Tunisia: Sfax to receive tram bids in May
After having been talked about for two decades, the Sfax tram project is about to get under way. In May, […]
April 2017
Siemens launches Digital Rail Services in the US
Siemens is launching in the US a new business that will help rail operators bring infrastructure and vehicles into the […]
Chicago to publish RFP for railcars and locomotives
The Board of Directors of Chicago’s rail commuter, Metra, authorized the agency to move forward with requests for proposals (RFPs) […]
Serbia receives electric locomotive from CRRC
Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has received from China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) the first of two […]
UTLC might be reorganized
RZD has proposed a new scheme of assets split in United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC). At present, RZD owns […]
Washington improves rail reliability by removing the old railcars
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has recorded a significant improvement in train reliability with half as many trains […]
UK: Kent and Sussex benefit from improved rail level crossings
Network Rail has installed a new audible warning device which alerts pedestrians of approaching trains at four footpath level crossings […]
Massachusetts adopts USD 2 billion operating budget
The Fiscal and Management Control Board of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) adopted the Fiscal Year 2018 operating budget. The […]
Czech Rep.: first new vehicle for catenary maintenance received by SZDC
Czech railway infrastructure manager SŽDC took over from Plasser & Theurer a special vehicle for control, maintenance and repairs of […]
Korea to build high speed regional network
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) in South Korea plans to establish master plan for construction of high-speed […]