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6/4/2021
Progress Rail subsidiary ECM S.p.A. and INC S.p.A., a subsidiary of FININC S.p.A. group and a leader in the large infrastructure EPC sector in Italy, have signed the first turnkey project for modernizing the signaling system of a railway line in Albania. Progress Rail will supply the entire signaling system, which includes computer-based interlocking, central post and ERTMS L1, and all trackside components for the 34.2 kilometers of track between Tirana Public Transport Terminal and the city of Durres, plus construction of approximately five kilometers of new railway line between Tirana and Rinas airport.
Alstom will supply a total of 60 Flexity low-floor, zero-emission light -ail vehicles (LRVs) to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Ontario, Canada, under a contract valued at over 275 million euros. The new streetcar order will be used to meet Toronto’s ridership demands and growth needs, according to an Alstom press release. To date, 204 streetcars have been delivered to the TTC.
Rototilt Inc. has named Shaun Davidson regional sales manager for western Canada. Davidson will cover the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, in addition to his existing clientele in the rail and OEM markets of North America.
The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced its 2021 Undergraduate Scholarship Program, which this year will award one President’s Scholarship in the amount of $6,000 and $4,000 runner-up scholarship. The deadline for submitting applications is June 28.