World Railway News... 11th July 2012

International Railway Journal

IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: The president of French National Railways (SNCF) Mr Guillaume Pepy today called for the construction of a second high-speed line between Paris and Lyon...

IRJ at the UIC 8th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Philadelphia: US transportation secretary Mr Ray LaHood gave a rousing speech this morning to the 1000 delegates attending the UIC 8th World Congress

BERLIN Transport (BVG) has appointed Stadler Pankow to supply two pre-production metro trains as part of a programme to modernise the city's small-profile U-Bahn fleet.


www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

Rail industry commits to hiring 5,000 veterans in 2012

Illinois to provide $800 million for mass transit, rail improvements

Hennepin County breaks ground on Minneapolis rail transit hub

American Trucking Associations report: Rail's total tonnage share to shrink slightly by 2023

Port awards trench contract for West Vancouver Freight Access project

Watco promotes Vaughn to senior regulatory oversight post

WMATA repairs track affected by 'heat kink'

Rail supplier updates from GE, New York Air Brake, Wabtec, Harsco, Wood Creek Capital and Gannett Fleming (July 11)

www.railway-technology.com Latest Headlines..

Strukton secures Stockholm urban rail maintenance deal
Stockholm Transport Authority (SL) in Sweden has awarded two new contracts worth €340m to Strukton Rail for the management and maintenance of rail infrastructure on the city's 105.7km metro network and the 65km Roslagsbanan narrow-gauge line.       
                   
QR National awards WIRP track duplication contract to Leighton Contractors
QR National has awarded a A$56m ($57.2m) contract to Leighton Contractors for the first stage of the A$900m ($960m) Wiggins Island rail project (WIRP) in Australia.       
                   
Amtrak unveils $151bn upgrade plan for the Northeast Corridor
Amtrak has announced a $151bn redevelopment plan to expand capacity on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail network in the US.       
                   
Ansaldo to upgrade signaling on Rio Tinto's rail network in Australia
Ansaldo STS Australia, a subsidiary of Ansaldo STS, has won contracts worth €289m to upgrade signalling systems on Rio Tinto's iron ore rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.