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    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the US state of New York has completed the installation of security cameras at all 472 subway stations.
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    Pittsburgh Rail History: Pittsburgh & Lake Erie in Allegheny County

     Model Railways
    In the 1870s, it was obvious to local business and political leaders that the stranglehold the huge Pennsylvania Railroad held on commerce in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas had to be broken. Exorbitant rates, favored shippers, and poor service to most, was crippling the area’s potential for growth.

    Singapore LTA awards contract for CRL1 Loyang station and tunnels

     Asian Rail News
    The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has awarded a civil contract for the design and construction of Loyang station and tunnels under the Cross Island Line Phase 1 (CRL1).

    Roy Hill orders battery locomotive from Wabtec

     Western Australian Rail News
    AUSTRALIAN heavy-haul rail and port operator Roy Hill has ordered a FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive from Wabtec for use on its 344km 1435mm-gauge iron-ore railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

    EBRD plans to boost rail investment in the western Balkans

     Europe
    THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it will increase its investment in rail networks in the western Balkans comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo to help the region improve connectivity while also addressing climate change.

    Channel Tunnel to handle unaccompanied freight

     Europe
    Channel Tunnel operator Getlink is to launch a service carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers, using its ‘unique customs expertise’ to speed up post-Brexit cross-border traffic.

    The Architecture the Railways Built – Newcastle

     UK
    Historian Tim Dunn has returned for a third series of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday

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