Arlington County (Va.) Board members Monday approved plans to explore a public-private partnership arrangement to advance its proposed Columbia Pike streetcar. But the approval was strongly contested by a recently elected board member, whose campaign included strident disapproval of any streetcar project.
British West Coast Main Line operator Virgin Trains has extended its contract with Bombardier until March 2016 to maintain its fleet of Super Voyager diesel trains. The contract is worth about £106 million (roughly $171 million).
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. said Monday it has been selected by energy provider Statoil Marketing and Trading (US), Inc. “to deliver comprehensive railcar management and maintenance solutions for Statoil’s fleet of more than 1,000 tank cars.”
Twelve diesel multiple-unit (DMU) cars have already been ordered by California’s Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), but a move to add one more set has angered some allies of the rail project.
