RFP begins for California high-speed train contract
California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors decided to request proposals from Alstom Transportation and Siemens Mobility shortlisted for high-speed […]
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Stadler wins Bulgaria’s double-decker train contract
Bulgaria’s Minister for Transport and Communications Georgi Gvozdeikov signed on April 4, 2024, the decision for the selection of a […]
Philadelphia cancels a train order with CRRC China
The Philadelphia Transit Authority is cancelling a train order with CRRC China. Philadelphia’s transit agency canceled a major train order […]
CN purchases first hybrid locomotive
The Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has purchased its first hybrid diesel-battery locomotive from Progress Rail which will be tested […]
Record passenger figures for BLS Group in 2023 by train, bus and ship
BLS Group, the Lötschberg, Switzerland-based railway company, carried more passengers than ever before last year by train, bus and boat: […]
Victoria moves more grains to trains
Grain volumes carried by trains on Victoria’s regional rail freight network increased by 95% between July and December 2023 compared […]
Orbán’s shadow over Spanish Talgo
Viktor Orbán’s shadow over the Spanish Talgo workers. Talgo’s sale is influenced by union fears of redundancies if the manufacturer […]
CD unveils ComfortJet trainset
The Czech Minister of Transport, Martin Kupka, and the Director General of České dráhy (CD), Michal Krapinec, unveiled the new […]
First Mireo hybrid trains enter operation in Germany
The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH, celebrated the commissioning of the four Mireo Plus B battery-hybrid trains […]
Norfolk Southern to pay USD 600 million after 2023 Ohio derailment
Norfolk Southern Railroad has agreed to pay USD 600 million after the derailment in Ohio, USA, in February 2023. The […]