• December 27, 2011
• Intercity

Deutsche Bahn unit orders 90 Bombardier EMUs

Bombardier Transportation says it will supply 90 of its 430 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains to Germany’s DB Regio AG, worth $648 million, to serve the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The new

• December 27, 2011
• Light Rail

Veolia awarded Sprinter contract extension

Veolia Transportation says it has been awarded a two-year contract extension for operations and maintenance of the North Country Transit District (NCTD) Sprinter service in northern San Diego County, Calif.  Sprinter, the

• December 22, 2011
• Rapid Transit

MTA adopts budget, advances capital program

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York has approved a $12.6 billion operating budget with no planned fare increases of service cuts though it comes with a funding gap of $68 million. “The 2012 budget is largely similar to the Final Proposed Budget presented to the Board in November,” said MTA in a statement Wednesday.

• December 22, 2011
• Regulatory

ProTran1 lands Australia contract

ProTran1 says that After three years of development, the company has been awarded a major contract from Australia’s Imtram, Ltd., to supply several fail-safe bi-directional Portable Automatic Track Warning Systems which will be used by several Australian railways for work zone protection. 

• December 22, 2011
• Light Rail

Bombardier wins Essen, Germany, tram order

Bombardier Transportation said Thursday the Essen Transport Authority (EVAG) has ordered 27 FLEXITY Classic trams; the contract is worth $94 million.  Bombardier will deliver two pre-series vehicles in August 2013, while the

• December 22, 2011
• Commuter/Regional

Sumitomo affirms Metrolinx DMU add-on order

Sumitomo Corp. of America this week has affirmed that it, in conjunction with partner Nippon Sharyo, entered into an agreement October 31 to supply Greater Toronto Area’s Metrolinx with six additional diesel multiple-units

• December 21, 2011
• Regulatory

STB clarifies regulatory-review issues

The Surface Transportation Board announced a ruling Wednesday clarifying the scope of a Presidentially-mandated review to determine “whether any o fits existing regulations may have become outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and how to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them, as appropriate.”

• December 21, 2011
• Switching & Terminal

RailComm chosen for BNSF Longview Yard

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm has been selected to provide its wireless remote control automation system at BNSF’s Longview facility in Washington.

• December 21, 2011
• Light Rail

Charlotte LYNX to get $18 million upgrade

Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line light rail will get an $18 million upgrade, allowing station platforms to be extended to handle three-car trains, boosting system capacity.

• December 20, 2011
• Class I

Toyota Canada names CN Carrier of the Year

Canadian National has received Toyota Canada’s Carrier of the Year Award for 2011. The award goes annually to the rail or highway carrier that has exhibited the best performance in transit time, quality, and customer service.