World Railway News 15th May 2012

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Bombardier to build 410 new rail cars for BARTThe Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Agency in San Francisco, US, has awarded an $896m contract to Canadian rail car manufacturer Bombardier to design and build 410 trains.       

Alstom set to secure Lille metro modernisation contract in FranceThe Lille Métropole has selected Alstom as preferred bidder for a €250m project to modernise Line 1 of the city's metro.       
                   
Eurostar to expand services to ten European cities
Eurostar is planning to expand its services to a further ten European cities over the next five years.       
                   
Anglo American Platinum launches new fuel cell-powered mine locomotiveAnglo American Platinum (Amplats) has launched a new platinum-based fuel cell-powered mine locomotive in South Africa.       



www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

Rail Runner adds express train, other amenities; implements fare increase

New England passenger-rail agency adds station platforms for Downeaster expansion

Long Beach port kicks off Middle Harbor modernization project

NYCT completes Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue Station rehab project

Central Corridor light-rail project reaches halfway mark

Kuk succeeds Laman as Indiana port's director

Rail supplier updates from L.B. Foster, Bombardier, Alstom, RailTerm, SourceOne and Cubic (May 15)




International Railway Journal Latest News

Train weighing system installed to protect Bangladesh bridge BRITISH company Railweight has installed in-motion train weighing systems on each side of the 4.8km Jamuna River road/rail bridge in Bangladesh. The bridge, opened in 1998 to connect the two parts of Bangladesh's hitherto divided rail network, and is currently used by up to 17 freight trains a day which are subject to a weight restriction to prevent further cracks from forming in the bridge.

Saudi Railways Organisation withdraws new CAF trains MR Abdul Aziz Al-Hugail, president of Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO), has cast doubt over the future of the railway's deal with CAF for 200km/h diesel trains following a series of malfunctions just one month after the first five trains entered service.   Swiss and Italian intermodal operators sign MOU SWISS intermodal operator Hupac and its Italian counterpart Cemat, together with Trenitalia, have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of future intermodal terminals in Milan, Brescia and Piacenza that will aid intermodal freight traffic in Northern Italy and on the Rotterdam - Genoa corridor.