EVR Cargo receives approval to expand freight car plans in Russia
The supervisory board of the Estonian rail cargo operator EVR Cargo approved the plan of expanding its freight car rental […]
August 2017
Austin: Capital Metro to finally start PTC project
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) is close to starting the project of installing the positive train control system […]
Singapore opens new integrated transport hub
Singapore’s 9th integrated transport hub (ITH), the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub, will open in September, introducing seamless transfers between […]
More Scotland-London passengers choose train over plane
A record number of passengers have chosen to travel by train over plane on the Scotland-London route. New figures reveal […]
TikhvinSpetsMash certified to manufacture 40-foot container flat cars
TikhvinSpetsMash, a subsidiary of United Wagon Company, has obtained a certificate from FBO “Register of Certification on the Federal Railway […]
Montenegro: Podgorica rail station to be modernized by AZD Praha
Czech company AZD Praha has won a 6.1 million euros tender for the overhaul of the interlocking system of the […]
UK: South Western Railway begins operations
The new operator for rail services in London and the south of England, South Western Railway (SWR), has begun operations. […]
Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur rail lines receive USD 1.7 billion financing
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has asked the Moscow government to allocate RUB 100 billion (USD 1.7 billion) to modernise the […]
China continues the Silk Road rail project, in Serbia
The first high-speed line that China will build in Europe will be on Serbian territory. Work could start in November […]
Caltrans report identifies rail as strategic for accelerating California’s economy
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) released „Rail and the California Economy” , a research report investigating how the state’s vast […]