Vale signs deal to test ethanol use in locomotives
Vale and Wabtec signed an agreement to test ethanol use in locomotives with initial step to study a dual-fuel engine […]
South America Leads
Colombia secures CAF loan for rail revitalisation
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has granted the Government of Colombia a loan of up […]
Siemens Mobility wins major São Paulo signalling contract
Siemens Mobility has signed a major contract with Trivia Trens S.A. to modernise three of São Paulo’s commuter rail lines […]
Quito Metro seeks funding for L1 extension
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) is interested in northern Quito Metro extension project as the […]
EIB backs Costa Rica’s first electric train with USD 250 million loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its development arm EIB Global, has signed a landmark USD 250 million loan to […]
NGE acquires Saceem
NGE signed an agreement to acquire Saceem, which has been approved by Uruguay’s competition authority and with the transaction completion […]
Work begins on new Tren del Norte section
Mexico’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) has launched the construction work for the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo rail section, part […]
São Paulo approves Line 4 metro extension
The Government of São Paulo, through its Secretariat for Partnerships and Investments (SPI), has signed Amendment No. 10 to the […]
Four bids for Alameda – Melipilla underground section
EFE – Trenes de Chile has announced that four bids are competing for the USD 220 million contract to build […]
Vinci-Colas consortium wins rail contract in Chile
Dragados-Besalco consortium awarded a consortium of Vinci Construction, through its subsidiary ETF, and Colas a EUR 100 million contract for […]