North America News

Latest news and developments from North America region

• Consultation begins on San Diego Mid-Coast LRT

  May 17, 2013
  The San Diego Association of Governments (Sandag) has launched a public consultation on the draft environmental report for the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project.

• New Flyer receives order from Metro Transit of Halifax

  May 17, 2013
  Canada-based New Flyer Industries announced that Metro Transit of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has awarded it a contract to supply 80 Xcelsior clean diesel, 40-foot heavy-duty buses.

• SEPTA’s Primos Station completes modernisation

  May 16, 2013
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has modernised and rehabilitated its Primos Station in Philadelphia’s Clifton Heights neighbourhood.

• TriMet to start trial of mobile ticketing app [free access]

  May 15, 2013
  The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) has started a month-long 'beta' test of its new Smartphone ticketing application (app).

• Knorr-Bremse opens bigger US plant

  May 15, 2013
  Germany-based braking system manufacturer Knorr-Bremse has opened a new USD28 million rail vehicle systems manufacturing plant in Westminster, Maryland.

• FTA announces fund for public transportation safety

  May 13, 2013
  The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it is making USD21.9 million available to help strengthen public transportation safety for riders and transit workers nationwide.

• GO Transit constructs bus storage and maintenance facility in Gwillimbury

  May 13, 2013
  Toronto-based GO Transit has begun construction of a new GO bus storage and maintenance facility in East Gwillimbury, Municipality of York.

• DART board to look at new mass transit options in Arlington and downtown Dallas

  May 13, 2013
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is considering finalising a commuter bus line between downtown Arlington and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

• Amtrak unveils first of new trains to run on NEC

  May 13, 2013
  Amtrak has unveiled the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives to run on its northeast corridor (NEC) high-speed rail service.

• Circulator bus service to hike fares

  May 10, 2013
  The Circulator buses in operation in Washington D.C. are set to become more expensive. Currently, Circulator buses charge passenger USD1 per ride — 60 to 80 cents less than Metrobus charges.

• California HSR management contract extended

  May 9, 2013
  The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has awarded Parsons Brinckerhoff a two-year extension worth USD96 million for programme management services on the state's high-speed rail project.

• Nova Bus wins contract from CTA

  May 8, 2013
  Nova Bus, the North American subsidiary of Volvo Buses, has secured an order worth USD148 million from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for supplying 300 Nova LFS Smart Buses.

• Surrey Board of Trade to push for LRT

  May 8, 2013
  The Surrey Board of Trade in British Columbia, Canada, has launched a new campaign to get a light-rail transit (LRT) system track in the south of Fraser.

• OHL wins deal to restructure Cortland Street metro station, New York

  May 7, 2013
  Spanish construction firm OHL has won a USD89 million contract to restructure the Cortland Street metro station in New York.

• NYMTA selects Control Group for interactive displays

  May 7, 2013
  The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NYMTA) has selected New York-based Control Group to provide up to 90 ‘On the Go’ interactive displays.

• Nippon Sharyo to expand Rochelle railcar plant in the US

  May 2, 2013
  Japan-based Nippon Sharyo has announced plans to invest USD54 million to expand its high-speed railcar factory in Rochelle, Illinois, US.

• Washington completes Union Station’s Columbus Plaza

  May 2, 2013
  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has completed renovation of the Union Station’s Columbus Plaza at a cost of USD10.8 million.

• Metro Transit extends investment in video and situation intelligence solutions

  May 1, 2013
  Verint® Systems Incorporated has announced that Metro Transit Police Department, part of Metro Transit in Minneapolis/St. Paul, is extending its investment in Verint technology, standardising key parts of its transportation technology platform with Nextiva® Video Management Software™ (VMS) for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) Project.

• Trams arrive for testing in Washington

  May 1, 2013
  The first of three trams for the H/Benning streetcar line in Washington arrived for post-delivery testing on May 1, 2013.

• NJ Transit launches smartphone ticketing for select train lines

  May 1, 2013
  New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) has launched a three-month smartphone ticketing pilot on the Pascack Valley commuter rail line, which will be used to evaluate the technology before a wider rollout across the NJ Transit rail network.