Cummins & R.J. Corman Railpower Partner to Create Eco-Friendly Locomotive

In 2016, the R.J. Corman Railpower Locomotive group met with Cummins’ account team to discuss their vision of an eco-friendly locomotive.

Industry Insider Week 39 – 18 Must-Read Rail News Stories

All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 39 for 23–27 September 2019.

How Nondestructive Testing Helps Keep Railways on Track

Olympus' ultrasonic nondestructive testing techniques ensure the quality of the rail and components that make up the rail car.

Rail Baltica Addresses Impact of Climate Change

Rail Baltica has produced a study to assess the potential impact of climate change on the project and to develop mitigation measures.

Rail Delivery Group: Reform Rail Fares to Combat Climate Crisis

The Rail Delivery Group has published proposals for rail fare reforms following the largest-ever passenger survey in the country.

Copenhagen Cityringen Metro Line Opens Sunday

Copenhagen's new metro line, Cityringen, will open on 29 September 2019. It has been under construction for 8 years and features 17 stations…

Official Kick-Off for Robel North America Corporation

Robel is establishing close proximity to the market and the customer by setting up a separate company, Robel North America Corporation.

Industry Focus: AQSEPTENCE GROUP

Aqseptence Group is active worldwide, providing water and wastewater management facilities and solutions for screening and filtration.

Alstom to Equip ICE 3 Trains with Atlas ETCS

Alstom has been awarded the contract to retrofit 17 ICE 3 trains with its Atlas ETCS solution in a contract worth more than 30 million euros…

Exceeding the Passenger Self-Service Expectation

Together with its S3 Passenger customers Sqills delivers the best-available, inventory, reservation and ticketing solution in the world.

NEWAG to Deliver 5 Dragon 2 Locomotives to RCP

NEWAG has signed a contract with the ROSCO Rail Capital Partners for the delivery of 5 electric Dragon 2 locomotives for delivery in 2020.

UK Minister of State for Transport Meets British Steel Team

Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State for Transport, visited members of the British Steel rail team in Poland at TRAKO 2019.

Brigitte Zypries Joins Bombardier Transportation Supervisory Board

Brigitte Zypries has joined the supervisory board of Bombardier Transportation. She was previously a member of the supervisory board at DB.

ScotRail to Harness GSM-R for Passenger Information

Following a successful six-month trial ScotRail is now rolling out the use of GSM-R to give passengers more detailed real-time information.

Northern Fleet Refurbishment Two Thirds Complete

The Northern refurbishment works are now two thirds complete. As part of its franchise agreement Northern is refurbishing 243 trains.

Senoplast Presents New Surfaces

Plastics expert Senoplast will be presenting several new products at K2019, such as the third generation of anti-fingerprint furniture foils…

Ground-Breaking for Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line

Ground-breaking events for the new 26-mile Silver Line took place at six locations in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit region on 19 September.

Paris-Lyon High-Speed Line to Get Atlas ERTMS Level 2

The Paris-Lyon high-speed line is to get the Atlas ERTMS Level 2 solution to increase capacity on what is Europe's busiest route.

Deutsche Bahn Tests White Rails to Reduce Overheating

Deutsche Bahn is experimenting with white rails to reduce the temperature of the steel, thereby avoiding stress on the rails in extreme heat…

Jewers Doors Open Sydney Light Rail Depot

Jewers’ installation of six sets of Swift-SEW bi-folding doors, for the new Lilyfield maintenance depot for Sydney Light Rail.

Allerton Depot Case Study

The Allerton depot is one of four Network Rail depots to be upgraded to have OLE reinstated, facilitating electric rolling stock maintenance…

BLS Halts Roll-Out of New Planning Software

Changzhou Metro Line 1 Commences Passenger Service

Changzhou Metro Line 1 began passenger operations on 21 September 2019. It is the first metro line in the Chinese city, with 5 more planned.

The Future of Rail Freight

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It lobbies Congress on behalf of the railroad industry.