Maryland Purple LRT receives USD 900 million federal grant
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a USD 900 million federal grant agreement for the Maryland Purple LRT project. […]
August 2017
USD 220 million for a train underground garage in Montreal
The Government of Québec will invest CAD 330 million (USD 220 million) for the construction of an underground garage for […]
Amtrak unveils Siemens Charger locomotive
Amtrak and Siemens unveiled the first Charger locomotive that will offer transport services in Illinois and Wisconsin. Under the USD […]
TÜV SÜD Danmark wins two projects in Sweden
TÜV SÜD Danmark has won contracts for two sections of railway line linking Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. “We are very […]
Azerbaijan invests USD 631 million in construction of Georgian BTK section
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) allocated USD 631.79 million to finance the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK). Based on […]
Tender launched for preparation of Rail Baltica Operational Plan
The joint venture RB RAIL AS announced an open competition for the preparation of the operational plan of the railway […]
Deutsche Bahn to receive Evraz wheels
Evraz NTMK has shipped, for the first time, a lot of 240 BA220 passenger railway wheels to Deutsche Bahn, with […]
SKF to supply bearings to Morocco’s national railway operator
Moroccan national rail operator, Office Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Maroc (ONCF) awarded SKF a three-year contract to supply […]
Moscow plans new stations and rail lines
Moscow’s Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction, Marat Khusnullin, announced that 80 km of railways will be built and […]
NS to receive a EUR 500 million EIB financing
The Dutch rail passenger operator NS Groep N.V. may receive a European Investment Bank financing for the acquisition of new […]