Hyundai Rotem USA announced April 30 that it has signed a contract with Kinkisharyo International (KILLC) for the final assembly of 182 new Hyundai Rotem railcars, with an option for an additional
The first of Sound Transit’s 152 new Series 2 light rail vehicles from Siemens Mobility have been launched into revenue service.
The year was 1953, when the last Pacific Electric streetcar traveled between Los Angeles and Santa Monica. On May 9, 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti previewed the new 6.6 miles of light rail, an extension to the existing Los Angeles MTA Blue Line, that will open to the public on May 20.
In April 2016, New Jersey Transit’s Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) celebrates its 16th anniversary of operation. HBLR was the first successful DBOM (Design/Build/Operate/Maintain) deployment of a transit system in the modern era (post-World War II) and represents a throwback to when public-private partnerships were commonly utilized to build and operate railways.
