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• Acela express dispute settled

  - 2004-04-01

  AMTRAK and a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom have reached an out-of-court settlement of their legal dispute dating from November 2001 involving the $US 1.2 billion procurement of 20 Acela Express high-speed trains and 15 electric locomotives for operation on the Northeast Corridor linking Boston, New York, mid Washington...

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• US rail system Amtrak settles dispute with Bombardier/Alstom

  - 2004-03-17

  WASHINGTON AFP ? The Franco-Canadian consortium supplying high-speed trains to the US passenger system Amtrak said it reached an out-of-court settlement in a suit over the delayed launch of the system. The consortium of Canada's Bombardier and France's Alstom said the deal ends all legal disputes over the 1.2...

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• Alstom Amps up Amtrak: French engineering firm is building high-speed trains for US market.(United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2002-03-01

  America is the land of big roads and wide-open spaces, where cars and planes reign supreme. Or do they? As fears of terrorist attacks linger, train travel has become more desirable in the US, particularly in heavily populated regions. "For routes under 400 miles, it is ...

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• Crossbow Technology, Leader in Advanced Sensors, Rides the New Acela High Speed Train; Company Worked with Bombardier/Alstom on Sensor-Based System

  - 2000-12-15

  Business Editors/High Tech & Transportation Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 15, 2000 When the new high speed Amtrak Acela train completed its maiden voyage from Boston to Washington D.C. Monday Dec. 11, Crossbow Technology -- a leader in advanced digital sensor technology -- was along for the ride....

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• Acela Express Delayed Again

  - 2000-08-01

  TECHNICAL problems continue to delay the introduction of 240km/h services on Amtrak's Boston--New York--Washington DC Northeast Corridor using the new Acela Express tilting trains being supplied by a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation. Revenue service was originally planned to start in November last year, but is now unlikely to...

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• Pacific Surfliner Enters Service In California

  - 2000-07-01

  AMTRAK has launched its new Pacific Surfliner passenger service on the San Diego- Los Angeles-San Luis Obispo rail corridor in California. The service is to be operated by a fleet of nine new double-deck trains currently being delivered by Alstom. The five-car push-pull trains will be powered by new F59PH1...

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• Bombardier/ALSTOM, Amtrak Resume Testing Of Acela Express High-Speed Train On Northeast Corridor

  - 1970-01-01

  The Bombardier/ALSTOM manufacturing consortium and Amtrak have resumed testing of the new Acela Express high-speed train on the Northeast Corridor following modifications to the locomotive undercarriages.New, longer bolts were installed in the truck assemblies after some of the original bolts were discovered broken or...

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