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Alstom Completes Bombardier Transportation Takeover
Jan 29, 2021 · Alstom has completed its $6.68 billion (€5.5 billion) acquisition of Bombardier Transportation, cementing its position as the second largest rail manufacturer in the world after CRRC.
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November 27, 2024; Passenger; Transit Briefs: Caltrans, NJ Transit, Metro-North, UTA, MDOT MTA. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) receives a federal grant to improve passenger rail service and freight movement in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Marybeth Luczak returned to the Simmons-Boardman Rail Group in mid-2020. Previously, she served for nearly a decade at Railway Age, working progressively from Associate to Managing to Executive Editor, covering topics such as rail and transit security, and even field-testing locomotive remote control technology.Luczak is an experienced reporter and editor whose diverse trade journalism ...
Legend and Legacy: 175 Years of BNSF and Counting
Feb 12, 2024 · It was 175 years ago today, Feb. 12, 1849, that the Illinois General Assembly chartered the Aurora Branch Railroad, a six-mile-long track between Batavia, Ill., and West Chicago. Chugging along with borrowed
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5 days ago · November 27, 2024; Passenger; Transit Briefs: Caltrans, NJ Transit, Metro-North, UTA, MDOT MTA. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) receives a federal grant to improve passenger rail service and freight movement in the San Joaquin Valley.
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5 days ago · November 27, 2024; Passenger; Transit Briefs: Caltrans, NJ Transit, Metro-North, UTA, MDOT MTA. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) receives a federal grant to improve passenger rail service and freight movement in the San Joaquin Valley.
Brightline: Progress, Potential, a Whole New Market?
Feb 15, 2022 · Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, is progressing in its effort to extend service north to Orlando International Airport (OIA) and beyond. There is also an opportunity for Brightline to capture an entirely new ridership base, if the railroad is willing to add a specific new line of service.
Mechanical focus: couplers - Railway Age
Dec 27, 2016 · Couplers need to be the strongest link in a train, capable of withstanding extreme forces of buff (compression) and draft (expansion). Since the semi-automatic “Janney” knuckle coupler was patented in 1873 and mandated by the 1893 Safety Appliance Act, couplers, and the standards that govern them, have undergone numerous improvements and adaptations for varied types of car designs and ...