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    Railjet newest trainset early release for crush holiday service.

    That's the third generation. 2026 I think is when they'll go into service. 14 6 car trainsets.
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    Railjet newest trainset early release for crush holiday service.

    These Railjets are looking cool, can't wait to see what the third generation of Railjets will be like in a few years.
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    Brightline Trains West!

    Well it looks like this is for real, as it was posted on Siemens' newsroom.
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    VIA Rail Long Distance (LD) and Inter-Regional fleet replacement

    If they're serious about that 2035 deadline, well fans better start making plans to ride those cars. Either the Canadian government will fund replacements or they won't. All I can say is, they should've bought replacements back in the 1980s when they had the chance.
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    Brightline Trains West!

    Well things are happening. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/preliminary-work-begins-along-i-15-for-lv-to-la-rail-project-2999656/
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    Hyundai Rotem wins subway car order for LA Metro

    In fairness, they were new to the US when they bidded on those contracts, so I'd assume their quality has improved since then. Also, IIRC the issues with the Silverliner Vs was more of a truck/bogie issue. I'm not sure if Rotem built those bogies themselves, as I've heard those trucks were...
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    Hyundai Rotem wins subway car order for LA Metro

    Well looks like Hyundai Rotem wins a contract to build subway cars for LA Metro. 182 cars are being built and are to be delivered in time for the Olympics in 2028. https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/hyundai-rotem-wins-us-664m-order-for-la-metro-trains/
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    SEPTA Silverliner VI

    Since Rotem is out, it would be interesting to see who gets the order. Siemens has the Mireo, Alstom has the Coradia, Stadler has the FLIRT, and CAF has the Civity to give some background on what's available on the market.
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    Brightline Trains West!

    Here from Siemens is an explanation on how ERTMS works. It's in Dutch, but there are English subtitles embedded in the video.
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    Acela 21 (Avelia Liberty) development, testing and deployment

    Being in the community for a while and seeing what I've seen, railfans along with human resources apparently have more power then the entire federal government lol. I've watched videos of the new Acelas testing and I'm impressed by the train itself, but also in the back of mind I'm going, how...
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    SEPTA Silverliner VI

    I wonder how likely it is Hyundai Rotem wins the order, given that Septa already has 120 Silverliner Vs from them? The Silverliner IVs will be running into their 50th year in service, so its fitting Septa finally announces the Silverliner VIs.
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    Brightline Trains West!

    So they're going to hire over 11,000 workers to build the project. https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/01/12/11000-workers-will-soon-be-hired-build-high-speed-brightline-rail-las-vegas-california/
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    California HSR

    CAHSR has released a shortlist of qualified builders. In short, Alstom and Siemens... Anyone surprised? https://hsr.ca.gov/2024/01/05/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-releases-shortlist-of-potential-suppliers-for-electrified-high-speed-trains-in-california/
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    Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022 - 2024Q1)

    Amtrak by no means is perfect (Hey Amtrak, everyone at Miami Intermodal Center is STILL waiting for you), but incidents like what you witnessed while they do happen, it's not a daily occurrence. Now as for what happened there, it could be a million reasons why it took that long to get the Chief...
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    Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022 - 2024Q1)

    When I've ridden Amtrak, I've only had one situation where one car in the consist (a Diner) had a mechanical issue, delaying the train at Sunnyside Yard. Despite that, Amtrak managed to repair the issue, allowing the train to finally depart the yard, and for us to board at Penn Station. Wasn't...
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