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Ironhorse Resources acquires San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad
San Pedro Valley Railroad (SPV) serves Cochise County from connections with Union Pacific’s (UPRR) main line at Benson and Willcox.
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Survey of rail business leaders reveals damage of ‘boom and bust’ funding
Nearly all respondents (96 per cent) said the government must do more to smooth out peaks and troughs in rail spending in future.
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HS2 launches public consultations regarding the latest design proposals
Residents and businesses across the Phase 2b route are invited to view the latest designs and respond to the public consultations.
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The joint audit between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for Rail Baltica commences
Rail Baltica Joint Venture has hosted a meeting with representatives of the national audit institutions to commence the functional audit.
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Mind the gender gap: Women train drivers
MTR Crossrail HR Director, Alison Bell, ASLEF District Organiser, Nigel Gibson, and the drivers themselves explain how MTR and ASLEF quadrupled the number of female drivers in less than 12 months.
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Texas Central names Renfe as a high-speed train operating partner
The Texas train will be based on the latest generation of Central Japan Railway’s Tokaido Shinkansen train system, the world’s safest mass transportation system.
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New Chair of US High Speed Rail Association’s Advisory Board is announced
Rod Diridon Sr. is stepping down after serving as Chair of the Advisory Board during the past decade, but will remain as Chairman Emeritus of the Advisory Board.
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Caltrain’s Business Plan suggests ridership demand will increase by nearly 300 per cent
The Business Plan’s strategy will define the long-term vision for the fast-growing commuter rail system that connects San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
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Vibrant rail sector makes the UK an attractive home for overseas investors
The UK currently has a national rail infrastructure pipeline worth £88 billion, which is the greatest investment in the sector in over a century. As a result of these unprecedented levels of investment, significant opportunities exist for investors to support and add value to the rail supply-chain.
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UK rail passengers will benefit from ‘one-click’ compensation
The automated claims systems, available via smartphones and smartcard registration, will make compensation claims easier for customers.
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RIA’s Autumn Budget submission calls for further rolling stock R&D funding
The submission states that no R&D funding for rolling stock “will significantly reduce the ability of suppliers to take high risk leading edge development”.
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Network Rail’s IP Signalling team achieves industry first
Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects (IP) Signalling team has achieved an industry first – recording the highest ever score in an internationally recognised project management assessment.
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Positive Train Control one step closer for COASTER commuter trains
San Diego COASTER commuter trains are one step closer to being fully integrated with the Positive Train Control (PTC) safety system, according to North County Transit District (NCTD).
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Invest in GREAT & DIT showcase UK rail investment opportunities at InnoTrans
At InnoTrans 2018, the Midlands Engine and Northern Powerhouse jointly exhibited as Invest in GREAT, allowing them to meet with potential overseas investors looking to find out more about opportunities in the UK rail industry; the most buoyant and fastest growing in Europe in terms of existing and planned investment.
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UK sub-national Transport Bodies to create joint rail forum
Midlands Connect and Transport for the North have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing them to work more closely together towards a mutual vision for rebalancing the UK economy through sustainable transport improvements.
