India: Kerala’s important rail projects are stagnating
Important rail projects sanctioned to address Kerala’s underdeveloped railway sector have failed to take off years after they were announced […]
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Union Pacific Railroad receives contract from Nevada Iron
Nevada Iron Ltd has signed a contract with Union Pacific Railroad for the transport of iron ore concentrate from Nevada […]
Government cancels Helsinki City Rail Loop
A large majority of the Finnish Goverment on February 24 rejected a major new rail network planned for the capital. […]
Genesee & Wyoming acquires Freightliner
US based company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced, on February 24, that it has agreed to acquire approximately 95% of […]
Container train route launched between China and Kazakhstan
On February 26 Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakh national railway company, launched a regular container train from Lianyungang (China) […]
Alstom to deliver to Sydney Citadis X05
The ALTRAC consortium, of which Alstom is part, announced that the contract for the new Sydney tramway line awarded by […]
Turkey: new tender for 80 high speed trains to open soon
Transportation, Maritime and Communication Minister Lütfi Elvan announced that the first national high speed train, which was designed by Turkish […]