International Railway Journal
IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: IN an effort to boost the struggling locomotive manufacturing sector, Professor Roland Pörner, managing director of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), has announced plans to replace Germany´s oldest privately-owned diesel locomotives.
THE financially-troubled project to build a light rail network in the Nigerian capital Abuja has received a significant boost with the signing of a loan agreement between the Nigerian and Chinese governments.
AFTER a legal battle lasting more than eight years, Fortescue Mining Group has won its appeal in the Australian High Court to gain access to heavy-haul lines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia owned by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News
Metrolink tabs DePallo as CEO; MARTA names Bland, Parker as GM finalists
House approves continuing resolution for federal programs; transit security and tax programs advance in Congress
Canadian Pacific unveils faster transcontinental intermodal services
CSX to serve Indianapolis industrial park
Maryland's MARC posts record August on-time performance
BNSF wins defense department award for supporting employees with military duties
New Jersey DOT provides $6.6 million for eight freight-rail projects
Obama nominates Beall as Amtrak board member
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Siemens and Stadler form consortium to bid for Berlin S-Bahn tender
Siemens and Stadler Pankow have formed a consortium to bid for a contract to supply and maintain new trains for the Ring Line of the Berlin S-Bahn network concession in Germany.
New South Wales to upgrade grain rail lines
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has unveiled a plan to invest A$277m ($293m) over the next five years to upgrade the state's 996km of grain rail lines.
Siemens' Vectron locomotive fleet gets TSI Highspeed certification
Siemens' reconfigurable, multipurpose locomotive, Vectron, has received the EC Certificate from Eisenbahn-CERT (EBC) in Bonn, Germany, the notified body for interoperability of the Federal Railway Authority.
Hyundai Rotem to supply 57 trains for Hyderabad Metro Rail project
Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail (Hyderabad) has awarded an Rs18bn ($324m) contract to South Korea-based Hyundai Rotem to supply 57 three-car trainsets for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project in India.
Shedmaster Railway News
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GE Transportation unveiled the prototype for its next Evolution® Series Locomotive that will decrease key emissions by more than 70 percent ......
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Towcester station - The SMJ Society
smj.me - It was certainly already like it when the Banbury line closed in 1951 as photos taken on the last day show, much earlier photos show a canopy in place and no black finish just plain bricks.
World Heritage & Railway News
Keeping up with the past in the present..for the future.
west-somerset-railway.co.uk - The West Somerset Railway offers a range of one day and two day courses to realise your ambition and make your long held dreams become reality. Experience the feeling of working steam locomotives
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