TriMet taps Siemens for regenerative power

Portland, Ore.’s TriMet has selected Siemens Mobility to install what is claimed to be the first regenerative “battery” for U.S. passenger rail service, the Sitras Energy Storage Unit, to be placed on the Milwaukie light rail line now under construction.

Siemens finalizes Invensys Rail acquisition, names Paljug to top post

Siemens Rail Automation, which is part of the company’s Mobility and Logistics Division-Infrastructure & Cities Sector, has completed its acquisition of Invensys Rail, “expanding the company’s footprint in the global rail automation market and strengthening its technology offerings, including Positive Train Control,” Siemens said.

Siemens unveils first Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotive

Amtrak said early May 13 the first of 70 ACS-64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter, 6.4 MW/8,320 hp) electric locomotives for the Northeast Corridor rolled off the Siemens Mobility assembly line in Sacramento, Calif.

Kansas City to piggyback streetcar order

Kansas City officials say they’ll seek streetcar rolling stock through options already held by Cincinnati or Salt Lake City, which are advancing their own streetcar lines.

Here come the streetcars

Make some room, LRT; here come the streetcars to help out.

Amtrak, California, and FRA team up for new HSR gear

A triad of U.S. HSR interests makes its move, upsetting some preconceived conventional wisdom involving the nation’s passenger rail outlook.