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Union Pacific Acquires Railex LLC Assets
Union Pacific yesterday announced acquisition of Railex LLC's refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California; Wallu…
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New York Celebrates Second Avenue Subway Opening
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo celebrated the on-time arrival of the Second Avenue Subway – the system’s first major expansion in more than 50 yea…
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Siemens to Modernise Lima Metro Line 1
Siemens is to provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of Lima Metro Line 1, which covers around nine kilometres. Th…
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China to Increase the Length of High-Speed Railways in Operation
By 2020, China will increase the length of high-speed railways in operation to 30,000 kilometres, connecting more than 80 percent of its big…
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Network Rail Completes £4.5m Railway Upgrades Over Christmas
Network Rail has completed another £4.5 million slice of the £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade on time over Christmas, which will b…
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Driverless Bombardier Metro Train Enters Service in Kuala Lumpur
Hartasuma and partner Bombardier Transportation today announced the launch of the latest INNOVIA Metro 300 train in the Asia Pacific region.
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Austrian Federal Railways Orders New Regional Trains
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have signed on December 27 a framework agreement co…
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Alstom Delivers High-Speed Rail to Morocco
In December 2010 Alstom won a contract to supply 14 high-speed rail TGV trains to Morocco, connecting cities such as Tangiers and Casablanca…
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MTR South Island Line Opens for Passenger Service
With the departure of the first South Island Line Train from South Horizons Station for Admiralty Station this morning (28 December 2016), t…
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KiwiRail to Terminate Electric Haulage of Freight Trains
KiwiRail will improve its reliability and efficiency for customers by employing an all-diesel fleet on the North Island Main Trunk line, Kiw…
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First Desiro City Fleet for South West Trains Arrives in London
The first of a £210million fleet of new trains for South West Trains passengers has now arrived at Clapham ahead of final testing. The Sieme…
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Cital Delivers the First Citadis Tram to Ouargla in Algeria
Cital, the joint venture held by Ferrovial, Enterprise Métro d’Alger (EMA) and Alstom, delivered the first Citadis tram to the city of Ouarg…
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Green Light for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project
The Environment Effects Statement (EES) assessment for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel was released today, paving the way for major construction …
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Alstom to Acquire Railway Connectivity Solutions Provider Nomad Digital
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Nomad Holdings, commercially known as Nomad Digital from Amadeus Capital Partn…
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FTA Announces $499 Million Grant Agreement to Build TEX Rail Commuter Line
...with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fo…
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Bordeaux Metropole Light Rail Extension Opens
Alstom has supplied the 26 Citadis trams for the inauguration of the new branch of line C of the Bordeaux Metropole, which took place on...
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28 Additional Light Metro Cars to be Built for Vancouver SkyTrain
TransLink has exercised options for the purchase of 28 additional BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 vehicles for service on the Vancouver SkyTrai…
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Multi-Contact to become Stäubli Electrical Connectors: A Connection for the Future
Multi-Contact, the leading international manufacturer of electrical contacts and system solutions for industrial applications has been part …
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Transport Ticketing Interview with Kevin Ayton – Great Western Railway
Kevin Ayton, Future Transport Ticketing Technical Advisor at Great Western Railway, will contribute to two panel discussions titled ‘Are App…
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Bombardier’s First Rail Control Safety System Starts Operation in Kuala Lumpur
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has announced the start of operation of its first rail control safety system in Kuala Lumpu…
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First NTV Pendolino Italo Car Revealed
Alstom and NTV reveal the front car of Pendolino Italo, a year after the signature of the contract and the presentation of the design. The t…
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Alstom to Supply Coradia Polyvalent Trains to Senegal
The Coradia Polyvalent train for Senegal is dual-mode (diesel/electric) and is capable of running at speeds of 160 km/h. With a total length…
