Rail Insights: AAR on passenger rail and freight
From Chicago, and Railway Age’s Rail Insights Conference and Expo today, June 7:
Commuter Regional
From Chicago: Rail Insights: Ed Hamberger
From Chicago, and Railway Age’s Rail Insights Conference and Expo today, June 7:
SunRail joins Train Safety Awareness Week
SunRail, Florida’s commuter rail service launched two years ago, joins the Florida Department of Transportation, local law enforcement and volunteers for Train Safety Awareness Week, June 6-10.
New from Cubic and Microsoft: NextTraffic™
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) on June 6, 2016 announced the launch of NextTraffic™ transportation and traffic management system. The announcement took place at the ITS European Congress held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Caltrain approves FY 2017 operating and capital budgets
Caltrain’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved balanced operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2017.
NARP urges support for Hudson River tunnel project
The National Association of Railroad Passengers added its support to growing political pressure to speed-up New York’s Hudson River rail project, in fear of a “transportation meltdown.”
MBTA and Schneider Electric announce 12% energy reduction goal
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, announced on June 1, 2016 it’s working with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to cut utility bills and carbon emissions tied to public transportation in the greater Boston area.
No hovering on MBTA
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced that effective immediately, hoverboards are prohibited on all MBTA property, including stations, buses, subways, commuter rail and commuter boats.
World Bank to finance Indian station upgrades
The World Bank has agreed to provide a $500 million seed capital loan with a seven-year repayment moratorium to kick-start Indian Railways’ (IR) station redevelopment program, which will be financed through a combination of intergovernmental agreements and public-private partnerships.
Preparing Denver’s Eagle P3 for flight
Denver’s Eagle P3 is one of several major U.S. rail transit initiatives to use a public-private partnership (PPP) approach for an FDBOM (finance, design, build, operate and maintain) project.