BLS Cargo returns to pre-recession performance
Despites a challenging and eventful 2011, marked by a strong Swiss franc, fluctuations in freight volumes, and problems with infrastructure bottlenecks, especially on Switzerland's Lötschberg route, BLS Cargo says its annual results released Wednesday show that it has almost recovered from the economic crisis of 2009
Wuxi metro Line 1 train order
CHINA: CSR Zhuzhou signed a contract to supply 23 six-car trains for the future Wuxi metro Line 1 on March 21. Deliveries are scheduled to run from March 2013
Arad upgrading contract awarded
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded a €300m contract to upgrade the 41 km line from the Hungarian border to Curtici and Arad
UK: A rock fall obstructed the A890 road near Stromeferry in the Scottish Highlands in December left communities isolated,
GERMANY: Limited-stop 'express' services are being operated during the morning peak on an 4·1 km extension of Bremen tram Route 1
RUSSIA: Transmashholding has announced total sales of 106·3bn roubles for 2011, up 38% on the figure for 2010.
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Leaves on the line – solving the adhesion riddle
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Ansaldo wins signalling and train control contracts in US and AustraliaAnsaldo STS, a unit of Finmeccanica, has signed new signalling and train control system contracts in the US and Australia, worth €81.2m.
California cuts high-speed rail cost to $68.4bn
California's High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) in the US has unveiled a revised plan for high-speed rail in the state, trimming costs by $30bn.
Alstom to deliver 40 additional Euroduplex trains to SNCFFrench rail operator, SNCF has exercised an option with Alstom for the delivery of 40 additional double-deck Euroduplex high-speed trains, under a framework agreement signed in June 2007.
Blackpool tram runs off rails on maiden trip
The first of the new trams to leave for its maiden trip after a £100m upgrade in Blackpool, UK, has derailed due to sand on the tracks.
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Rail fatalities in Canada reached five-year low last year, safety board says
PANYNJ approves $256 million Harrison station replacement
Illinois DOT to fund design for BNSF viaduct replacement
U.S. needs long-term infrastructure investment for economic growth, Geithner says
NS seeks locomotive shop recruits in Pennsylvania
Grassroots movement pushes for restoration of Amtrak Sunset Limited route
Rail traffic graphics updated on ProgressiveRailroading.com
April 5: Updates from Harsco, Bombardier, RailComm and Magnetech
From www.railway-technology.com
Leaves on the line – solving the adhesion riddle
Read this report HERE
Ansaldo wins signalling and train control contracts in US and AustraliaAnsaldo STS, a unit of Finmeccanica, has signed new signalling and train control system contracts in the US and Australia, worth €81.2m.
California cuts high-speed rail cost to $68.4bn
California's High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) in the US has unveiled a revised plan for high-speed rail in the state, trimming costs by $30bn.
Alstom to deliver 40 additional Euroduplex trains to SNCFFrench rail operator, SNCF has exercised an option with Alstom for the delivery of 40 additional double-deck Euroduplex high-speed trains, under a framework agreement signed in June 2007.
Blackpool tram runs off rails on maiden trip
The first of the new trams to leave for its maiden trip after a £100m upgrade in Blackpool, UK, has derailed due to sand on the tracks.
US Railroad News from Progressive Railroading....
Rail fatalities in Canada reached five-year low last year, safety board says
PANYNJ approves $256 million Harrison station replacement
Illinois DOT to fund design for BNSF viaduct replacement
U.S. needs long-term infrastructure investment for economic growth, Geithner says
NS seeks locomotive shop recruits in Pennsylvania
Grassroots movement pushes for restoration of Amtrak Sunset Limited route
Rail traffic graphics updated on ProgressiveRailroading.com
April 5: Updates from Harsco, Bombardier, RailComm and Magnetech
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