World Railway News... 15th August 2012

International Railway Journal

MTR CORPORATION has stressed its commitment to expanding its activities in Europe, and in particular Britain, after revealing a 6.1% increase in first-half revenues.

THE credibility of KiwiRail's $NZ 4.5bn ($US 3.6bn) plan to turn the state-owned railway into a profitable business has taken a major hit after the New Zealand government minister for state-owned enterprises, Mr Tony Ryall cast doubt on KiwiRail's ability to generate the necessary revenue.

THE World Bank has approved $US 300 million in funding for the Kenya's National Urban Transport Improvement Project (Nutrip), which includes plans to develop commuter rail services in Nairobi, Mombasa and the Kisumu region..



www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

FRA to Congress: Partial, rather than full, PTC implementation is likely by 2015's end

Canadian Pacific to close intermodal operations at Milwaukee port; city's mayor asks railroad to reconsider

Chicago Transit Authority posts 16 consecutive months of ridership growth

Pennsylvania's updated transportation plan includes transit, freight-rail projects

CSX Intermodal, EMH&T win engineering excellence award in Ohio for National Gateway terminal

Sound Transit awarded $400,000 state grant for energy efficiency projects

Riverport Railroad, Rescar launch construction on rail-car cleaning facility

Rail supplier updates from L.B. Foster, Vossloh, Nordco, SYSTRA and Jacobs (Aug. 15)


www.railway-technology.com Latest Updates..

CN to invest in rail infrastructure to transport frac sand
Canadian National Railway (CN) and Superior Silica Sands have entered into a multi-year agreement to haul frac sand from a new processing plant that is currently being built in northern Wisconsin, US.       
                   
FirstGroup takes over UK's West Coast Mainline franchise
The UK's largest rail operator FirstGroup has won a £5.5bn contract to run the West Coast Mainline, beating out Virgin Trains, which has operated the line since 1997.
                   
Union Pacific to test emission-reducing locomotive technology in the US
Union Pacific Railroad has announced that it will invest $20m to test a new technology that is designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California, US.       
                   
Qatar Rail awards contracts for integrated railway project
Qatar Railways Company (QRC) has awarded five contracts worth QR1.48bn ($406.5m) to start the first phase of the country's integrated


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