Latest Region News
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Union Pacific's Outreach Efforts Boost Railroad Crossing Safety
Union Pacific's rail safety programmes helped improve public safety and contributed to a 5% decline in vehicle–train collisions at railroad …
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Chinese Electric Locomotive Obtains EEU Certification
CRRC's new electric train, the China-Belarus No. 2 electric locomotive, has obtained the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) vehicle safety standa…
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San Francisco BART Fleet Advances to Next Testing Phase
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders on platforms and stations may get a glimpse of train cars from the new Fleet of the Futur…
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Alstom Begins Overhaul of PKP Intercity's Pendolino Trains
The overhaul of each train is going to take a month and the completion of works on all Pendolino trains is planned in 20 months. This schedu…
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Commuting in Kuala Lumpur Faster and Easier Thanks to Bombardier
With the entry into service of the BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 rail control solution on the new second phase of Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit’s…
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Stadler Unveils Plan for New Vehicle Maintenance Depot
Following a recent contract, Stadler announced it is investing in a new vehicle maintenance depot in Hengelo, a city in the eastern part of …
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East Coast Mainline Train First with Baseline 3 ETCS-Compatible Technology
Angel Trains Ltd has delivered the first UK Designated Body (DeBo) certified Class 180 train fitted with the new European Train Control Syst…
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Britain's Train Punctuality to be Measured to the Minute
Britain’s rail companies are working together to adopt the most transparent measure for train punctuality of any railway in Europe as part o…
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Bombardier Awarded Melbourne Metro High-Capacity Signalling Contract
The Andrews Labor Government’s $11 billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project will install 55 kilometres of next-generation, high-capacity signa…
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PowerRail, Inc. Unveils Sister Company PowerSeal Solutions
PowerRail, Inc., an AAR M-1003 Certified Quality Company, is pleased to announce the formation of a new sister company, PowerSeal Solutions™…
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RTA Inspects Progress of New Trains for Dubai Metro
A delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority has visited France to check the work progress in the manufacturing of 50 new trains for …
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Cross Yarra Partnership Selected to Build Melbourne Metro Tunnel
The Melbourne Metro Tunnel and Stations package will create more than 5,000 jobs, including apprentices, trainees and engineering cadets.
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Welsh Government and Arriva Trains Wales Announce Extra Trains
The class 319 flex bi-mode trains have been funded by Welsh Government with £1m of support from Arriva Trains Wales, and will be added to ex…
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Winners of the Construction Contracts for HS2 Phase One Revealed
The winners of the major construction contracts for HS2 Phase One were announced today, 17 July 2017, with the £6.6 billion contracts...
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U.S. DOT Advances Rail Plans for Northeast Corridor
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Dec…
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Transport for London to Order More Trains for Elizabeth Line
Services on the Elizabeth line are set to be even more extensive and frequent than originally planned when the line becomes fully operationa…
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New Lightweight Regional Trains Delivered to Denmark
Alstom has delivered on-time 13 Coradia Lint regional trains to Nordjyske Jernbaner, just two years after contract signature.
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NJ Transit Adopts Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget
The NJ Transit (New Jersey Transit) Board of Directors has adopted a Fiscal Year 2018 operating budget and capital program that supports...
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Arriva Wins Northern Rail Concession in the Netherlands
Arriva, a leading pan-European passenger transport company, has announced that it will operate the regional rail transport in the north of t…
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Siemens Presents First Rhine-Ruhr Express Prototype
Siemens has developed a new design for the Rhine-Ruhr Express fleet based on the successful Desiro platform. The train's concept combines...
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State Aid for Danish Rail Freight ERTMS Implementation Approved
All regional and long-distance rail tracks operated by the Danish State will gradually be converted to the European Rail Traffic Management …
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Production of Double-Deck Railcars for Trenitalia Completed
The Vivalto double-deck railcars are part of a framework contract concerning the production of 706 cars for Trenitalia, for a total amount o…
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African Forum to Address Rail Maintenance and Rehabilitation
The poor or even non-existence of rail maintenance and rehabilitation in Africa is often a result of a lack of revenue that is supposed to b…