Société de transport de l’Outaouais has brought on Groupe Porteur and its partners as a professional, technical and multidisciplinary services provider for its Gatineau-Ottawa tramway project.
The refurbished bi-level coaches will be equipped with new seating, doors, flooring, walls and ceilings, upgraded washrooms, updated electrical outlets with USB ports and new HVAC control systems.
The FRA has awarded more than 1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program grants and $146 million in funding through the Restoration and Enhancement Grant Program.
The State Rail Plan, released by state Gov. Gavin Newsom, calls for providing mobility to every region of the state by creating a fully integrated, zero-emission rail network that connects seamlessly with other transportation modes.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority officially kicked off the next phase of the project to prepare for track and systems construction while the Cascadia High-Speed Rail project received critical funding from the FRA.