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Amtrak Receives $63 Million from FRA for Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Improvements

WIL BALDWIN May 29, 2020

State of Good Repair grant financing will help fund projects in New Jersey and Maryland The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded two Northeast Corridor (NEC) grants to Amtrak as part of its $302.6 million…

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Amtrak Supplemental Funding Needed to Maintain Minimum Service Levels

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

Amtrak submitted a letter to Congress outlining an additional $1.475 billion in supplemental funding needed in FY 2021. This additional funding is necessary for Amtrak to operate minimum service levels across the passenger rail network and continue capital investments for the future. The funds would also support Amtrak’s 17 state…

First Nigerian A-29 Super Tucano Completes Inaugural Flight

WIL BALDWIN April 18, 2020

Jacksonville, EUA, April 17, 2020 – Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)…

Alstom to Equip Regional Trains in Sweden with ERTMS Onboard Control System

WIL BALDWIN March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

Alstom has been awarded a contract by AB Transitio, Region Skåne through Skånetrafiken, Region Blekinge, Hallandstrafiken AB, and DSB SOV to equip a fleet of 77 X31 regional trains with ERTMS onboard train control system,…

Siemens Mobility Receives First Battery Powered Train Order

WIL BALDWIN March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

20 Mireo Plus B battery-powered trains for Baden-WürttembergMaintenance contract for 29.5 yearsDelivery of trains by June 2023 Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW) has ordered 20 Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility. The two-car electric trainsets…

Amtrak Takes Active Measures to Maintain Safe Environment

WIL BALDWIN March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

The safety of Amtrak’s customers and employees is our top priority. We continue to monitor the coronavirus situation closely and we are taking action based on guidance from public health experts; that includes restoring service…

Alstom Hydrogen Train Coradia iLint Completes Successful Tests in the Netherlands

WIL BALDWIN March 7, 2020

The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger train takes its first steps abroad after commercial success in Germany. The Netherlands: second country in Europe to test the hydrogen train Tests carried out with green hydrogenPerformance equivalent…

Alstom to Equip Another 19 ICE High-Speed Trains with ETCS

WIL BALDWIN February 12, 2020

Alstom has obtained an order by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) to retrofit 19 additional ICE1 high-speed trains with the newest ETCS signalling standard. The retrofitting work, worth more than €10 million, is scheduled to be completed…

Airbus Likely to Acquire Remaining Bombardier A220 Stake

WIL BALDWIN February 7, 2020

MONTREAL/PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus SE <EADSY> is likely to acquire Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc's <BBD-B.TO> remaining stake in the A220 passenger jet program, two industry sources said. A deal for Airbus…

Bombardier Celebrates Introduction of the final New Generation Rollingstock in Queensland, Australia

WIL BALDWIN January 29, 2020

Fleet of 75 six-car commuter trains, designed and engineered locally in Australia, are already increasing transport capacity and ridership in QueenslandWith 70 per cent of Queensland’s future population growth targeted in the South-East region, the…