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• 2005 passenger car review and outlook

  - 2005-01-01

  2005 PASSENGER CAR REVIEW AND OUTLOOKThese cars were delivered in 2004 PURCHASER ...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., California, car, Chicago, Houston, Pittsburgh, Siemens AG, Virginia

• 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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• Buckeye - Supply Side - bids for Buckeye Steel Castings Co - Brief Article

  - 2003-02-01

  Bids from prospective buyers of the assets of bankrupt Buckeye Steel Castings Co were to be received early this month, with a buyer to be selected by Feb. 11. On Dec. 20, 2002, Buckeye, its parent holding company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, Litigation, MARKETING

• A rough ride for transit? Soaring government deficits threaten to shrink service and delay some capital programs, though probably not for long - 2003 Passenger Rail Outlook

  - 2003-01-01

  Tumbling tax revenues at every level of government have created a fiscal crisis that leaves no public service untouched, including transit. The new year will see a tightening squeeze on operations. Capital spending on heavy, light, and commuter rail will remain at an annual rate of more than $6 billion,...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, Bombardier Inc., government, Transportation

• Blazing trails - New Jersey Transit Corp - Statistical Data Included

  - 2002-08-01

  New services, new equipment, new facilities, new technologies--New Jersey Transit has them all. To keep expanding to meet rising demand, the agency will need a larger, steadier source of growth capital. If New Jersey Transit were a Class I railroad, its $1.19 billion Fiscal Year 2003 capital budget would...

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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 ...

  Tags: Alstom, Amtrak, train, Transportation

• 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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