Canadian Pacific insists on rail merger with Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific has made public a new report arguing for its proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern. This is the third […]
Freight
EC approved Bombardier Transportation UK acquisition by Bombardier and CDPQ
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over the newly created Bombardier Transportation Investment UK Ltd, of […]
GE and TMH form a JV to develop diesel engine
GE and Transmashholding (TMH) signed a strategic business plan providing for the launch of a 50-50 joint venture, pending final […]
TRAXX AC3 locomotive, approved in Austria
Bombardier announced that its BOMBARDIER TRAXX AC3 Last Mile Locomotive has been homologated in Austria. This means the locomotive is […]
Alstom’s freight locomotives reach 10 million km in Kazakhstan
Alstom’s freight locomotives Prima KZ8A have reached 10 million km on the Kazakhstan’s rail network. 31 locos are currently in […]
PKP Cargo will transport more than 10 mil tons of coal
PKP Cargo has signed a contract with Tauron Wydobycie for the transport of 8.5 million tons of coal in 2016-2017 […]
Lokomotion orders 8 Vectron locomotives
The German private railway company Lokomotion has placed an order with Siemens for 8 Vectron type multisystem locomotives for operation […]
Ermewa railcar rental business becomes a single entity
On January 1 2016, CTC (Compagnie de Transports de Céréales) and SGW (Société de Gérance de Wagons de grandes capacités) […]
VM-Trans purchases 3,000 freight cars from UWC
United Wagon Company and railway operator VM-Trans have agreed on the delivery of up to 3,000 of new generation freight […]
New weekly rail service Vladivostok-Horvino launched by FESCO
FESCO Transportation Group will launch FESCO Moscow Shuttle Khovrino (FMSKh), a new weekly shuttle train on the route from Vladivostok […]