Google navigation app to add alerts about railway crossings
Google has agreed to add audio and visual alerts in its navigation app to warn drivers about railroad crossings in […]
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CRRC denies plans to buy Bombardier’s railway business
China’s high-speed rail manufacturer CRRC Corp denied media reports that it plans to buy the railway business of Canadian transportation […]
National Steel Car to deliver railcars to Canpotex
Canpotex has selected National Steel Car (Hamilton, Ontario) to manufacture 700 new railcars specially designed to transport Saskatchewan potash to […]
USD 12.5 billion to be invested for full deployment of Positive Train Control in U.S.
According to the Association of American Railroads, freight railways have spent USD 5.7 billion to-date on the implementation of Positive…...
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Nearly 2.6 Billion trips taken on U.S. public transit in Q1 2015
Nearly 2.6 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report […]
Atlanta applies for funding for tram line extension
Atlanta is applying for a USD 29.3 million federal grant to extend the tram line on Edgewood Avenue to the…...
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USA: Funding approved for Charlotte tram line
The Charlotte City Council approved USD 7.7 million for further design work on the second phase of the city’s tram…...
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BNSF: USD 1.5 billion invested last year
In 2014, BNSF worked with its customers and state and local economic development organizations to build or expand 138 rail […]
Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron to build a L.A.- San Francisco HSR section
Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron has secured a USD 1.23 billion contract to construct a 60-plus mile (96.5 km) portion of new […]
CN and Port of New Orleans sign MoU on supply chain collaboration
CN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of New Orleans that will see the parties develop greater supply […]