Oregon: TriMet starts major track project
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) will start another major track project, the Morrison-Yamhill MAX Improvements project, on […]
April 2017
Western Group could operate Texas State Railroad
The board for the Texas State Railroad gave its approval for a tentative offer to have Western Group (Arizona) take […]
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance to increase railcar portofolio with Greenbrier’s support
The Greenbrier Companies and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (MUL) announced execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to substantially […]
Pennsylvania introduces new fare options on Airport Line
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will introduce from 17 April a new way to pay for travel on the […]
Singapore: Signalling system trial starts on North-South Line
The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT have started trialing the new signalling system on the North-South Line (NSL). […]
Swiss Post and SBB JV approved by competition authorities
SBB’s investment in Swiss Post’s subsidiary SwissSign AG was recently given the green light by the Competition Commission (COMCO) and […]
Latvia: increase in rail freight in Q1
Freight transportation on the Latvian railway infrastructure amounted to 14.1 million tons in January-March, up by 8.1% from the same […]
India: proposal voted for creating Rail Development Authority
The Indian Cabinet cleared the long-pending proposal to set up a Rail Development Authority. The body will be entrusted with […]
Israel has plans for rail link with Jordan
Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Yisrael Katz has presented a “Regional Peace railway” plan, which would link Jordan and […]
Poland: Sochaczew-Swarzedz line modernisation contract signed
A consortium of Budimex and ZUE with Strabag units inked a contract with PKP PLK for railway works on the […]