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News of the railway industry ○ Sunday, March 8, 2015

The government of Georgia has not ruled out the possibility of selling a minority stake in...

The Argentinian Government has started nationalization of the country's railways.

German carmaker BMW and car supplier Bosch said newly that they would join Deutsche Bahn in two...

Ukranian national railway operator Ukranian Railways plans to invest up to 2.13 billion hryvnia...

Italy’s industrial group Finmeccanica has unveiled the sale of its rolling stock subsidiary...

Russian RZD will announce a tender for the design of Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway line until...

The Baltics states together Poland and Finland has submitted an official letter to the European...

Pakistan Customs presented a detailed report on smuggling through railways between Pakistan and...

VR Group's Board proposes paying a dividend of EUR 100 million to the state. Turnover and profit...

Canadian Lake Country residents in favor of purchasing the CN rail corridor in their community...

India’s Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that the size of the Plan Budget has...

Alstom has signed two contracts with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) to supply the...

OmniTRAX, one of the largest privately held rail service companies in North America, is...

The Slovenian government has submitted an application to obtain EU funding to finance the...

In its investigation report released recently, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)...

A deeply-divided Finnish cabinet rejected a major new rail network planned for the capital.

The European Commission welcomes the agreement between France and Italy to move ahead with the...

The government of Turkey will not be able to complete implementation of one major infrastructure...

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) recently announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations...

Norwegian National Rail Administration (Jernbaneverket) and Società Italiana per Condotte d '...

The Altrac consortium, of which Alstom is part, announced that the contract for the new Sydney tramway line has come into force. The financing of...

The programme Future Railway in the UK has launched a 100% funded £4m competition on COMbined Positioning Alternative Signalling System (COMPASS)...

Evraz, one of Russia’s largest metal producers, has completed the production of rails for the General Transport Procurement Company (TRADEX) in...

The production of rail cars in Ukraine in January 2015 reached historical lows since the collapse of the USSR and amounted to only 33 freight...

Latvia will appeal to the European Commission for the provision of funds in the volume of 240 million euros on the design of a preliminary...

Russian RZD should reduce costs on commuter rail transportations (CRT) this year by at least 5%, according to Arkady Dvorkovich, Russia’s Deputy...

California train derailment likely caused by a tractor trailer
At least 30 injured

The Metrolink train derailment in California, that took place early Tuesday morning, was probably caused by a tractor trailer on the tracks.

The municipal authorities of Lyon are aiming to extend the city’s T1 tram line by some 6.7 km and fit it with 13 new stations. The French city has...

Pair of recent oil train derailments and fires involving upgraded tank cars has raised fresh questions in Canada about the safety of moving crude...

Texan Lone Star Rail District (LSRD) has launched the federal environmental process on the regional passenger rail project that will connect the...

After several years interruption, DART announced newly that it would start holding public hearings on "Phase II" of the D2 tram expansion study,...

Regulations relating to the rail transport for crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids are hot themes in the industry and are going to...

Железнице Србије, Serbia’s national railway operator, will become a subject of restructurisation.

Etihad Rail recently signed a strategic agreement with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for developing national rail network spanning...

$2 billion were invested by RZD in the purchase of new locos
RZD continues purchases of new locomotives

76.5 billion rubles (US$2 billion) were invested by RZD in the purchase of new locomotives in 2014, as part of the investment program of the...

For decades, Grapevine residents and tourist has been using city´s historical train for short rail museums tours to Texan “Cowtown” Fort Worth.

Agriculture producers who depend on freight trains to transfer their harvest and ethanol have managed to avoid the major rail congestions that...

The union of railway workers of India has started massive protests against the attraction of foreign investments in the railway industry of the...

Czech state-run passenger carrier České dráhy (ČD) has signed a framework deal with local rolling stock maker Škoda Vagonka a.s. for the delivery...

Alstom has received a new track work contract worth EUR 25 million from India’s Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

China is in talks with the governments of 28 countries for the building of...

Far Eastern Railway, a branch of RZD and a railway in Russia that crosses...

Romania’s metro operator Metrorex has unveiled plans to allocate some RON 38...

The rail automation specialist Estel RA, a joint venture of the Algerian...

Poland’s PKP Cargo has acquired the remaining 44.44 percent stake in PS...

The Port of Quincy is requesting $16.2 million in transportation funding...

The Astaldi Group announces to have won orders in Italy for approximatively...

In 2015, America’s Railroad is launching Amtrak Train Days (ATD) to...

Alstom has been awarded a contract worth around €115 million by SBB - the...

Lithuania’s state-run railway company AB Lietuvos Geležinkeliai is aiming to...

The project for the building of a new high-speed railway rail line between...

The installation of almost 30 miles of rail on the new Borders Railway was...

Balfour Beatty has secured a £12.5m contract to create a production, testing...

Alstom showcased its first new-generation regional train, Régiolis, destined...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sold its 5.1% stake...

Over the past five years rail passengers have walked on and off trains more...

Administration of Latvian Rail Company Pasažieru Vilciens, PV, is planning...

The Executive Board of Vossloh declared recently that the company has taken...

A train carrying crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia, USA, on...

In the Helsinki region, a long-awaited rail link to the airport is to open...

The new Alstom train “Jazz” can now be observed at the Firenze Santa Maria...

Railway communication between Ukraine and Russia in 2014 declined by 60%...

Deutsche Bahn has unveiled plans to invest about €700 million in a wide...

Indian Railways is expected to propose the use of radio­frequency...

China Railway Construction Corporation has constructed a 1344-kilometer long...

The ministries of transport of Moldova, Ukraine and Romania are considering...

EU has in recent years decided to increase competition in rail transport....

Sorl Auto Parts, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive brake systems...

The French transport agency STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck...

Rail container traffic between China and the EU via Belarus registered a...

The municipal authorities of Leipzig have awarded a contract for the supply...

A US$195m contract to design, build and maintain track and electrical,...

A recent survey shows that tunnel and a rail link under the Gulf of Finland...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered the national government to...

Hollysys Automation Technologies has received a new high-speed rail...

Ukranian railway operator Ukrzaliznytsya plans to buy 1,700 freight rail...

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