Chinese railways to receive advanced fiber-optic technology from Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by the Beijing and Nanning Railway Bureaus in China to upgrade the ‘backbone’ communications networks of […]
IT & Signalling
Amtrak will install CCTV in locomotives
After a recent accident this month, Amtrak announced it would install video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record the actions […]
Florida East Coast Railway launches online portal for better service to customers
Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) has launched a new online portal, FECR Connect, which allows customers to track freight shipments […]
Israel Railways receives 43 bids for rail project management
43 companies have submitted bids in a tender for project management for the Israel Railways. The railway company plans to […]
China Railway launches web platform for online acquisition of services
China Railway launched its e-commerce website, 95306.cn, offering services including freight logistics and bulk commodity trade, Xinhua reports. The website […]
Greece’s OSE upgrades its GSM-R core rail network
Nokia Networks will upgrade the GSM-Railway core network for Greece’s national railway operator, OSE, laying the foundation for future network […]
Shift2Rail launched research key projects: Roll2Rail, IT2Rail and In2Rail
The three projects have been selected by the European Commission following the first “Mobility for Growth” call of the Horizon […]
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 […]
North Dakota to fund state-run rail safety pilot program
North Dakota’s Senate has approved funds for a state-run rail safety pilot program intended to supplement federal oversight of oil […]
ABB wins order for substations in Switzerland
Power and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth around EUR 27 million from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), […]