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See the 'Living Legend' on its Trek to Tennessee
Union Pacific's 'Living Legend' No. 844 steam locomotive will travel more than 1,200 miles one-way to celebrate the Oct. 22 opening of Big R…
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Russian Railways and Russian Post Agree to Develop Postal Transit Freight Between China - Russia - Europe
Oleg Belozerov, President of Russian Railways, and Russian Post, have signed a Roadmap for Postal transit between China - Russia - Europe by…
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Eurotunnel: The Channel Tunnel goes fully digital with GSM-R
Eurotunnel has inaugurated the new Channel Tunnel track to train communications network, GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications-Rail…
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Bombardier Wins Fleet Maintenance Contract in California
Bombardier Transportation signed a new contract with SCRRA, to provide eight years of maintenance services for SCRRA's Metrolink commuter ra…
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CTA Announces Next Steps to Advance Red Line Extension Project
The Chicago Transit Authority announced a series of upcoming events that will advance the Red Line Extension Project, a plan to extend Red L…
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122 Light Rail vehicles for Seattle and Central Puget Sound Area
Siemens secured a contract for 122 new S70 light rail vehicles for Sound Transit, the regional transit system serving Seattle and Central Pu…
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Better Journeys for Passengers on the Cross Country Network
Rail passengers are set to benefit from quicker journeys, extra seats and free Wi-Fi, after the government agreed a new deal with Arriva Cro…
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Angel Trains Signs Deal to Finance Abellio’s £900m Procurement of UK Rolling Stock for East Anglia Rail Franchise
Angel Trains has signed the contract to finance the procurement of 665 Bombardier Aventra vehicles as part of Abellio’s East Anglia rail fra…
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Metrolink Unveils New Antelope Valley Line Station
Celebrations were held for the completion of the new and improved Vincent Grade-Acton Metrolink Station with a western-themed ribbon-cutting…
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Bombardier and China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Rail technology leader Bombardier and Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, CRRC have signed a strategic agreement to expand their relationshi…
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Billion to Expand San Diego Trolley Service
The Federal Transit Administration announced a grant agreement with the San Diego Association of Governments to extend existing San Diego Tr…
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New Pennsylvania Station-Farley Complex Plans Unveiled
Governor Cuomo unveiled plans for a complete transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hu…
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First High-Speed Train for the Express Rail Link has Arrived in Hong Kong
The first of the nine high-speed trains for the Hong Kong Section of the Express Rail Link (XRL) project arrived in Hong Kong from Qingdao b…
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Deutsche Bahn Singles Out its Best Suppliers
Deutsche Bahn presented its seventh Suppliers' Award in Berlin at InnoTrans 2016, including for the first time, the DB Supplier Innovation A…
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EP20 Electric Locomotive has Won the RZD Rolling Stock Best Quality Competition
Novocherkassk Locomotive Building Plant (NEV), belonging to Transmashholding, has taken the top spot in the RZD competition for its EP20 ele…
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This was InnoTrans 2016!
InnoTrans 2016 took place this September. We attended to give you the highlights along with companies we feel deserve a mention for all that…
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Alstom Achieves a World First, with Successful Test of ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 Application in Denmark
Alstom and Banedanmark have successfully tested an ETCS (European Train Control System) level 2 baseline 3 application for the first time ev…
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AMTRAK Investment Package to Advance Washington Union Station Concourse Modernisation
Amtrak will use a portion of its $2.45 billion investment for the modernisation of Washington Union Station passenger rail concourse along w…
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A Major Breakthrough for Tomorrow's Rail Transport?
Alstom recently presented its zero-emission train, the Coradia iLint; a major breakthrough for tomorrow's rail transport...
