CSR Sifang America to build Chicago’s newest rail cars
The Chicago Transit Board awarded a contract for the newest generation of CTA rail cars, the 7000-series, the largest rail […]
March 2016
City of Vancouver acquires Arbutus rail corridor
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the City of Vancouver have jointly agreed to terms for the sale by CP of […]
LA Metro puts into service first LR vehicles from Kinkisharyo
Kinkisharyo International’s new P3010 light rail vehicles rolled into their first revenue service as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation […]
Russia: FGK intends to buy and lease cars
Russian freight car operator Federal Freight Company (FGK), owned by RZD, is considering leasing freight cars from Transgarant, Brunswick, GTLK. […]
China: first successful run for Xiangyang-Ningbo-Zhoushan Port train service
The regular train service Xiangyang-Ningbo-Zhoushan Port completed its first run at the beginning of March. 20 containers loaded with automobile […]
Ukraine: Air Express project to be modified
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine has obtained consent of its Chinese partners to modify the Air Express project to build […]
London: pay as you go ticketing option extended to Swanley
Thousands of rail passengers in north Kent are set for cheaper fares and more convenient journeys from 9 March as […]
Serbia: Zeleznice Srbije to resort to lay-offs
Serbian railway operator Zeleznice Srbije will lay off approx. 2,000 people within the next 12 months and another 4,000 in […]
Direct block train service between Ruhr district and Arad (Romania)
Rail Cargo launches an intermodal train product for unaccompanied combined transport between Germany and Romania. The new service will connect […]
Iranian Railways and Hyundai Rotem sign rail cooperation MoU
Iranian Railways and Hyundai Rotem signed a memorandum of understanding for provision of 150 railbuses through finance credit lines. According […]