Bolivia and Paraguay sign agreement for bi-oceanic train
The Bolivian and Paraguayan governments signed, on January 2nd, a Memorandum of Understanding in Asunción, and both countries committed themselves […]
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Alstom to provide maintenance to freight locomotives in Mexico
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Ferromex (Grupo Mexico) to provide preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance for 219 freight […]
Siemens to provide traction power supply for Lima metro
Siemens will provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of metro line 1 in Lima, which covers […]
CAF obtains extended contracts for Santiago de Chile and Medellin Metro
Santiago de Chile Metro has announced the decision to award CAF with the manufacturing of 4 more units under 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 […]
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 […]
Additional funds awarded for Metro de Quito
European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Román Escolano and Ecuador’sFinanceMinister Fausto Eduardo Herrera Nicolalde signed a USD 44 million loan […]
Santiago Metro awards station contract on Line 3
Metro de Santiago awarded Arrigoni Engineering & Construction- Strukton International joint venture the contract to build five stations on Line […]
Brazil: MRS sells locomotives to Vale
Mining company Vale reached a deal with Brazil-based railway operator MRS Logistica to buy 23 locomotives and train parts. The […]
Bombardier starts rail control project for Quito metro
Bombardier Transportation has started the implementation of its first project for rail control in Ecuador on Quito Metro Line 1. […]