India: new railway station offers free Wi-Fi service
RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, launched free public high-speed WiFi services at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership […]
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San Diego: MTS approves new mobile ticketing solution
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)’s Board of Directors approved a contract with moovel North America to implement a […]
New heavy equipment monitoring and control solution from ORBCOMM
ORBCOMM Inc. announced the availability of its new heavy equipment telematics solution, which includes the dual-mode PT 7000 device and […]
Virginia Railway Express will suspend service without PTC extension
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) announced that will be forced to suspend some, if not all, of its commuter rail […]
Ontario and Thales to develop new rail signalling solutions
Ontario in partnership with Thales will develop the next generation of railway signalling solutions, for which Ontario will invest USD […]
Indiana signed PTC contract
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) and Wabtec have signed a USD 30 million contract to provide equipment and services […]
700 TGV coaches to offer Wi-Fi in 2017
French rail operator SNCF has announced the next stage of its digital strategy, including trains with Wi-Fi and use of […]
Rolling stock of Czech Railways to be equipped with ETCS Level 2
Czech Railways (ČD) will equip up to 663 railway vehicles with the mobile part of the European Train Control System […]
Safety equipment modernisation on Břeclav – Brno completed
Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration (SZDC) completed safety equipment modernisation on the line Břeclav – Brno line. Besides introducing remote control […]
FRA launched competitive grant funding for PTC implementation
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a USD 25 million competitive grant funding available to railways for the implementation […]