Chile: GE Transportation Agrees Sale of 5 Diesel-Electric Locomotives

GE agrees supply of 5 diesel-electric locomotives to Chilean operator, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta (FCAB) in 2019. The contract for the C23EMP single-cab AC/DC d…

Alstom to Modernise the Santiago Metro in Chile

Systra Wins Important Line 7 Contract for Santiago Metro

Systra wins Santiago metro line 7 contract: the firm is to design the rail systems, workshops and rolling stock for the new automated line.

Brazil: Alstom Opens New Production Line at Taubaté Factory

Alstom has opened a new production line at its factory in Taubaté, Brazil. The line will principally manufacture stainless steel car-shells for the trains that …

Industry Insider Week 26 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 26: A look at UNIFE's most recent Vision Paper, Bombardier NINA trains undergo modernisation and more

Alstom Wins 1.4 Billion Euro Contract in Spain

Spain: Renfe has signed a contract with Alstom for 152 high-capacity X'Trapolis commuter trains worth in excess of 1.4 billion euros.

Industry Insider Week 49 · 10 Must-Read Rail News Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 49 – all the important news 2–6 December: COP25 takes place in Madrid, new rolling stock contracts.

COP25: Rail "the only realistic and immediate solution to reduce the CO2 footprint"

The climate change conference COP25 is under way in Madrid. Transport is a major polluter and a shift to rail is vital for our future.

CAF Wins Signalling Contract in Uruguay

CAF Signalling has won a contract for the Ferrocarril Central project, Uruguay, expanding the CAF Group subsidiary's international operations.

Expo Ferroviaria 2019: Record Visitors and an Appointment to 2021

The ninth edition of EXPO Ferroviaria, Italy’s showcase for railway technologies, products and systems, closed at Rho Fiera Milano.

CAF Wins LeadMind Solution Contract in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: CAF has signed a contract with SAR to supply its digital train platform LeadMind for all 6 trains on the Riyadh-Qurayyat line.

Colombia: Alstom Installs Incremental Train Control System

Alstom has adjusted and improved the incremental train control system on a freight network in Colombia. It has also equipped a new section.

Lima Metro Line 1 Orders Alstom Metropolis

Alstom has won a contract worth approximately €200 million with Graña y Montero Ferrovias for 120 Metropolis cars to operate on Lima Metro Line 1.

13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Weeks 1 and 2

We are back with the Railway-News Industry Insider for weeks 1 and 2 (1–11 January 2019): the railway industry's latest news, covering North America, China and …

CRRC Rolling Stock Orders Worth Almost 6 Billion Dollars

Chinese company CRRC announced it signed a number of contracts in December worth 40.84 billion Chinese Yuan in total. The main buyer of CRRC rolling stock is th…

CAF to Supply More Trains for Barcelona Metro

The standing committee for contracts of the Board of Directors of Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona (TMB) has designated CAF for the supply of 10 trains f…