en.Wedoany.com Reported - Alstom has purchased a 20-acre plot of land in Newark, Delaware, to build a new maintenance facility for Amtrak's NextGen Acela passenger trains. In a press release, Alstom stated that its total investment in land acquisition and site preparation exceeds $55 million. Once operational, the facility will employ approximately 100 people. A key factor in the site selection is its direct access to the Northeast Corridor tracks. The new maintenance facility is designed to accommodate two trainsets simultaneously for maintenance, with a third outdoor track for storage. Alstom expects the facility to be operational by summer 2028. Additionally, Alstom will renovate an existing warehouse on the property to serve as office space for a warehousing and spare parts distribution center.
Alstom has also recently expanded its collaboration with U.S. academic institutions to advance railway workforce development. The company is establishing an engineering scholarship fund at a college near one of its manufacturing plants in New York; has joined the advisory board of New York University's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management; and has become a founding sponsor of the University of Pennsylvania's Transportation Initiative.
Hitachi Rail, in partnership with Japan's Sumitomo Corp., has secured a contract to design, supply, install, test, and commission a new automatic fare collection system for seven new stations on Phase 2 of the MRT Jakarta North-South Line. In a press release, Hitachi Rail stated that it will serve as the system integrator and solution provider for the automatic fare collection system. The system aims to improve Jakarta's metro transportation infrastructure, enhance operational efficiency, and offer passengers more flexible payment options. The contract also includes developing system interfaces and ticketing software for 13 stations built during Phase 1 of the Jakarta metro North-South Line.
Railserve, a division of Marmon Rail, has launched YardGUARD this week, an integrated rail yard safety system that incorporates real-time engineering controls into switching operations. In a press release, Railserve stated that YardGUARD integrates six safety components into a single system, providing real-time visibility and alerts across multiple critical areas of the yard. The system is configured for each deployment facility and embedded into Railserve's operational model, integrating sensing, vision, communication, and cloud-based monitoring technologies to achieve layered safety protection.
Railserve has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel's Rail Vision Ltd. to expand collaboration on Rail Vision's ShuntingYard perception system. This MOU follows Railserve's successful initial deployment of the ShuntingYard system under a commercialization agreement signed in January 2024. In a press release, Rail Vision stated that through this new MOU, the parties will discuss additional deployments, potential new use cases, and other commercial opportunities.
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