Desert Line reconstruction agreement signed
An agreement has been reached to pay for the reconstruction and operation of the 112.6 km Desert Line railway in […]
June 2016
Alstom to supply traction to Line 3 of the Chengdu metro
Chengdu Metro Corp awarded Alstom a contract for the supply traction systems for 288 metro cars due to circulate on […]
Siemens unveils its new commuter train-Mireo
Siemens will present at InnoTrans 2016 its new commuter train, Mireo, that intelligently combines the cost-effectiveness with sustainability, to provide […]
Dubai awards contract for Expo metro line extension
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has selected Alstom-Acciona –Gulermak consortium, Expolink Consortium, for the Expo 2020 metro line extension contract. […]
SNCF introduces new type of discounted tickets for TGV
SNCF has begun selling lower priced tickets for TGV trips that can be bought between three and fifteen days ahead […]
Viridity Energy receives patent for rail energy storage software
Viridity Energy, Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded it a patent for systems and methods […]
Florida East Coast Railway introduces EZ Buy
Florida East Coast Railway recently debuted a new online quoting tool, EZ Buy. The tool provides an online price quote […]
Hitachi Rail Italy to supply trains for Trenitalia
Hitachi Rail Italy was awarded a contract by Trenitalia to build 39 trains with 5 cars each, worth 333 million […]
Russia: Far Eastern Railways finishes rail modernisation on Sakhalin Island
Far Eastern Railways, a branch of RZD, has finished the gauge change at the 102-105 kilometers section of the Shakhta […]
Indonesia: INKA to export railcars to Asia and Middle East
Indonesian train manufacturer Industri Kereta Api (INKA) will expand its railcar export to other countries in Asia and the Middle […]