World Railway News.. 26th June 2012

International Railway Journal

TRENITALIA has signed a distribution agreement with transaction processor Amadeus, which will allow Trenitalia tickets to be sold through all Amadeus sales channels around the world.

DOWNER EDI Limited has signed a five-year agreement with EMD that will see EMD manufacture all future Downer locomotive orders for the Australian market at one of its overseas facilities



PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) CEO Mr José Benoliel has revealed that CP ended 2011 with a loss of €289m, compared with a loss of €201m in the previous year


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Progressive Railroading to present free fuel management webcast on Friday

U.S. Class I workforce shrank a smidgen in May, STB data shows

Pittsburgh-area port authority adopts operating, capital budgets

New York City's MTA awards Second Avenue Subway contract

Long Beach port's board accepts TIGER III grant for rail project; Stockton port completes trackwork

CSX releases 2011 'social responsibility' report

California construction authority receives six bids for San Gabriel trench; Arizona DOT sets public meeting to address grade separation study

Amtrak hires Molfetas as chief information officer

Rail supplier updates from PS Technology, Bombardier, Mitsubishi, Sygnet and Konecranes (June 26)


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Downer to build 19 locomotives for Fortescue
Engineering firm Downer EDI (Downer) has won a A$73m ($73.4m) rolling stock supply and support contract from iron ore miner Fortescue Metals group (Fortescue) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.       
                   
EIB funds Y Vasca high-speed rail project in Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has extended a loan worth €500m to Spanish company Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) to finance the construction of the Y Vasca high-speed rail line in Spain.       
                   
Crossrail awards Tottenham Court Road ticket hall contract to Laing O'Rourke
Crossrail has awarded a £200m contract to build the Western Ticket Hall at Tottenham Court Road station to Laing O'Rourke Construction.       
                   
Thales to deliver signalling solution to Port of Le Havre rail line in France
Thales has won a €2.1m turnkey contract from the Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH) of France to equip the rail line to the Port 2000 intermodal terminal with PIVOS computer-based interlocking system.