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Canada’s Railways Continue to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canada’s railways are on track to meeting their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, according to the latest Locomotive Emissions Monitor…
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Bombardier Delivers First INNOVIA Automated People Mover 300 to China
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the delivery of the first BOMBARDIER INNOVIA automated people mover (APM) 30…
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SNCF Order New Generation Trains for Île-de-France Network
At its board meeting, SNCF selected the Alstom-Bombardier consortium to renew the trains on lines D and E of the Île-de-France network. This…
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DB Record Most Successful Year Yet for Freight Rail Transport
Deutsche Bahn Board Member Ronald Pofalla calls 2016 the most successful year yet for freight rail transport on the world's longest rail rou…
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National Express to Sell c2c Rail Franchise to Italy's Trenitalia
National Express Group PLC has reached an in principle agreement for Trenitalia, part of FS Italiane Group, to acquire the c2c rail franchis…
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FTA Commits $1 Billion for Chicago Subway Reconstruction Project
The project will reconstruct a section of the rail lines on the north side of Chicago Subway in order to expand capacity on one of the busie…
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Alstom to Provide Maintenance to Freight Locomotives in Mexico
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Ferromex (Grupo Mexico) to provide preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance for 219 freight l…
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CRRC Unveil Locomotives for Nigeria and Serbia
On January 5 2017, the first two type CDD3B1 passenger diesel locomotives for Nigeria rolled out in CRRC Dalian. The locomotives will enter …
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US DOT Commits $1.5 Billion in Grants and Loans for LA Metro Purple Line Extension
A federal grant and loan totalling nearly $1.5 billion to help build the second phase of the LA Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beve…
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European Commission Sets Date for ERTMS Implementation
ERTMS allows trains to run seamlessly across borders by replacing differing national technical systems. The plan sets new targets until 2023…
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A Vision for the Future of the U.S. Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…
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North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16 Opens for Passenger Service
The North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16, MTR Corporation’s fourth metro project in Beijing, opened on 31 December 2016 for passenger serv…
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A Vision for the Future of the Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…
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Closer Running and Post-Brexit Investment to Transform the Capacity of Britain’s Railways
...he frequency of train services, alongside investment in new railway infrastructure, are recommendations to boost the capacity of Britain’…
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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…
