Vancouver: SkyTrain Evergreen extension opened with Thales’ SelTrac control system
Vancouver SkyTrain Evergreen extension was officially opened on December 2, linking Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby and Vancouver. The opening celebration […]
America Leads
Citadis Spirit begins train dynamic testing in Ottawa
Alstom’s Citadis Spirit, a 100% low-floor light rail vehicle designed for North America, began dynamic testing on the O-Train Confederation […]
RailWorks Corporation acquires railway track grinders from Harsco Rail
Harsco Corporation’s railway track maintenance division, Harsco Rail, announced new sales of its railway track grinders for service in contract […]
Locomotives event recorder Violet ready for Production
Wi-Tronix announced the production release of Violet, the industry’s first real-time streaming event recorder of record hardware and software solution […]
USD 75 million for Chicago’s Red Line extension
Chicago Transit Authority approved an amendment to its FY2016-FY2020 Capital Improvement Plan to include USD 75 million in funding for […]
LIRR expansion draft environmental study released
The NY Metropolitan Transport Authority released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of LIRR expansion project. The proposed project is completely […]
CTA completed the renovation of five Blue Line stations
Chicago Transit Authority announced that it has completed the renovation of five O’Hare branch CTA stations as part of the […]
Argentina to revamp railway line to support shale fracking
Argentina’s national government is in the preparatory stages for equipping an aging railway and laying new train tracks to service […]
US: three commuter rail operators slow to make progress on PTC implementation
According to new Federal Railroad Administration data, the US’ three busiest commuter railroads continue to lag behind in installing sophisticated […]
Škoda Electric receives monorail contract in Brazil
Škoda Electric will participate in the production of new monorail vehicles for public transport in the Brazilian city of Sao […]