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May 11, 2012

World Railway News Headlines 11th May 2012

 www.railwaygazette.com Headlines.....

Aarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead

DENMARK: Legal powers enabling the construction of Denmark's first modern light rail line in Aarhus were approved by parliament on May 8. The Aarhus Letbane...more




Moynihan station contract awarded

USA: On May 9 the Moynihan Station Development Corp subsidiary of Port Authority of New York & New Jersey ratified the award of a $147·7m contract to begin...more




Inter-city EMUs being commissioned for Euro 2012

UKRAINE: National railway UZ has started driver training and commissioning runs with three of the 10 HRCS2 inter-city electric multiple-units being supplied by...





Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)


Latest figures show that over 93% of trains arrived on time

10/05/2012
Responding to the latest rail performance figures for Period 1 (1 April 2012 - 28 April 2012), a spokesperson for the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) said: “With over 93% of trains arriving on time, these latest figures show train companies have worked hard with the rest of the industry to improve performance for passengers.
“However, we’re not complacent and will continue to focus our efforts on providing passengers with the service they expect and deserve.”

Railway Age Breaking News
May 10, 2012
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday major changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control. FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo said the changes "will provide greater flexibility to railroads and save hundreds of millions of dollars even as they improve rail safety." "Under...
May 10, 2012
MTA New York City Transit announced Thursday that the No. 7 subway extension to Manhattan's West Side, now 65% complete, has just received its first set of rails. Rails delivered to the work site are 390 feet long and weigh 15,000 pounds, which...
May 10, 2012
Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman told stockholders at the company's 30th annual meeting in Williamsburg, Va., Thursday that he is “confident, optimistic, and enthusiastic about our future business prospects.”Describing records achieved in 2011 on revenue, operating income, net income, and earnings per share,...
May 10, 2012
In line with much of 2012, U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending May 5, 2012 failed to keep pace with 2011 levels, down 2% measured against the comparable week last year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday....
May 10, 2012
Bombardier Transportation's revenue for the first quarter of 2012 added up to US$2 billion, compared with US$2.5 billion in first quarter 2011. EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) totaled $124 million, or 6.2% of revenue, compared with $171 million, or 6.9%, for the...


www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

PANYNJ, local board award Moynihan Station contract to Skanska

AAR reports carload drop in week 18; RailAmerica and GWI report carload declines in April

BART's board approves Bombardier car contract

USDOT announces $15.8 million grant to eliminate rail bottleneck in Detroit

California commission OKs funds for grade separation project

Transportation Services Index slipped in March

Ohio commission approves NS crossing upgrade

Rail supplier updates from Invensys, Ricardo, Bombardier, RailComm, RailTerm, Auto Truck and Cubic (May 11)



www.railway-technology.com News Update......

Arup to design 11 Santiago Metro stations UK-based Arup has won a contract from Metro de Santiago to design 11 stations on lines 3 and 6 being built for Chile's capital city.       
                   
Oyster ticketing partnership in UK wins transport achievement award
Transport for London (TfL), the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and Cubic Transportation Systems received the top award at the 2012 International Transport Forum for the introduction of the Oyster smart ticketing solution on to the National Rail network in London.       

                   
Skanska wins Moynihan Station contract in USThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Moynihan Station Development Corporation Board have awarded a $147m contract to Skanska as part of phase one of the Moynihan Station project.       

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