Wabtec completes the two acquisitions
Wabtec Corp. has completed the acquisitions of Unitrac Railroad Materials and Pride Bodies, which provide a variety of track-related products […]
May 2016
Manufacturing of Lucknow metro coaches begins
Starting with 9 May, Alstom has begun the production of metro trains for Lucknow metro trains, the Lucknow Metro Rail […]
Funds for Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express extension provided
U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that will provide USD 10 million to extend Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express passenger train […]
Cambodia – Thailand link to be completed this year
Cambodia – Thailand rail link will be completed at the end of this year, as planned, although there are still […]
USD 211 million for Caltrain electrification project
The Caltrain Board of Directors adopted an agreement that invests an additional USD 211 million in the Caltrain Modernization Program. […]
UP invests USD 79 million in Illinois
Union Pacific plans to invest USD 78.8 million in 2016 to improve Illinois’ railway infrastructure. The programme involves USD 73.8 […]
Agreement for new Prague-Dresden rail link
The Czech Republic and the German state of Saxony have agreed on the joint construction of a new high-speed rail […]
Bahrain: studies for railway project to be ready in 2017
Minister of Transportation and Communications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed said that the detailed studies for the Bahrain railway network will […]
UK sees increase in rail journey numbers
Rail passengers in Britain made approx. 1.7 billion train journeys during the past year, according to the Rail Delivery Group. […]
Oregon: light rail project chosen for SW Corridor
A steering committee has selected light rail as the mode of transport to link downtown Portland and Tigard, after a […]