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Commuter rail inches ahead in Jackson County

2015-09-30 23:40:40| Railroads - Topix.net

Jackson County will receive help from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to secure financing for 18-mile Rock Island corridor railway from Union Pacific Railroad. Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders has long coveted the Rock Island line as part of a larger commuter rail plan he announced years ago, but which stalled amid struggles to acquire lines from several railway companies.

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Parsons to install PTC safety technology on Metra commuter trains

2015-09-07 01:00:00| Railway Technology

US primary system integrator Parsons has won a contract to install positive train control (PTC), anti-collision technology on Metra commuter trains in Chicago, Illinois.

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$395M Clean Diesel Commuter Coach Purchase Highlights Economic & Environmental Benefits Of New Diesel Technology

2015-07-20 04:06:51| pollutiononline Home Page

This week's$395 millionagreement for the purchase of 772 clean diesel commuter coaches by New Jersey Transit – America's third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit – isyet another example of major transit agenciesrecognizing the economic, safety and environmental benefits of advanced clean diesel technology, saidAllen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of theDiesel Technology Forum(http://www.dieselforum.org/).

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Keolis to continue operating VRE commuter rail trains

2015-07-16 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) in the US has exercised its option to extend its contract for a further five years with French firm Keolis to operate its Northern Virginia commuter rail trains.

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