Peru: Brazil-Peru interoceanic rail project under doubt
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski admitted in Beijing that the interoceanic railway project, proposed by China to connect Brazil’s Atlantic […]
September 2016
Ukraine and Georgia sign agreement on direct ferry-railroad services
Ukraine and Georgia have signed an agreement at government level on arranging direct international railroad services through the two countries’ […]
Turkey introduces tender process for rail passenger transport
Turkey has introduced a new system for procurement of railway passenger transport services. From 1 May 2018 onward, railway train […]
Metro-North Railroad to introduce new trains from 2019
60 M8 rail cars will be purchased for the New Haven Line operated by Metro-North Railroad. The announcement was made […]
Federal funds to improve Metro-North and Long Island rail road crossings
Grade crossings along the Long Island Rail Road service areas will see safety upgrades thanks to federal grant money. The […]
Indiana Rail to improve rail crossings safety
Indiana Rail Road (INRD) will make safety improvements to 321 public and private at grade road crossings in Indiana and […]
Tanzania seeks contractor for the construction of standard gauge rail line
The Tanzanian Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has announced that they are in the process of selecting a contractor […]
Construction on SSP Line in Klang Valley launched
The Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak led the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of MRT […]
Vietnam: new plans for high-speed rail line
The Ministry of Transport has asked the Vietnam’s National Assembly to consider new amendments to the Railway Law, which also […]
Scotland: authorities order operational review of Borders railway problems
Humza Yousaf, the Scottish transport minister, announced that he had ordered a full operational review to investigate the problems of […]