THE FRENCH city of Dijon inaugurated its first light rail line on September 1, with a weekend of free rides preceding the start of full commercial services on September 3.
GEORGE KENT, the Malaysian contractor responsible for trackwork and railway systems on Kuala Lumpur's Ampang Line extension, has selected Thales to supply its SelTrac Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the existing 27km line..
RUSSIAN Railways' (RZD) revenue rose by 9% last year to Roubles 1481bn ($US 46.3bn) due primarily to a 5.7% increase in revenue freight traffic and what RZD describes as an 8% tariff indexation.
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LaHood calls on states, D.C. to prepare for new transit safety regs
On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on the governors of 26 states, Puerto Rican leaders and the mayor of the District of Columbia to begin preparing for new federal regulations that will require them to strengthen and increase their oversight of public transit safety.
The new regulations are part of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a new two-year transportation authorization bill that was enacted in July.
Weekly intermodal volume strong in U.S., but carloads still weak
For the week ending August 25, U.S. railroads originated 297,042 carloads, down 0.8 percent compared with volume from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Ten of 20 carload commodity groups posted gains, led by petroleum products (55.7 percent), farm products excluding grain (26.5 percent), and lumber and wood products (20.8 percent). Metallic ores and waste/ nonferrous scrap volumes declined 17.5 percent and 14.5 percent, respectively.
Intermodal volume for the week totaled 248,364 units, up 5.2 percent year over year, according to the AAR. Although domestic intermodal growth remained solid, overall volume growth though the third quarter so far has been modestly behind expectations, consistent with sluggish July/August freight demand, said Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. analysts in their weekly “Rail Flash” report.
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Pacific National Coal opens new train maintenance facility
Asciano's coal haulage division, Pacific National Coal, has opened a new $180m train maintenance and provisioning facility at Nebo in Queensland, Australia.
Thales installs signalling systems on Istanbul's Kadiköy- Kartal metro line
Thales has delivered its SelTrac communications-based train control (CBTC) and integrated communication and control systems (ICS) to Istanbul's Kadiköy- Kartal metro line in Turkey.
Bulgaria opens Sofia metro line 2
Bulgaria has opened the second line of the Sofia metro, expanding the capital city's underground railway network.
Nomad Digital completes free wifi installation on DSB trains
Nomad Digital has completed the installation of free passenger wifi and infotainment systems on all 135 S-trains of Danish rail operator DSB
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