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      <title>The US Army Corps of Engineers awards Martin Brothers Construction the US$5.4m MOTCO Rail Curves Package 3.</title>
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      <title>BART invites bids for the Embarcadero Station platform elevator, estimated at $12.5m, listed for October 2026.</title>
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      <title>Houston METRO invites bids to refurbish Liebherr suspension legs on its CAF H3 light rail vehicles, bids due 7 October.</title>
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      <title>Amtrak releases renderings for its planned Midwest maintenance facility.</title>
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      <title>The Portal North Bridge project enters its final construction phase as Amtrak begins putting the final track into service.</title>
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      <title>Amtrak's new Airo train fleet debuts on the Cascades route on 30 September.</title>
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      <title>CN and Amtrak reach agreements to strengthen passenger rail service and safety on shared track.</title>
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      <title>BART tenders $6.4m to modernise elevators at Pittsburg/Bay Point station.</title>
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      <title>BART tenders for a compact crawler aerial lift, valued at $672k.</title>
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      <title>NJ Transit tenders for the management, operation and maintenance of rail-station commuter parking facilities, bids close 22 October.</title>
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      <description>NJ Transit tenders for the management, operation and maintenance of rail-station commuter parking facilities, bids close 22 October.</description>
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      <title>Delaware River Port Authority tenders to procure a rail-head profile grinder for its PATCO transit line.</title>
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      <description>Delaware River Port Authority tenders to procure a rail-head profile grinder for its PATCO transit line.</description>
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      <title>Houston METRO tenders to refurbish suspension legs on its CAF H3 light-rail vehicles, bids close 30 September.</title>
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