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California’s high-speed line receives further environmental clearance
The California High-Speed Rail Authority issued the environmental Record of Decision for the final section of the line between Fresno and Bakersfield.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Leanne Redden, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Regional Transportation Authority Executive Director, Leanne Redden, tells us about her work to encourage investment into public transport through co-operation with other transit agencies to create an advocacy campaign.
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Grant funding announced to support intercity rail improvements in America
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have announced the availability of $24 million in grant funding to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service for the country.
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Positive train control implemented on Illinois Railway
The implementation of PTC makes Illinois Railway one of the first short line railroads to do so, and contributes to enhancing safety on its trains.
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FRA publish notice of funding opportunity for maglev deployment projects
$10 million will be available for any eligible interested parties, with the remaining $14 million restricted to certain projects.
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Kansas City Southern publishes 2018 sustainability report
‘For the Long Haul: Delivering Prosperity, Valuing People, Protecting the Planet’ reports a reduction in their carbon footprint, amongst other improvements within the company.
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Amtrak names new Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer
Steve Predmore will succeed Ken Hylander in the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer for Amtrak in November 2019.
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Approaching a tipping point for high-speed rail in 2019
Though it is tempting to see setbacks in the development of high-speed rail around the world, Torkel Patterson – Vice-Chairman of the International High Speed Rail Association (IHRA) – believes we are entering a golden age of high-speed rail.
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Doug Allen to step down as CEO of Virginia Railway Express
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board have announced that CEO Doug Allen and the board have “agreed to part ways”.
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Texas Central signs design-build contract to build Texas high-speed train
The joint-venture contract has brought the beginning of construction for the Texas Central high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas one step closer.
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New partnership formed in commitment to bring high-speed rail to Southern California
The California High-Speed Rail Authority have announced a new partnership with CalSTA and LA Metro which will see work advance on the important Los Angeles Union Station project.
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Laser scanners and drones enable investigators to reconstruct major train derailment
Detective Eric Gunderson of the Washington State Patrol led the accident reconstruction phase of the Amtrak passenger train derailment near DuPont, Washington, United States in 2017. In this interview he explains how using laser scanners and drones played a huge part in the accident investigation process.
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Major agreements signed to progress with California high-speed rail
The California High-Speed Rail Authority and Kings County Board of Supervisors have announced the signing of three major agreements that will clear the way for substantial progress on California’s high-speed rail programme in Kings County in the Central Valley.
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Non-stop Washington, D.C. to NYC Amtrak service to start in September 2019
Offering passengers an approximate trip time of two hours and 35 minutes, the new direct service on Acela trains will be a strong rival to air travel.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority receives environmental review approval
The announcement allows the Authority to move forward with the completion of the environmental reviews for the entire first phase of the high-speed rail programme from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area.
