IN a split 3-2 vote, the city council of Anaheim, California, has approved a proposal for the construction of a 5.1km starter light rail line serving, among other points, the original Disneyland.
SNCF Geodis subsidiary Viia successfully operated a test train on Switzerland's Gotthard line on October 24 as part of its Transhelvetica project to carry semi-trailers with a 4m corner height across the Alps..
THE preliminary findings of a feasibility study into the construction of a metro network in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu suggest a 77km five-line network could be developed over a 10-year period...
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STB blesses BNSF's plan to purchase Nebraska Northeastern line
Cincinnati passenger-rail plan advances with funding, preferred alignment decisions
Utah Transit Authority to launch new Airport TRAX light-rail line in April
Conrail, New Jersey constituents sign off on TIGER III grant for rail project
Fort Worth Transportation Authority OKs some fare hikes
CSX picks Indiana logistics park as 'Select Site'
Railroad Research Foundation obtains two FRA grants for R&D projects
Rail supplier updates from Pacer, The Andersons, Alstom, Axion, Trinity and Greenbrier (Oct. 25)
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Bombardier delivers 600th Movia metro car to Delhi Metro Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has delivered its 600th Movia metro car, built at its plant in the Indian state of Gujarat, to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
Dutch Railways picks VSTEP RescueSim simulator for railway tunnel training
Dutch Railways (NS) has chosen VSTEP's virtual incident training simulator RescueSim to train its employees in tunnel evacuation procedures and railway incident management.
Bidding for Philippine LRT-1 Cavite extension project set for January
Bidding for the PHP60bn ($1.3bn) light rail transit (LRT) Line 1 Cavite extension project in Manila, the Philippines, will be carried out in January 2013 as scheduled, according to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Transnet orders 95 locomotives from CSR consortium
South African rail, port and pipeline company, Transnet, has awarded a ZAR2.6bn ($300m) contract for the supply of 95 electric diesel locomotives to China-based consortium CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (CSR).
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