Minneapolis: federal approval for Blue Line LRT
The Federal Transit Administration gave its approval for the Blue Line light rail project to move into the engineering phase. […]
January 2017
Arizona: construction manager approved for Tempe tram
The Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors approved a contract with Stacy and Witbeck for construction manager at-risk (CMAR) for […]
Captrain Deutschland acquires TRAXX MS locomotives
Bombardier Transportation and the Captrain Deutschland Group have signed a contract for six TRAXX multi-system locomotives. The new locomotives will […]
Russia and Greece agree on railway infrastructure projects implementation
On January 20, RZD International and ERGA OSE, a subsidiary of the Greek national railway operator OSE, signed a Memorandum […]
Russian and foreign architects in competition for best Moscow Metro station design
Architectural teams from Russia, Great Britain, Latvia, Italy, Armenia, Argentina, Portugal, Hungary, and Germany submitted 56 entries in a competition […]
Taiwan: Taichung Green line train unveiled
Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) has presented the new EMU prototype for Taichung city MRT Green line. The […]
BNSF to purchase new locomotives and freight cars
Under its 2017 capital expenditure plan, BNSF will invest USD 400 million for locomotives, freight cars and other equipment acquisitions. […]
Vancouver announces new investments in transport system
Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority, TransLink, has announced that new investments in transport are being made in communities across the […]
Infrastructure Australia positively assesses Melbourne Metro
Infrastructure Australia has positively assessed the business cases for Melbourne Metro and the ongoing upgrade of the Murray Basin rail […]
HS2 train acquisition process launched
On 20 January, the UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has launched the process for the acquisition of high speed trains […]