World Railway News ... 11th September 2012

International Railway Journal

INDIA's Railways Ministry says it expects to begin work soon on a detailed project report for the country's first high-speed line with the aim of inviting global tenders for the Rs 650bn ($US 11.8bn) Pune – Mumbai – Ahmedabad project by November 2013.

UNION Pacific (UP) has begun testing an experimental low-emissions locomotive which will be used to evaluate the performance of aftertreatment technologies, including exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs), and diesel particulate filters (DPFs).

REPRESENTATIVES of 10 European companies and research institutions came together in Hannover on September 10 to launch a three-year research and development project that aims to improve the performance of single-wagonload railfreight operations.



www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

Amtrak posts record monthly ridership; Mica to hold congressional hearing to review railroad's 'monopoly'

WMATA posts $28 million operating surplus for FY2012

Texas port takes wraps off repowered switcher

Valley Metro puts Phoenix light-rail extension on fast track to completion

North Carolina DOT alters grade separation plans

CN derailment shows rail-flaw testing should be more stringent, TSB says

Sen. Collins, Rep. Tipton tour rail facilities

Rail supplier updates from AECOM, Ansaldo, ENSCO, Caterpillar/EMD, SNCF Geodis and Parsons Brinckerhoff (Sept. 11)



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Amtrak opens new Niantic River Bridge
US rail operator Amtrak has opened a new railway bridge to replace the 105-year-old movable Niantic River Bridge in East Lyme, Connecticut, US.       
                   
Babcock to start electrification works on Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal rail route
UK-based engineering support services firm Babcock will start work on a £12m project to electrify the railway line between Paisley Canal and Glasgow Central in Scotland on 22 September 2012.       
                   
Alpine completes first subway tunnel for Singapore Downtown Line
Austrian construction firm Alpine has completed the first of six subway tunnels for the Singapore Downtown Line.       
                   
Alstom to deliver eight Coradia Nordic regional trains to Sweden's Östgötatrafiken
Alstom has won a €50m order from the Swedish Public Transport Authority Östgötatrafiken to deliver eight additional Coradia Nordic regional trains



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