The companies will provide 153 additional Azur subway cars, expanding on a 468-car order from October 2010. Photo – Bombardier Transportation A Bombardier Transportation-Alstom consortium has signed an agreement to supply 153 additional Azur subway cars to the Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) for $340 million.The agreement expands on an October 2010 order for…
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The railroad is supplementing its aging fleet as it continues a longer-term procurement of new or remanufactured locomotives, Metra officials say. Photo – Metra Metra's board has approved the purchase of three used F59PH locomotives from Progress Rail for $2.5 million.The railroad is supplementing its aging fleet as it continues a longer-term procurement of new…
SmartRail 4.0 pilot within three years 12 Nov 2018 SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways expects to launch trials of a next-generation signalling system within three years. Reporting details of progress with the ‘ambitious’ SmartRail 4.0 programme at the Alpine Rail Optimisation conference in Wien on November 8, SBB’s head of Co-operation & Research for the project…
(Repeats to additional subscribers) CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport. Congested pipelines have stranded much of Canada's crude in Alberta, driving discounts to record-high…
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Canada's biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport. Congested pipelines have stranded much of Canada's crude in Alberta, driving discounts to record-high levels. Canadian heavy crude…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/9/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation U.S. Rep. Loebsack visits Sivyer Steel for post-bankruptcy update U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (center) met with Sivyer officials to discuss the firm's progress since it was bought out of bankruptcy proceedings. Photo – Sivyer Steel Corp. U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa)…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 11/7/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Canada seeks buyer for Ridley Terminals Ridley Terminals operate on Ridley Island in Prince Rupert, where they transfer bulk commodities from rail cars onto ocean-going vessels. Photo – rti.ca The Canada Development Investment Corp. (CDEV) has begun the process of selling…
Feature articles in the November 2018 issue of Railway Gazette International 07 Nov 2018 Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment20 years to save the planet NewsMain Line Urban Rail Market Industry…
ICE4 receives ETCS approval in Germany 05 Nov 2018 GERMANY: Federal railway authority EBA has approved the operation of ICE4 high-speed trains with ETCS, Siemens announced on November 5. This will enable their use on the Berlin – München high speed line from the December 9 timetable change. The ICE4 trainsets are fitted with ETCS…
Robot railway police deployed 01 Nov 2018 SOUTH KOREA: This month four police robots are to be deployed at Seoul and Dongdaegu stations, where they will undertake autonomous patrols, provide CCTV coverage and interact with passengers to provide safety and other information. The robots have been developed by Future Robot as part of its Furo…