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Union Pacific to Invest $85 Million in its Wyoming Rail Infrastructure
The company’s planned investment in Wyoming rail infrastructure covers a range of initiatives, including $81.6 million to maintain railroad …
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Railroad Day 2018: The US Industry Presents a United Front to Congress
On Wednesday 7 March 2018 hundreds of representatives from around the United States from companies and organisations involved in the rail in…
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GoRail Goes to Washington for Railroad Day 2018
Betsy Cantwell, Communications Director of GoRail, tells Railway-News what Railroad Day was like for them. With the philosophy of 'all polit…
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Time to Get On-Board for Infrarail 2018
Infrarail 2018, the UK’s leading exhibition of railway infrastructure equipment, products and services, is now less than two months away. In…
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Formula 1 Technology to Improve Rail in Asia
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and McLaren Applied Technologies have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see McLar…
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Australasian Rail Industry Meet to Celebrate the Contribution of Women to the Rail Sector
380 Australasian rail industry representatives attended the Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) Women in Rail Lunch in Melbourne to cel…
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Siemens to Build Light Rail System for Greater Copenhagen
In a consortium with the general infrastructure contractor Per Aarsleff A/S, Siemens has received an order to build a light rail system for …
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U.S. Rail Industry Maintains Strong Safety Record
Newly released data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) confirms that recent years remain the safest ever for the U.S. rail indus…
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Network Rail Launches £5bn Railway Track Work Tender
Network Rail has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) via The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process for its tender exerci…
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Grand Central Applies to Run More Trains to and from London
Grand Central, an open access train operator in the UK and part of the Arriva Group, has begun consultation with other train companies and t…
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Alstom Completes First All-Electric Locomotive at Indian Facility
Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State…
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Stadler to Manufacture and Deliver 12 Electric Trams to Bolivia
Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler has been awarded a contract to manufacture and deliver 12 electric trams for the Cochabamba Metropol…
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Siemens to Build 34 Fully Automated Metro Trains for Vienna
Wiener Linien commissioned Siemens at the end of 2017 with the delivery of 34 fully automated metro trains. The contract also includes the m…
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International Women’s Day 2018: Connecting and Cultivating Women in Rail
Railway-News asked the League of Railway Industry Women for their views on how women in rail are actually fairing in the industry in 2018.
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Careers in Rail: Apprenticeships
Careers in Rail: In this article Railway-News presents a round-up of the most important questions for potential apprentices to consider when…
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Careers in Rail: Interview with NCHSR CEO Clair Mowbray
We interview Clair Mowbray, CEO of the National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR), to find out more about what the college offers apprenti…
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Careers in Rail: Interview with Learner Jonathan Tranter
Careers in Rail: We spoke to Jonathan Tranter, currently studying at the National College for High Speed Rail, to find out what it's like to…
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Careers in Rail: Interview with Learner Megan Foster
We spoke to Megan Foster, currently studying at the National College for High Speed Rail and asked her about her experience so far as an app…
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Infrarail Receives CPD Certification for First Time
The CPD Certification Service has certified Infrarail’s supporting programme of events, allowing content at the exhibition to count towards …
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Australian and NSW Governments Confirm Western Sydney Airport Rail Link
The Turnbull and Berejiklian Governments have jointly committed to the first stage of the Western Sydney Airport Rail Link from St Marys to …