CTA continues Red and Purple modernization
Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with its Red and Purple Modernization (RPM), a transformational, multi-phase program to completely rebuild […]
Infrastructure
Union Pacific to invest USD 109 million in its Iowa rail infrastructure
Union Pacific plans to invest more than USD 109 million in 2015 to improve Iowa’s transportation infrastructure. The company’s private […]
Riyadh: Green metro Line works launched
The first tunnel-boring machine (TBM) for Riyad Green metro Line was launched and it started boring on the 12.9 km […]
Swedish rail may keep protection from 900 MHz interference
The Swedish postal and telecoms regulator, PTS, is proposing that protection of the railway network’s GSM-R communications system should be […]
Sweden: Lund light rail system to be included in funding bid
Work on a proposed light rail system for the Swedish city of Lund could get underway this year after being […]
China and Kazakhstan to start China – Turkey container train
President of Kazakh Railways, Askar Mamin, had a meeting with a delegation of Chongqing (China), headed by deputy head of […]
Spain and Egypt study possibility of high speed rail development
The Minister for Transport of Egypt, Hani Sayed Mohamed Dahi, and Spain’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness, Luis de […]
Australia: three consortia short-listed to design and construct Forrestfield-Airport Link
Three consortia have been shortlisted to go to the next stage of the tender process to design and construct the […]
Rail Baltica will be allocated 85% of financing if the project meets conditions
During the 3rd ASEM transport ministers’ meeting in Riga, European Transportation Commissioner Violeta Bulc said that the Rail Baltica high-speed […]
Chinese-Russian consortium to design Moscow – Kazan HSR
Russian Railways (RZD) signed a RUB 20 billion (USD 391.3 million) contract with Mosgiprotrans led consortium for the Moscow – […]