APTA Study Reveals Public Transit is Ten Times Safer than Cars

Traveling by public transit is ten times safer per mile than traveling by auto, according to a study by the American Public Transportation A…

Hong Kong Tunnel Breakthrough Celebrated

A key milestone on the SCL Project (Shatin to Central Link) has been achieved with the breakthrough of the tunnel for the Tai Wai to Hung Ho…

Italian Operator Trenitalia Acquires French Operator Thello

Italian operator Trenitalia has acquired full ownership of the company Thello Sas, by taking over the 33.33% stake previously held by Transd…

WSDOT State Loans Available for Freight Rail Projects

WSDOT has reopened the application period for another chance to apply for a portion of $5 million in Freight Rail Investment Bank (FRIB) loa…

CRRC Overseas Orders up 126% in H1 2016

In the first half (H1) of 2016, CRRC overseas orders more than doubled, despite the lackluster world economy, latest company data showed.

Loading on Russian Railways' Network Amounts to 105.9million Tons

According to the latest figures, loading on Russian Railways in August 2016 amounted to 105.9 million tons, 0.7% more thanAugust 2015.

Quito Metro: Highest Metro System in the World Currently Under Construction

In Quito, Ecuador, one of the highest metro systems in the world is currently being built. The quito metro is expected to be operational by …

Station Improvements for Eastern Taiwan to Accommodate Travellers

In the future, Hualien Station will have separate pathways for arriving and departing travellers, and an elevated walkway that crosses over …

VIA Rail Sees Increased Revenues as Canadians Choose Smarter Way to Travel

VIA Rail welcomed 26,000 more passengers from April to June 2016 than during the same period of 2015 and Canadians travelled 7.2million more…

Network Rail Use Virtual Reality Technology to Redevelop Major Station

Network Rail is using virtual reality technology to save time and money and improve safety as it prepares to redevelop one of Britain’s majo…

Alstom to Maintain Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit System

Alstom has been selected by Rideau Transit Maintenance General Partnership (RTM) to maintain the city of Ottawa’s light rail transit system

FTA Issues Final Buy America Policy

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently issued final Buy America policy guidance and adv…

Tenders Called for Tunnelling Under Sydney Harbour

Sydney Metro construction is underway on the first station platform at Cudgegong Road and tenders called for tunnelling under Sydney Harbour

Topping Out Ceremony on $95m Springfield Subway Car Facility

CRRC marked a “topping out” ceremony at Springfield, Massachusetts on 25 August 2016. The new Springfield subway car facility will boost the…

GE Transportation Announces ShipXpress Acquisition

GB Railfreight And Sibelco Extend Contract

The GB Railfreight Sibleco contract has been extended for a further five years, with GB Railfreight leasing new wagons to fulfill the terms.

Vortok Win Metro-North Train Fault Detection System Contract

Vortok International has won a Metro-North train fault detection system contract from Metro-North Railroad in New York, USA.

Russia: DMZ Testing New EP3D EMU

Russian rolling stock manufacturer, Demikhovsky Machine Building Factory (DMZ), is carrying out tests on its brand new model, the EP3D EMU.

Inauguration of Bybanen LRT Extension

The Bybanen LRT Extension in Bergen, Norway was inaugurated following the completion of six years of works carried out with Bybanen and Keol…

London Bridge Redevelopment Partially Opens

UK infrastructure provider Network Rail has announced the opening of two-thirds of a new concourse at the London Bridge redevelopment of the…

St. Petersburg Places Order for Stadler Metelitsa Trams

The LLC Transport Concession Company (TCC) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has placed an order for 23 Stadler Metelitsa Trams.

Alstom to Design and Build New Amtrak High-Speed Train

Alstom have won a contract to design and build the new Amtrak high-speed train. The 28 trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor (NEC).

National Express c2c Green Lighting Launched

National Express c2c green lighting has been launched at its 26 stations, which will not only provide better visibility, but also consume le…

Rise in Finland–Russia Cross-Border Rail Travel

In a period from January to July 2016, passenger numbers of Finland-Russia cross-border rail travel was approximately 254,500, representing …