USA: The start-up Remora, founded in 2020, and operator Pacific Harbor Line have signed an agreement to jointly develop this technology.
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit has launched eight Stadler FLIRT DMUs on the Silver Line, a 42-kilometre route with ten stations connecting seven communities to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Brazil: An agreement has been signed between US locomotive manufacturer Wabtec and local mining company Vale.
USA: Since 22 September, the first SC42-DM locomotives have begun hauling passenger coaches on New York’s Metro-North commuter rail network.
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Canada: The operator Cando Rail & Terminals has completed the retrofit of the four-axle SW1200 locomotive, produced by American EMD in 1955. The vehicle’s key feature is its operability at temperatures of -40 °C.
USA: On 13 September, the vehicle started carrying passengers on the 14 km line from San Bernardino to Redlands. The route is also served by a pair of Stadler’s FLIRT DMUs.
USA: The new 28,500 m2 facility in Hagerstown will be able to produce up to 20 cars per month.
According to Stadler, its American subsidiary currently generates between 70% and 80% of value added in the US in accordance with the requirements of the Buy America Act.
