Delaware-based group AmeriStarRail is proposing a new Amtrak train route that can transport people between Los Angeles and New York in 72 hours.

The extension will add 9.1 miles of track and four new stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona, Calif.

Metrolink has announced Balfour Beatty as a prequalified general contractor for its Southern California Optimised Rail Expansion (SCORE) programme.

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