International Railway Journal ......for these news stories....
THE government of the Australian state of Queensland has announced plans to sell approximately half of the shareholding it retained in QR National (QRN) following partial privatisation of the railfreight operator in November 2010.
TANZANIA Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has entered negotiations with SMH Rail, Malaysia, over the rehabilitation of locomotives and wagons as part of an effort to ease the railway's chronic stock shortage.
FULL commercial services began today on the first light rail line in the Argentinean city of Mendoza.
www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News
ARS Co-President Mike Heridia confirms tragic death of business partner Vinnie Vaccarello
Gov. Quinn advances CREATE overpass project in Illinois
USDOT, FRA mark completion of Vermonter rail project
Global Partners, U.S. Silica land rail-related business deals in shales
Metro-North to add 79 trains as part of service improvement initiative
Alameda Corridor authority obtains bids for Baldwin Avenue grade separation work
DART names Calcano VP of human resources
PATCO to end contactless bank-card pilot program
Long Island economic development organization lands federal grant for rail suppliers alliance
www.railway-technology.com for the following stories
Amtrak completes Vermonter rail line upgrade Amtrak has completed repairs and improvements along 190 miles of track between St. Albans and Vernon on the Vermonter line in the US state of Vermont.
ST Electronics wins Chinese rail electronics contracts
ST Engineering's electronics division, ST Electronics, has secured contracts worth S$166m ($134m) for its rail electronics and satellite communications (satcom) and sensor systems.
SNC-Lavalin to develop Evergreen Line in Canada
Canada-based SNC-Lavalin (SNC) has secured a C$1.4bn ($1.43bn) contract from the government of British Columbia in Canada to design and build the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit project.
Alstom wins railway maintenance contract from Kazakhstan Railways
Alstom has won a 25-year contract worth €100m from AO Locomotive, a Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) subsidiary, to maintain and modernise its 27 KZ4ACs passenger locomotives.
Shedmaster Railway News
37 stories, including, from networkrail.co.uk - We know how important it is to reduce the impact of our work during construction, so we're deliving your new station in two phases with most of the work taking place behind the scenes.
World Heritage & Railway News
lncluding....GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - GWR Re-opening day
Railway Engineering News...13 stories, including....
GERMANY: The C2 metro trainset for München operator MVG was unveiled on October 5 as the first painted bodyshell was formally presented to city utility company SWM at the Siemens Rail Systems plant...
Office of Rail Regulation(UK)
Richard Price’s speech at the International Railway Safety Conference
At the International Railway Safety Conference today, Richard Price, Chief Executive at the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), spoke about safety on Great Britain’s railways and the importance of a regulatory framework which gives the public assurance that the railways are safe, reliable and efficient.
The full speech can be read at: http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/
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