Trains – September 2019

NEWS BRIEFS

VIRGIN TRAINS USA held a ceremony to

mark the start of construction on its ex-

tension from West Palm Beach, Fla., to

Orlando, but said it would delay the be-

ginning of work on its proposed service

between Southern California and Las

Vegas, Nev., after failing to secure tax

breaks from the Nevada legislature. The

company said it would try again to se-

cure those tax abatements during the

next Nevada legislative session in 2021.

RJ Hill Photo & Video/courtesy Virgin Trains USA

The FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

announced $326 million in Consolidated

Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improve-

ments grants for 45 rail projects in 29

states. Notable projects include $33 mil-

lion to the Southern Rail Commission to

restore Amtrak service to the Gulf Coast;

$29 million to the Terminal Railroad

Association of St. Louis for rehabilitation

of the MacArthur Bridge across the

Mississippi, and more than $19 million

for CREATE’s Dolton Junction Interlock-

ing improvement project near Chicago.

After two derailments — injuring a total

of 13 people — in a four-day span in

June, the MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS-

PORTATION AUTHORITY hired an outside

engineering firm to review the cause of

the two accidents, and convened a

three-member expert panel for a gener-

al review of its operating procedures.

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Ray LaHood, former New York City Tran-

sit president Carmen Bianco, and former

acting head of the Federal Transit

Administration Carolyn Flowers will

serve on the panel.

BOMBARDIER announced it would open

a plant in Pittsburg, Calif., to assemble

new Bay Area Rapid Transit cars, mov-

ing production from its Plattsburg, N.Y.,

plant to open capacity for orders from

East Coast customers. The new plant

will eventually employ more than 100.

Virgin Trains USA begins

work on Orlando route

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