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  • Better light rail in North Jersey? Hopeful advocates have a plan.
  • San Fernando Valley commits $2.34 billion to first light rail phase
  • Austin Contracts Stadler to Supply Light Rail Vehicles

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gothamist.com /1 month ago

Better light rail in North Jersey? Hopeful advocates have a plan.

People board a NJ Transit light rail train in Hoboken in 2024. They hope momentum from the successful "A Better PATH" campaign can continue into changes for light rail. [ more...

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planetizen.com /1 week ago

San Fernando Valley commits $2.34 billion to first light rail phase

San Fernando Valley commits $2.34 billion to first light rail phase Zachary Whalen Fri, 08/28/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Primary Im...

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Austin Contracts Stadler to Supply Light Rail Vehicles

Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) has selected Stadler to supply the light rail vehicles for the city’s first light rail line. The ATP Board approved the award of a fixed-price cont...

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railwaypro.com /2 weeks ago

Jerusalem opens the first section of the Green Line light rail

The first section of Jerusalem’s Green Line light rail will open on Friday 21 August, following several delays to the [...]

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Stadler will supply 21 LRVs for Austin’s first light rail system

The Austin Transit Partnership, the organization responsible for developing the new rail transit system in the capital of Texas, has [...]

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railwaypro.com /1 week ago

Predictive Maintenance on Rail Vehicles

With LUNA, LÜTZE TRANSPORTATION offers an intelligent and modular control system based on Ethernet TRDP and the local L-Bus2. It [...]

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seattletransitblog.com /4 weeks ago

RapidRide R Line Project Update

King County Metro has shared an updated high-level design of the RapidRide R Line and is asking the community for feedback. The R Line will travel between Rainier Beach station and...

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railwaypro.com /2 weeks ago

Greater Copenhagen Light Rail fully opens with 28 km and 29 stations

The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail has entered full operation, completing a 28-km route between Ishøj and Lundtofte with 29 stations [...]

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 17, Alaska Railroad's Streamlined RF-1s: Specs, Roster, History

Alaska Railroad’s unique RF-1 “streamlined” Alcos (rebuilt from RSD-1s) were among the most distinctive diesels ever operated in North America.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Berlin launches 50-metre tram with a capacity of over 300 passengers

The first Urbanliner tram manufactured by Alstom has entered commercial service in Berlin on the M4 line, the busiest tram [...]

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webwire.com /1 month ago

Keeping Edmonton moving: Inside the operations powering the Valley Line Southeast LRT

Edmonton is a bustling city of over a million people in Alberta, Canada. It is the northernmost metropolis of its size in North America. Since November 2023, the city has been enjo...

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planetizen.com /2 weeks ago

The triumph and tragedy of light rail in Charlotte

The triumph and tragedy of light rail in Charlotte Christine McLaren Thu, 08/20/2026 - 05:00 8 minutes

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rtands.com /2 weeks ago

NJT’s New Multilevel III Railcars Featured at Light & Heavy Passenger Rail 2026

The Light & Heavy Passenger Rail Conference, presented by Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 4-5, features industry updates that will help you make informed...

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railwaypro.com /3 weeks ago

Autonomous trams are on their way

Automation is also advancing in urban surface transport, but transforming trams and light rail systems into fully autonomous vehicles is [...]

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american-rails.com /4 weeks ago

Aug 10, New Haven’s Roger Williams Streamliner: History, Specs & Legacy

The Roger Williams, built by the Budd Company in 1956 and delivered for 1956–57 service, was a complete six-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) derived from Budd’s hugely successful Rai...

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 14, Commuter Rail (USA): Definition, History & Systems Directory

American commuter rail—private suburban trains to public agencies (LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit, Metra, Metrolink, and more). History, vs light rail, and a national systems direct...

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planetizen.com /2 weeks ago

Las Vegas debuts new bus rapid transit

Las Vegas debuts new bus rapid transit Zachary Whalen Tue, 08/25/2026 - 09:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Th...

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railway-news.com /1 month ago

Maryland Purple Line Testing Reaches Bethesda Section

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has begun live-wire testing of Purple Line light rail vehicles on the western section of the route between the Lyttonsville Operations and...

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Alstom’s first G Class tram enters service in Melbourne

Melbourne has put the first tram from the new-generation G Class, manufactured by Alstom, into service, marking the start of [...]

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kxan.com /1 month ago

ATP greenlights $39M for Austin light rail train cars amid mixed feedback

Austin Transit Partnership has greenlit $39 million to kick off the design, testing, and eventual delivery of a new fleet of light‑rail train cars.

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railwaypro.com /2 weeks ago

Hübner launches HEFES, an integrated front-end system for trams

Hübner Group has launched HEFES, a modular front-end system for trams and light rail vehicles, integrating safety, energy absorption and [...]

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 14, Amtrak Unique Trainsets: TurboTrain, Turboliner, Metroliner & More

Amtrak’s distinctive trainsets—United Aircraft TurboTrain, French RTG and Rohr RTL Turboliners, German ICE and Swedish X2000 tests, and Budd Metroliners on the Northeast Corridor.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Melbourne orders a further 25 Alstom trains

The Victorian state government has ordered a further 25 X’trapolis 2.0 electric trains from Alstom, in a contract worth EUR [...]

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railwaypro.com /1 day ago

The Czechs are testing diesel trains powered entirely by vegetable oil

České dráhy has begun a new phase of testing alternative fuels on its RegioFox diesel trains. Three PESA railcars will [...]

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