Stadler is building 10 Goldleaf carriages for Rocky Mountaineer

By Ferry Lissenberg, Rail Color News; February 25, 2018 Stadler Rail is building 10 new double deck glass domed carriages…

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Quebec Premier Couillard says he is open to advancing Montreal’s subway contract to Bombardier

By Canadian Press, Barrie Today; February 23, 2018 QUEBEC — Premier Philippe Couillard suggested Friday he’s open to giving Bombardier…

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Caisse CEO urges Bombardier to be ready for Merger & Acquisitions activity

By Staff Writers, Reuters; February 21, 2018 MONTREAL (Reuters) – Bombardier should be “on alert” for merger opportunities that will…

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New Jersey Transit Seeks to Acquire New Bi-Level Train Cars

By Jared Kofsky, Jersey Digs; February 22, 2018 New Jerseyans who commute by train could soon be riding in new…

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Montreal: Bombardier’s La Pocatière plant says hundreds of layoffs could come without a new contract

By Presse Canadienne, Montreal Gazette; February 19, 2018 MONTREAL — The railway division of Bombardier Inc. says losing out on…

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Stadler expands its reach in North America

By Anitra Green, International Railway Journal; February 1, 2018 INVESTMENT in urban rail systems in US cities has been growing…

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UK: 7,000 new train carriages `will transform journeys´

By Press Association, Daily Mail; January 29, 2018 More than 7,000 new train carriages are being introduced to Britain’s railways,…

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Bombardier Rail Chief Sees 10% Sales Growth Extending Into 2018

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 Bombardier Inc. expects to see another year of 10 percent sales growth from…

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UK: New Caledonian Sleeper carriages to enter passenger service in October

From Global Rail News; January 18, 2018 The countdown to the introduction of new Caledonian Sleeper trains has begun with…

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New York City: MTA’s newest fleet of $2M subway cars face third crippling mishap in two weeks

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; December 10, 2017 Congratulations, MTA: You’re the proud owners of more than two…

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Bombardier’s New Generation Trains Enter Passenger Service in Queensland, Australia

A press release from Bombardier: – New Generation Rollingstock trains to transform South-East Queensland passenger commuting experience – New fleet…

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Switzerland: Twindexx fleet to enter service in 2018

From Railway Gazette; November 30, 2017 SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways confirmed on November 30 that it will launch the first…

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Bombardier CEO not expecting short-term changes in rail division

By Reuters; November 14, 2017 MONTREAL (Reuters) – Bombardier’s (BBDb.TO) Chief Executive Alain Bellemare said on Tuesday he will continue…

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Expensive questions surface with changed passenger car order

California selects Siemens for passenger car order two years after a Nippon-Sharyo prototype failed key test From TRAINS Magazine Newswire;…

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Will the Siemens Alstom merger live up to expectations?

Written by David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; November 1, 2017 THE announcement on September 26 that Siemens and Alstom have…

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Scotland could welcome back train building for first time in decades

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; October 27, 2017 Train building could return to Scotland for the first time in decades…

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California: Mare Island’s Alstom snags game-changing contract, promises growth

By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald; October 25, 2017 After 100-plus years in business, in its seventh year on Mare Island,…

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Bombardier rail division president unfazed by global challenges it faces

Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press, CP 24; October 19, 2017 MONTREAL — None of the challenges facing Bombardier’s railway business…

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Utah: Stadler Rail picks Salt Lake City for new rail plant, Clearfield site nixed

By TIM VANDENACK, Staff, Standard-Examiner; October 9, 2017 CLEARFIELD — A Swiss train manufacturing company that had eyed Clearfield as…

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Alstom unveils final Acela line model; Avelia Liberty prototype ready for testing in 2019

By Jason Jordan, The Evening Tribune; October 9, 2017 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Prompted by the growth of high speed service…

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Ivory Coast Starts Alstom Rail Talks After Hyundai Edged Out

By Olivier Monnier, Bloomberg; October 5, 2017 Ivory Coast is talking to French train equipment suppliers Alstom SA and Thales…

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Alstom introduces new generation of Coradia regional trains

From Railway-Technology.com; October 4, 2017 Alstom has unveiled its latest generation of the Coradia regional train known as ‘Coradia Stream’,…

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Bombardier could eventually join Siemens-Alstom, says French finance minister

By The Canadian Press, CTV News; October 4, 2017 MONTREAL — The merger between European railway manufacturers hasn’t ended with…

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Netherlands Railways reveals Intercity New Generation mock-up

Written by Quintus Vosman, International Railway Journal; October 4, 2017 NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has unveiled a mock-up of its Intercity…

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