1. FRA Long-Distance Rail Study
... Study began in September 2022 and will continue throughout 2023 and part of 2024. Photo courtesy of Amtrak. Long Distance Amtrak Train. Submit a comment. Thank ...
Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting an Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study to evaluate the restoration of daily long-distance intercity rail passenger service and the potential for new Amtrak long-distance routes. This study will ultimately create a long-term vision for long-distance passenger rail service and identify […]
2. Is 2024 the Year of the Train? - TriplePundit
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It looks like 2024 will be full of new developments in the rail industry. From high-speed passenger trains to battery-powered locomotives, these are the three trending train topics we have our eye on this year.
3. FRA releases long-distance study interim report, invites comments
Feb 19, 2024 · Fifteen new or revived long-distance routes are presented in a new Federal Railroad Administration presentation to accompany the next round of meetings.
WASHINGTON — Fifteen new or revived long-distance routes are presented in a new Federal Railroad Administration presentation to accompany the next round of meetings for its ongoing Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study. The 163-page PowerPoint presentation was issued prior to the third round of six regional workshops for stakeholders including Amtrak and state transportation officials, as well as passenger rail advocates.
4. Staying on track? Railway industry predictions for 2024
Jan 30, 2024 · Ticketing reform, reliable timetables, and electrification are all top themes that dominate our 2024 railway industry predictions.
Ticketing reform, reliable timetables and electrification are all top predictions for the themes that will dominate the railway sector in 2024.
5. US high-speed rail projects: The latest news | Smart Cities Dive
Jul 9, 2024 · Momentum is growing for high-speed rail, with multiple projects in various stages of construction or planning. Keep up on all the latest news in this tracker.
Siemens Mobility will build Brightline West’s 220-mph train sets at a new facility in upstate New York, the companies announced Sept. 9.
6. Why U.S. railroads are seeing intermodal growth through first half ...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most large U.S. railroads are handling more intermodal this year as geopolitical issues and domestic port labor talks weigh on how importers move containers. Each Class I railroad’s intermodal business, with the exception of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, is outperforming last year. BNSF Railway is leading the pack, up 394,000 units, or 16% year over year. Union Pacific
7. The most exciting new trains coming in 2024 - CNN
Jan 4, 2024 · Italy's glorious new super-deluxe train “Orient Express – La Dolce Vita” will welcome its first passengers some time in 2024.
As train travel becomes more and more popular, these are the bucket list new routes for 2024, from Europe’s new night trains to an 80-day round-the-world rail extravaganza.
8. Lehigh Valley passenger rail study revealed. Here are the highlights.
Mar 27, 2024 · “We also developed a very basic service plan, which is really kind of just a work by scheduling of when trains would run, so that we could look ...
The long-awaited Lehigh Valley passenger train study is in. It has identified the 5 most likely routes for restoring service to New York, Philadelphia and Reading.
9. New RTD study confirms Boulder train's high costs, points to Front ...
Sep 18, 2024 · A cut-rate Boulder train is still expensive, the study found. RTD ... Three train sets would sit idle outside of the morning and evening operating ...
Two commuter rail lines could share track and infrastructure between Denver and Longmont, lowering costs, and increasing opportunities for more federal funding for both projects.
10. Northrop Grumman to Develop Concept for Lunar Railroad
Mar 19, 2024 · Identify prototypes, demonstrations and analyses of a fully operating lunar rail system's concept design and architecture. ... research keeps our ...
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – March 19, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by DARPA to further develop the concept of building a moon-based railroad network as part of the broader 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability...
11. RAS Problem Solving Competition - Railway Applications Section
The 2024 RAS Problem Solving Competition. Operations Research and Advanced Analytical Approaches Applied to Real-World Rail Problems.
The 2024 RAS Problem Solving Competition
12. Amtrak Connects Us
... railroad operating matters. Phone calls are preferred if the request is urgent. If you have a FOIA request, please click here. © 2024 Amtrak Media. National ...
13. For California's bullet train, progress is being made but its completion date ...
Feb 15, 2024 · It should be finished sometime next year; multiple other structures along the route have already been completed. In total, 78 have been ...
In California’s Central Valley, construction of the long overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line that may eventually shuttle passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than…
14. InnoTrans 2024 - Europe's Rail - European Union
... yet safe and environmentally sustainable European railway system. Discover ... study has been performed on the interface between the future Trackside ...
The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, The European Commission and the European Union Agency for Railways teamed up for InnoTrans 2024.
15. Center for Railway Research and Education - MSU Broad College of ...
2024 Brochure | Module 2 – Railway Regulation, Safety and the Rail Industry ... Rail Safety Is Still a Problem. From Bloomberg. Featuring Nicholas Little · See ...
The Center for Railway Research and Education is the North American leader in offering research & education in guidance of the rail industry.
16. [PDF] Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Amtrak Daily Long-Distance ...
Jul 31, 2024 · Between February 6 and March 11, 2024, more than 47,000 public and stakeholder comments were received – primarily via the study website and ...
17. Florida's Brightline High-Speed Train Cuts 2024 Ridership Forecast by 21%
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Brightline, the first US private passenger railroad built in more than a century, is on a slow track toward building ridership.
18. The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN)
There is still time to register for the Global Investors' Symposium in ... TRAIN Newsletter — July 2024. 25 Jul 2024. TRAIN eNews is delivered directly ...
A network of more than 160 foundations interested in taking a strategic and entrepreneurial approach to funding and advancing medical research.
19. Rail Line Schedules - MARTA
Gold Line trains will skip stop at Brookhaven Station from Oct. 7 to Nov. 15 for platform renovation. Bus service is not impacted. Shuttles will run from ...
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20. The Original Orient Express Is Returning to Europe in 2024
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Seventeen of the original Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express carriages were discovered in Poland in 2015. They're now being restored in France and will hit the railways in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
21. Europe's most exciting long-distance train routes for 2024 ... - Euronews
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Go to sleep in one country and wake up in another thanks to Nightjet, European Sleeper, Midnight Trains and other new and modern train companies.
22. Will FrontRunner run on batteries? This test train could show it can.
Jan 14, 2024 · Stadler is building a battery-powered version of this train in a project with Utah State University's ASPIRE center to demonstrate that it's ...
Utah's Stadler Rail factory is cranking out electric and hydrogen-fueled trains for California and is partnering with Utah State University to build a battery-powered train that could one day run on the FrontRunner line.
23. Train Crew Size Safety Requirements - Federal Register
Apr 9, 2024 · Some of those railroads may be some of the same railroads already operating a legacy one-person operation. If a railroad is beginning a new ...
FRA is establishing minimum safety requirements for the size of train crews depending on the type of operation. This final rule requires railroad operations to have a minimum of two crewmembers except for certain identified one-person train crew operations that do not pose significant safety...
24. Service Updates | Metrolink
5 and 6, 2024, Metrolink will complete a maintenance and rehabilitation project along the Antelope Valley Line. This project will result in a track closure ...