CN announced USD 2 billion investment program
Canadian National Railway (CN) presented the details of its 2015 plan to invest C$2.7 billion (USD 2.24 billion) in rail […]
Infrastructure
Preliminary proposals for Koper-Divača rail project to be submitted by summer
The preliminary proposals for a public-private partnership for the upgrade of the Koper-Divača rail section are expected by this summer, […]
World Bank okays loans for Croatian railway companies
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved three loans totaling 163.5 million euros to three Croatian railway companies, HZ Infrastructure, […]
CTA continues Red and Purple modernization
Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with its Red and Purple Modernization (RPM), a transformational, multi-phase program to completely rebuild […]
Union Pacific to invest USD 109 million in its Iowa rail infrastructure
Union Pacific plans to invest more than USD 109 million in 2015 to improve Iowa’s transportation infrastructure. The company’s private […]
Riyadh: Green metro Line works launched
The first tunnel-boring machine (TBM) for Riyad Green metro Line was launched and it started boring on the 12.9 km […]
Swedish rail may keep protection from 900 MHz interference
The Swedish postal and telecoms regulator, PTS, is proposing that protection of the railway network’s GSM-R communications system should be […]
Sweden: Lund light rail system to be included in funding bid
Work on a proposed light rail system for the Swedish city of Lund could get underway this year after being […]
China and Kazakhstan to start China – Turkey container train
President of Kazakh Railways, Askar Mamin, had a meeting with a delegation of Chongqing (China), headed by deputy head of […]
Spain and Egypt study possibility of high speed rail development
The Minister for Transport of Egypt, Hani Sayed Mohamed Dahi, and Spain’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness, Luis de […]