CP and KCS signed merger agreement
On September 15, the CP-KCS combination agreement was signed after Canadian Pacific’s offer was declared superior to Canadian National’s proposal. […]
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Hamilton LRT project approved
Hamilton City Council has ratified a memorandum of understanding with Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transport (MTO) to move forward […]
Transport strategy to be developed for Eastern Ontario
On September 23, the Government of Ontario will close the public consultation on Eastern Ontario Transport plan which will consider […]
Construction starts for a new station on Vancouver Canada Line
TransLink and City of Richmond launched the construction works for Capstan station on Canada Line SkyTrain which will deliver better […]
Innovative Siemens trams enter operation in Charlotte
The city of Charlotte in North Carolina has put into commercial operation the new S700 hybrid trams manufactured by Siemens […]
New grants available for rail projects in the U.S.
The Federal Railroad Administration announced a notice of funding opportunity of USD 362 million grants for rail improvement projects. This […]
Financial plan submitted for Hudson Tunnel
The Gateway Programme Project partners have submitted the financial plan for the Hudson Tunnel project which would benefit funding from […]
Greenbrier received orders for 5,500 wagons
The Greenbrier Companies announced new orders totalling 5,500 freight railcars valued at more than USD 530 million received thus far […]
JV created for railcar investment
Trinity Industries and Wafra, an investment company, created a joint venture partnership between Trinity and certain funds managed by Wafra […]
California high-speed rail section obtains approval
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Bakersfield […]