Trump Administration withdraws USD 1 billion grant for California HSR
The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration announced that has terminated the 2010 agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority, and it will […]
May 2019
Ricardo acquires Australian consultancy company
Ricardo signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the assets, operations and employees engaged in the Transport Engineering Pty Ltd […]
ITCs to form the single Eurasian transport area
Oleg Belozerov, the CEO of RZD said that the international transport corridors (ITCs) which pass through the CIS ‘should form […]
BRX Transportation acquires Pioneer Railcorp
BRX Transportation Holdings, an entity formed by Brookhaven Rail Partners and Related Infrastructure, entered definitive agreement to acquire Pioneer Railcorp, […]
Southeast LRT extension opened in Denver
Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) opened the 3.4-km Southeast rail extension into the City of Lone Tree with three new […]
Rüdiger Grube appointed the Chairman of Bombardier Transportation
The members of the Supervisory Board of Bombardier Transportation GmbH and Bombardier Transportation (Bahntechnologie) Holding Germany GmbH elected Rüdiger Grube […]
European Loc Pool orders 10 additional Stadler hybrid locomotives
European Loc Pool (ELP) and Stadler signed a contract for the supply of 10 additional six-axle hybrid locomotives, as part […]
Winner announced for the second Rail Baltica design contract in Latvia
The consortium of Egis Rail, DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH and Olimps was selected for the design and design supervision […]
FCH and S2R prove hydrogen trains’ market potential in Europe
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) launched a new study which […]
Better interoperability rules for the Single European Railway Area
On May 16, the European Commission has adopted a set of rules addressing rail interoperability, train accessibility for persons with […]