February 8, 2019
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a USD2.3 million grant, as part of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program, to the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) to support Positive Train Control (PTC) communications testing on the network.
January 31, 2019
The city of Calgary and the province of Alberta have signed a CAD3-billion funding agreement for the CAD4.65-billion Stage I of the Green Line light rail transit (LRT) project.
January 25, 2019
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Board has approved the CAD2.1 billion 2019 operating budget for conventional transit and paratransit services.
January 17, 2019
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, has announced plans to invest in US-based Momentum Dynamics to develop high-power-capacity charging (up to 300 KW) for the transportation and automotive sector, especially for autonomous, connected, and commercial electric vehicles.
January 16, 2019
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has invited public comment on its USD3.4 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget proposal.
January 2, 2019
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a USD1.076 million grant, through its Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, for land-use and transportation planning along the proposed extension of the Portland streetcar system to Montgomery Park.
December 31, 2018
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) has approved a USD2.9 billion budget for fiscal 2019, of which around USD2.4 billion will be allocated to capital projects like the extension of light rail transit (LRT) to Lynnwood, Federal Way and Downtown Redmond by 2024 and the development of new bus rapid transit (BRT) lines along the I-405, SR-522 and Northeast 145th Street.
December 28, 2018
Cincinnati Metro has announced plans to procure 70 new buses by the end of 2019 to replace some of the oldest buses in its current fleet.
December 21, 2018
The United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced plans to allocate USD1.17 billion through the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) programme to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for development of the Lynnwood Link light rail.
December 21, 2018
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded USD46.3 million in grant funding for 11 projects across 10 states to support the deployment of positive train control (PTC) systems.
December 13, 2018
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has awarded a USD2-million grant through the Communities in Transit programme to the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority to replace 24 aging buses.
November 30, 2018
The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded USD281 million in additional funding in the fiscal year 2018 through its Capital Investment Grants (CIG)/ New Starts Program to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas.
November 20, 2018
The Governor of New York has awarded grants of a total value of USD27.1 million under the Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program for rail infrastructure improvements across the state.
November 19, 2018
Brightline, the US-based private intercity passenger railroad operator, has announced strategic partnership and trademark licensing agreement with the UK-based Virgin Group.
November 16, 2018
The Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of British Columbia (BC) have announced plans to allocate CAD136 million for implementation of five transit projects across the province.
November 14, 2018
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board’s finance committee has approved plans to acquire the Grand Central Terminal for USD35 million.
November 12, 2018
The Metra Board of Directors have approved the 2019 operating budget of USD822.2 million, a 3.1 per cent increase over the 2018 budget.
November 8, 2018
The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) has approved the CAD1.5-billion 2019 Budget and the CAD15.6 billion 2019-2028 capital expenditures (capex) programme.