Obama administration says it will select high-speed rail projects for funds this winterOctober 6th, 2009 High-speed rail projects to be chosen this winterWASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it will begin divvying up $8 billion designated for high-speed and other passenger rail projects sometime this winter. The money is a fraction of the rail aid sought by states.
California requests $4.7 billion from stimulus fund to help build high-speed rail networkOctober 2nd, 2009 State asks feds for $4.7 billion for speedy trainsLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco.
Top federal railway official says upgrading service will come slowly, even with stimulus cashSeptember 11th, 2009 Official: Upgrading US rail service to come slowlyCHICAGO — The Obama administration's top railroad official says Americans shouldn't expect networks of super-fast trains after federal money already set aside for high-speed rail is spent. In prepared remarks at a Chicago rail conference Friday, Federal Railroad Administration head Joe Szabo says $8 billion in stimulus cash for high-speed trains is a down payment on a White House's commitment to modernize railways.
San Francisco rail system to implement new safety measures after 2 crashesAugust 11th, 2009 New safety measures pushed after 2 Calif. crashesSAN FRANCISCO —A transportation agency says it's implementing new safety measures after two major crashes within three weeks.
Street cars, SUV collide on busy San Francisco street, injuring 6 and delaying commutersAugust 4th, 2009 Street cars, SUV collide in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO — Another light rail accident along San Francisco's transportation system is delaying commuters on the city's busy Market Street. Officials say six people were injured in the crash, which involved two historic San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency street cars and an SUV at around 5:45 p.m.
Canada's national passenger rail service to resume serviceJuly 27th, 2009 Canada's rail service to resume serviceMONTREAL — Canada's national passenger rail service resumed after the company and the union representing engineers reached an agreement to end a strike that paralyzed passenger trains across the country. Via Rail and the union said Sunday they had agreed to go to binding arbitration to get a deal.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Companies that make passenger trains in US and could benefit from stimulus rail spendingJuly 21st, 2009 Companies that make passenger trains in USA sampling of major international companies that are positioned to make new passenger trains in the U.S. —Bombardier Inc., based in Montreal, operates an assembly plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Several people injured when San Francisco light-rail trains collideJuly 19th, 2009 Several injured in San Francisco light-rail crashSAN FRANCISCO — Several people are injured after two light-rail trains collided in San Francisco. Judson True, a spokesman for the city's Muni service, says the crash occurred just before 3 p.m.
Trains set to roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.
After decades of setbacks and political wrangling, light-rail trains begin running in SeattleJuly 15th, 2009 After decades, light-rail trains run in SeattleSEATTLE — More than four decades after political wrangling and recession ran a mass transit rail plan for Seattle off the tracks, trains are finally running. Passenger service on the new Link system begins Saturday with live music, free rides and shuttle service to some stations, ending the city's dubious status as one of the nation's largest without a dedicated rail transit system.
Metro: Red line trains to resume normal speeds over July 4 weekend for first time since crashJuly 3rd, 2009 Metro red line trains to resume normal speedsWASHINGTON — Metro officials say red line trains in greater Washington, D.C., will return to regular speeds this holiday weekend for the first time since a deadly crash. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when one train slammed into another train stopped on tracks.
One dead, others severely injured in collision on Washington's Metro rail lineJune 23rd, 2009 One dead, others hurt in DC rail transit collisionWASHINGTON — At least one person was killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington. A number of other passengers were severely injured, said District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter, in what he describes as a "mass casualty event." He said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out.
Delhi metro orders more coachesApril 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the metro increasingly becoming the choice of city's commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has ordered extra coaches to be attached to some existing trains to increase the passenger capacity, an official said Sunday. Eight more coaches have been ordered by the DMRC to be added to four trains.
Lalu Prasad to present interim rail budget FridayFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad is set to present the country's interim rail budget for the next fiscal in parliament Friday, with an expectation that he would once again spare the average citizen from fare hikes and introduce some new trains. The minister had presented all the five previous rail budgets for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government since 2004, during which he set a record of sorts in terms of generating revenues despite lowering fares.
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