Passenger Rail

Feds OK $1.76B loan for Maryland’s Purple Line project »

KEYWORDS: U.S. Department of Transportation, Build America Bureau, low-interest loan of up to $1.76 billion, Purple Line Transit Partners, Purple Line light-rail transit project, Maryland

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Rail Industry Trends

U.S. rail traffic in Week 14: Carloads up, intermodal down »

KEYWORDS: Freight-rail traffic, U.S. railroads, Association of American Railroads, Week 14 traffic trends, carloads, intermodal, containers and trailers, Canadian railroads, Mexican railroads

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New Railroad Supply Partners: Milwaukee® & Industry Railway »
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Passenger Rail

NJ Transit awards contracts for two construction projects »

KEYWORDS: NJ Transit, Roseville Tunnel rehabilitation, Lackawanna Cutoff Restoration, Schiavone Construction Co., Union Paving, Delco Lead Storage and Inspection Facility, Superstorm Sandy

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Rail Safety Technology »
Eight suppliers provide updates on their latest wares and services.
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Mechanical

Metrolink becomes first U.S. passenger-rail agency to run on renewable fuel »

KEYWORDS: Metrolink, Southern California, renewable fuels, environment, zero emissions, Darren Kettle

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Holland | Sponsored

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Passenger Rail

Ontario invests in rail transit restoration, begins construction on Eglinton Crosstown extension »

KEYWORDS: Ontario, Toronto, Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, passenger rail service restoration, Polar Bear Express, Timmins, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Moosonee, funding, construction, Canada

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from STV, Alstom, American Track, TRAC and RESMA (April 14) »