California: HSR grant agreement revised
California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) updated the existing 2010 ARRA grant agreement for the high-speed […]
Infrastructure
Tanzania’s MPs urge Central Railway Line conversion
Tanzania’s Members of Parliament have urged the government to speed up the conversion of the Central Railway Line to standard […]
Rail Baltica intergovernmental agreement needs a fast approval
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia signed an agreement on closer cooperation, also on a political level, in order to speed up […]
China to invest USD 550 billion in railway projects
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport have launched a three-year action plan that envisages the […]
Union Pacific invests USD 70.9 million in Colorado’s rail infrastructure
Union Pacific plans to invest USD 70.9 million in 2016 in Colorado’s transportation infrastructure, of which USD 67 million will […]
Keolis and Amey partner up for rail projects in UK
French transport company Keolis and construction firm Amey have joined forces to bid for the next Wales and Borders rail […]
VRE finalizes Spotsylvania third track project
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has completed a new third track between Hamilton, near Fredericksburg, and Crossroads in Spotsylvania County, Va. […]
RZD interested in infrastructure projects in Laos, Cambodia
Russia’s state-owned railway company RZD is interested in infrastructure projects in Laos and Cambodia, the company’s First Vice-President Alexander Misharin […]
Iran and Russia agree to speed up North – South rail projects
Following a meeting between RZD President Oleg Belozerov, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Akhund, and Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban […]
Budapest to launch M3 reconstruction project in November
At the end of April, the Municipal Council of Budapest has approved the rehabilitation of metro line 3, with a […]