labor’s promised high-speed rail network from Brisbane to Melbourne cannot be rushed, says federal Transport Minister Catherine King, as the opposition slams the government’s progress […]

Caltrain Completes Testing of Three Electric Trains

David C. Lester
January 18, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO –– Caltrain is one step closer to introducing electric service on a portion of its line with having finished the testing of three of the new electric trains.
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NTSB Chair Blasts WMATA, Citing ‘Poor Safety Culture’

David C. Lester
January 18, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Earlier this month, the Chair of the National Transportation Board, Jennifer Homendy, held a press conference announcing the findings of the agency’s investigation into a train derailment that occurred in October 2021.
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Sydney Metro West The Bays project ramps up

Ray Chan
January 17, 2024
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Work is ramping up at The Bays to construct the new 24-kilometre metro railway line that will transform Sydney …

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