International Railway Journal
THE City of Rome has signed a €113m contract with CAF to supply 15 six-car metro trains and maintain them for five years.
SWEDEN's national passenger operator, SJ, will take delivery this weekend of the last of 20 class X55 four-car emus from Bombardier.
THE European Commission (EC) is to initiate infringement proceedings in the European Court of Justice against Poland for the failure to fully implement EU legislation on interoperability.
www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News
California Transportation Commission to help fund three major rail projects
BART notes quarterly ridership increase, cleaner cars
AAR Week 42 scorecard: Only seven U.S. carload commodity groups posted gains
Norfolk Southern: Wheeler succeeds Drake as VP of engineering; Evans succeeds Wheeler as VP of transportation
Coming next week: RailTrends 2012
Valley Metro, Mesa officials to update public on next light-rail project planning phase
APTA names Parsons Brinckerhoff's Henke the 'outstanding' business member for 2012
Massachusetts economic development agency seeks public input on CSX bridge design
Metrolink reaches two decades of commuter-rail operation
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Indian Ministry of Railways gets the go-ahead for Tupul-Imphal extension The Indian Ministry of Railways has received approval from the country's Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure to extend the new 26.9km broad gauge line from Tupul to Imphal.
EIB to finance Polish rail upgrades
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing two loans worth €165m to Polish rail operator PKP to support the upgrade of key rail corridors across the country.
TasRail awards wagon fleet contract to CNR Australia
Tasmania's state-owned rail company TasRail has awarded a contract to CNR Australia for a new fleet of wagons as part of plans to provide safer and more efficient freight rail services.
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).
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World Heritage & Railway News
Including a report at www.nrm.org....A report into the restoration of the steam locomotive Flying Scotsman, 4472, commissioned by the National Railway Museum, is published today.
Railway Engineering News
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