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  • Virgin’s black-and-red high-speed train design for its planned cross-Channel service
    Virgin to launch high-speed international rail service connecting London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam Virgin announced a fleet of new high-speed trains designed to run across the English Channel corridors, scheduled to enter service from 2030. The trains, painted in a distinctive black-and-red livery, will aim to provide up to 🚄
  • Two-Phase Testing for Local Regulations on Rail-Connected Facilities by STB - RaillyNews
    STB’s clarified two‑question framework and why it matters now The Surface Transportation Board (STB) published a nonbinding policy statement that asks two concrete questions to decide whether state or local rules aimed at rail‑connected terminals fall under federal preemption under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (ICCTA). The statement uses 🚄
  • $51.5 Million Branch Line Contract Signed for Metrolink - RaillyNews
    Granite Construction wins $51.5M contract and sets a clear delivery window Granite Construction secured a $51.5 million contract to extend the Marengo and Rancho Cucamonga sidings on Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line. Work is scheduled to begin in January 2027 and to finish in July 2028, aligning completion with the LA28 🚄

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  • Global Tech Giants Pour Over $3 Trillion into Artificial Intelligence Investments - RaillyNews
    Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Oracle: What the $3 Trillion Figure Means Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Oracle report multibillion-dollar commitments tied to data centers, energy, hardware purchases and long-term leases. Bloomberg’s aggregation of those commitments exceeds $3 trillion in future obligations. About $1.3 trillion of that is lease-related and roughly $1.9 🚄

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