Amtrak to install PTC technology for over 300 locomotives
Amtrak plans to equip approximately 310 locomotives to operate using positive train control (PTC) technology and comply with the federal […]
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India and Switzerland to cooperate for rail technology
The Indian Railway Ministry signed two memoranda of understanding with the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport and Communications of […]
Škoda to deliver new coaches to Finland
Finnish State Railways awarded Transtech, Škoda Transportation’s subsidiary in Finland, a EUR 50 million contract for the supply of 20 […]
Trenitalia to buy Fyra trains from NS
Italian railway company Trenitalia is buying 17 of the 19 Fyra trains developped for NS’s failed Amsterdam-Brussels high speed railway […]
ABB India to supply solar inverters for railway stations
ABB India will provide solar inverters to 750 railway stations in India to reduce dependence on traditional sources of energy. […]
Record passenger number for Israel Railways in H1
For Israel Railways, the first part of 2017 was the seventh consecutive half-year in which the company made a profit, […]
Amtrak unveils Siemens Charger locomotive
Amtrak and Siemens unveiled the first Charger locomotive that will offer transport services in Illinois and Wisconsin. Under the USD […]
Tender launched for preparation of Rail Baltica Operational Plan
The joint venture RB RAIL AS announced an open competition for the preparation of the operational plan of the railway […]
Deutsche Bahn to receive Evraz wheels
Evraz NTMK has shipped, for the first time, a lot of 240 BA220 passenger railway wheels to Deutsche Bahn, with […]
SKF to supply bearings to Morocco’s national railway operator
Moroccan national rail operator, Office Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Maroc (ONCF) awarded SKF a three-year contract to supply […]