Chicago to publish RFP for railcars and locomotives
The Board of Directors of Chicago’s rail commuter, Metra, authorized the agency to move forward with requests for proposals (RFPs) […]
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Turkey to invest EUR 150 million in new rolling stock
The new State rail transport operator in Turkey, TCDD Taşımacılık, announced for 2017 an investment of TRY 586 million (EUR […]
UK: ScotRail achieves 6th year-on-year performance improvement
The ScotRail Alliance confirmed that it had achieved a sixth consecutive period of year-on-year train service performance improvement. In the […]
Izmir opened Karşiyaka light rail
On April 11th, the Mayor of Izmir city, Aziz Kocaoğlu, inaugurated the 8.8km Karşiyaka – Mavişehir light rail line, thus, […]
Ukraine: GE interested in investing in railway rolling stock
General Electric Transportation is interested in investing in Ukraine, including the modernization of rolling stock of Ukrainian railways, Interfax reports. […]
Stadler to supply Kiss EMUs to MÁV-START
Hungarian passenger operator MÁV-START Zrt. and Stadler have signed a framework agreement about the delivery of up to 40 6-car […]
CAF receives EU funds for SENSEROD and AXIS projects
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. (CAF) has received funding to support its Research & Development project: “Monitoring and diagnosis […]
GE Transportation finalizes acquisition of stake in LKZ
GE Transportation has completed the purchase of a 50% interest in locomotive manufacturer Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ) from Kazakhstan’s national […]
Atlanta transport authority installs real-time parking capacity system
In order to help ease the morning commute, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will roll out a web-based […]
Railway PRO Forum: Alstom Coradia Polyvalent trains – maximum comfort, low maintenance
The new-generation of Coradia Polyvalent trains, built by French company Alstom, are fully adaptable to peri-urban, regional and intercity railway […]