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Rail transit is not as big in North America as Europe or China. US has just over 1,500km network of light rail transit whereas Canada has just over 200km network length.
The freight rail market in North America is 3X bigger than passenger transit because of the sheer length and breadth of the two countries.
The U.S. population is estimated to grow by more than 100 million by 2050, most of that growth will be in urban centres. It is imperative to build a competitive rail service now to address the transportation needs of tomorrow.
The San Francisco Bay digital train control project and the Honolulu, Hawaii, driverless railway are just a few of the North American projects that Hitachi Group has worked on.
It has just signed a new contract to deliver metro railcars to Washington, D.C. Hitachi Rail has grown its business globally as a full-service provider of railway solutions with expertise in rolling stock, signalling, and digital innovation, turnkey projects, and operation, service, and maintenance solutions thanks to its long history of more than 100 years and connection to Hitachi Group technology.
Along with Japan, the UK, and Italy, North America has been noted as a significant area for growth in recent years. In comparison to other modes of transportation, Hitachi’s rail systems are more environmentally friendly.
In order to help U.S. commuter rail agencies replace and upgrade their ageing locomotive fleets, Rolling Stock Solutions was established as a new leasing platform. Alternate Concepts, an American operator of heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, and bus transit services, has joined Rolling Stock Solutions as a strategic partner.
It will supply commuter rail agencies with locomotive power from a fleet of tested model locomotives that have undergone a full rebuild to like-new condition in accordance with industry standards. F40PH locomotives that have undergone a complete overhaul will be part of the inaugural Rolling Stock Solutions fleet.
In a country where car ownership is at 800 /1000 inhabitants, rail transit is a favourable option only for lower income group or working population in busy metropolitan cities.Rail transit never really took off in north America except a few cities and between 2016 and 2018, ridership fell in all the seven largest transit markets in US: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, D.C., San Francisco, Boston and Philadelphia.
But, there is a significant replacement opportunity,for example- Amtrak`s new Acela Express will enter Northeast Corridor (NEC) service in 2021, and entire fleet on this corridor will be modernised by end of 2023.
Amtrak has been exploring market options for modernising its fleet since June 2018. It wants to replace coach cars, trainsets and self-propelled units which can provide its customers a comfortable riding experience, with improved ride quality and reliability
The rolling stock market in North America is third biggest in the world after China and Europe and estimated at $XX Billion in 2020, growing at –% CAGR.
The US freight wagon market is among world`s biggest. The present freight wagon fleet size is more than 1.8 Million units.
Hoppers, tankers and flat wagons make up for more than 80% share of overall fleet.Among private freight car owners, Greenbier and TTX own approximately 0.5M wagons cumulatively.Among rail road operators, BNSF and Union pacific railroad cumulatively had 150,000 wagons.
Dec 2019– CRRC started testing Chicago Series 7000 metro cars. CRRC won the order to supply upto 846 metro vehicles in 2016 and will be assembling it in the Hegewisch district.
November 2019 –Southern California’s San Bernardino County Transportation Authority awarded Stadler a contract to supply a Flirt H2 hydrogen fuel cell powered multiple-unit to enter passenger service in 2024, with an option for four more units.
September 2019- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded Hyundai Rotem a $278·5 Million sole-source contract to supply 80 double-deck coaches. The new coaches will replace single deck vehicles to increase capacity on the Boston commuter rail network by more than 14 000 seats/day.
September 2019– Ontario transport authority Metrolinx ordered 36 more double-deck coaches from Bombardier Transportation to bolster GO Transit services in the Toronto area
September 2019– A patent-pending Tsunami Gate door system which could allow shippers to customize grain discharge speeds from a covered hopper wagon is being developed by Greenbrier Companies.
June 2019– Dallas Area Rapid Transit awarded a $199 Million contract to supply eight Flirt diesel multiple-units for Regional Rail project in the northen suburbs of Dallas
May 2019– Southern California Regional Rail Authority awarded a joint venture of Talgo and Systra a contract worth $138 Million for the refurbishment of up to 121 Bombardier Bi-level coaches used on Metrolink commuter services
April 2019- The City of Ottawa and TransitNEXT consortium leader SNC Lavalin declared Stadler the winner of a contract to supply seven four-car Flirt diesel-electric multiple-units.
Among the operational LRV(excluding metro) fleet in North America, Siemens is the biggest supplier of LRVs with 32% share(1,000 units) of total LRV. Total North America LRV fleet, as of Dec 2019-3,200 units
Kinki Sharyo Co.(based in Japan) has been providing LRV(Tram) carriages to the U.S. cities for more than 3 decades now. It has ~590 carriages in operation or ~20% of total LRV fleet in US
In Mexico, the state of Nuevo León awarded China based CRRC a contract to supply 26 articulated light metro train-sets to Monterrey.