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Hitachi Rail Successfully Tests First Battery-Powered Tram

WIL BALDWIN February 2, 2021

Battery-powered tram offers major benefits of requiring no overhead wires or other electrified infrastructure – saving on costs and visual impact On-board batteries allow energy to be additionally recovered during breaking Trial in Florence aims to allow mobility firm to…

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Amtrak Seeking Contractors for New Carrollton Station Project

WIL BALDWIN January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON – Amtrak is transforming Northeast Corridor train travel by enhancing the customer experience, both in stations and on board trains. As part of this effort, Amtrak is currently accepting Letters of Interest from interested contractors until…

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Siemens Mobility SignsMoU to Install Egypt’s First High-Speed Rail System

WIL BALDWIN January 17, 2021

Agreement comprises a rail system with a network of around 1000km – first being a 460km project valued around 3bn$Turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction project including 15 years of services Siemens Mobility to provide high-speed and…

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Alstom Wins Contract to Build Toulouse Metropole Third Line

WIL BALDWIN December 20, 2020

Alstom has been awarded the contract by Toulouse Metropole for the system for the third and new 27 km metro line, called Toulouse Aerospace Express, for the sum of more than €470 M. The contract…

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Auckland Metro Network Announces Christmas Shutdown

WIL BALDWIN December 14, 2020

Infrastructure work across the Auckland metro rail network is set to ramp up over the Christmas period during a network wide shut down. As Aucklanders head out of the city on holiday, work on several…

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Union Pacific Names Craig Richardson Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary

WIL BALDWIN December 8, 2020

Union Pacific today named Craig Richardson executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary. Richardson is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s legal affairs, including commercial transactions and litigation, regulatory matters, labor…

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Boeing Forecasts Strong Growth in China’s Aviation Market

WIL BALDWIN November 15, 2020

Boeing [NYSE: BA] expects China’s airlines to acquire 8,600 new airplanes valued at $1.4 trillion and commercial aviation services valued at $1.7 trillion over the next 20 years, reflecting an expected robust recovery following the…

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Boeing Reports Third-Quarter Results

WIL BALDWIN October 28, 2020

- Financial results continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX grounding - Proactively managing liquidity and transforming for the future - Revenue of $14.1 billion, GAAP loss per share of ($0.79) and core (non-GAAP)*…

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Alstom to Provide Digital Train Control, Traffic Management and Electrification Infrastructure for the Rhine-Danube Rail Corridor

WIL BALDWIN September 27, 2020

- Alstom project value: 70 million EUR - Travel time reduced to one hour on Sighisoara-Brasov section thanks to modernised infrastructure - Alstom working on 75% of the 450 km currently in rehabilitation on the…

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Amtrak-Led Coalition Wins Another Southwest Chief Grant

WIL BALDWIN September 23, 2020

- $11.5 million will stabilize and improve Colorado - New Mexico segment WASHINGTON – Amtrak, committed to the national network of long-distance, interregional trains, is thanking the Federal Railroad Administration for a $5.6 million Consolidated…