USA

Stay updated on the US rail market: Amtrak developments, freight rail operations (Class I railroads), urban transit projects (subway, light rail), high-speed rail initiatives, and regulatory news.

Amtrak in the US has awarded a $298m contract to...
April 2, 2010 11:06 am
A total of 748 new cars will be delivered to...
February 16, 2010 2:15 pm
The governments of Korea and the US state of California...
January 18, 2010 7:04 am
GE Transportation has provided an integrated system for 15 new...
November 15, 2009 11:44 am
Bombardier Transportation has delivered the first of 36 ALP-46A electric...
US freight operator BNSF has announced it is to install...
November 4, 2009 2:38 pm
Norfolk Southern and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have partnered to...
October 15, 2009 8:58 pm
The Hawaian city of Honolulu’s proposed rail transit system has...
October 10, 2009 8:11 pm
Swedish firm Skanska has won a $120m (SEK840m) contract from...
September 30, 2009 12:56 pm
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the US...
September 25, 2009 10:56 am
Track installation work has begun on the much-delayed $55m Anacostia...
August 20, 2009 12:59 am
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) in the US has awarded a...