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USA: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Chinese manufacturer have entered into a supplemental agreement for two contracts for the delivery of 404 metro cars.
USA: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has received a $2 mln federal grant to test an automated rolling stock inspection system.
USA: In mid-March, the US DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected a company to develop a concept for building a railway infrastructure on Earth’s satellite.
USA: Life-size mockups of two metro cars, head and intermediate ones, are exhibited on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., until April 3.
USA: Representatives from the Guinness World Records witnessed the record at the test track in Pueblo, USA.
USA: The six-axle 2,400 kW SD40JR locomotive undergoes final tests at the MxV Rail centre in Pueblo, US.
USA: Within public hearings, representatives of numerous trade unions urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to reject or at least restrict the tests of the new self-propelled rolling stock technology, planned to be conducted in Georgia.
The most significant events and trends in the global rolling stock market in 2023 according to the ROLLINGSTOCK team.
USA: The six-car train with the diesel locomotive Charger SC-44 has started operation on the 454 km Oakland–Bakersfield line.