Concept renderings for the Houston station were revealed:
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Concept renderings for the Houston station were revealed:
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DB confirmed as early train operator: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has confirmed that DB Engineering and Consulting has been awarded an early train operator services contract to assist with the United State’s first high-speed railway. The announcement comes a month after CHSRA ra...
Commuter reaction to SMART service: The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency attracted nearly 53,000 riders in its first three weeks of service, surpassing projections for the period of 46,800 passengers. The biggest surprise has been the 15,000 weekend patrons, which is more than seven times great...
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7140383-181/smart-train-begins-free-preview?artslide=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; What better way to generate buzz about a new transit service than to offer free rides? That’s exactly what Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will be doing st...
DALLAS - The developer behind the Texas bullet train announced Thursday that architecture students from universities across Texas are in a competition to design the passenger stations. Texas Central, a private sector-led group, is developing Texas' high-speed railway between North Texas and Houston...
Which city and agency? AFAIK Bombardier is a manufacturer of rolling stock and provides maintenance for its products, but not staff for commuter operations- which is typically handled by public agencies and/or contractors such as Amtrak or Transdev.
Start of revenue service pushed back to spring 2017 due to problems with Cummins engines, other issues: The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District is having to replace the engines on all 14 of its brand-new rail cars because of crankshaft problems, contributing to a delay in the start of passenger ...
AAF/Brightline holds "topping off" ceremony for WPB station (incl. video):
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Technical challenges before run-up to revenue operations: Sonoma Marin-Area Rail Transit may be able to open its doors with commuter-train service between Santa Rosa and San Rafael in the fourth quarter of 2016, but it’s going to be a race. Engineers on the $500 million project are working to solve ...
Public test rides began last month: More than 100 people took their first ride on the North Bay’s new passenger rail line Saturday as a packed SMART train passed alongside Sonoma County vineyards, dairy farms and tidal wetlands before turning around south of the new Petaluma River bridge. http://www...
Recent news- Green and gray commuter trains are making near-daily practice runs on the 43-mile line stretching from Santa Rosa to San Rafael, where passenger service will resume at the end of this year following a half-century absence. Of the crucial decisions that directors overseeing Sonoma-Marin ...
Diagram of a Silverliner V truck:
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Soccer superstar David Beckham is in talks with a top executive at the private equity firm behind the All Aboard Florida passenger train project about funding for a new 25,000-seat stadium planned near the rail venture’s station in downtown Miami, the Miami Herald reported. Wesley Edens, co-chairma...
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit is poised to be the first rail line system in the country to start service completely outfitted with a safety system to prevent potentially deadly accidents, according to agency officials. SMART has spent $50 million on implementation of what is known as a “Positive T...
Just wanted to add this bit of info, which relates to the market which Texas Central Railway will serve: On Thursday, the Census Bureau released its list of the most rapidly growing cities in America from 2014 to 2015 — and Texas cities dominated the list. Of the 11 fastest-growing cities in America...