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A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas

22.08.2026

Brightline West Financing Deadline Moves to September 10

Trans Afghan Rail Project

11.01.2021

4.8 Billion USD Trans Afghan Rail Project

4. 8 Billion USD Trans Afghan Rail Project The Trans Afghan Rail project provides the construction of a 573 km railroad from Peshawar to Kabul and further through Mazar-i-Sharif to Uzbekistan.
LTG Cargo

11.01.2021

Belarusian Oil Company (BNK) refused to renew long-term contract with LTG Cargo

Belarusian Oil Company (BNK) refused to renew long-term contract with LTG Cargo The Belarusian Oil Company (BOC), an exporter of Belarusian petroleum products, has decided not to renew its long-term agreement with LTG Cargo, a Lithuanian railway company that transports its products to the port of Klaipeda, reports the railway magazine Railway Supply, citing  Verslo žinios.
orders electric locomotives

11.01.2021

Belarusian Railway orders electric locomotives

The contract for the supply of 15 mixed AC electric locomotives of the BKG2 series has been signed between Belarusian Railways, China National Electric Import & Export Corp and CRRC Datong, reports Railway Supply magazine citing the Railway Gazette.
low-floor trains

11.01.2021

Škoda Transportation: RegioPanter low-floor trains worth 9.6 billion kroons

Škoda Transportation: RegioPanter low-floor trains worth 9. 6 billion kroons Over the next four years 79 new low-floor trains will travel from Pilsen to all parts of the Czech Republic.
electric trains

11.01.2021

LTG Link will buy 30 electric trains for 200 million euros

LTG Link, the passenger transportation company of the Lithuanian Railways Group, plans to buy 30 electric trains. Some of them will have built-in batteries for passing non-electrified sections, informs Railway Supply  magazine, citing Verslo žinios.
battery shunting locomotive

11.01.2021

Private rail operator Port Rail purchased battery shunting locomotive

On January 8, another battery shunting locomotive produced by Express Service went to its customer, reports Railway Supply  magazin referring to the company's Facebook page.
Rail freight

11.01.2021

Lithuania’s LTG Cargo established a subsidiary in Ukraine

Freight company LTG Cargo, owned by the largest railway group in the Baltic States Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LTG), has established a subsidiary in Ukraine – LTG Cargo Ukraine.
Inter-TRANSPORT 2021

04.01.2021

Inter-TRANSPORT 2021

Inter-TRANSPORT 2021 The Organizing Committee is preparing the 19th International Trade and Transport Week and the InterTransport Exhibition, which will be held in Odessa from 26 to 28 May 2021.
the implementation of railway infrastructure works

04.01.2021

Serbia: Supplementary agreement on the implementation of railway infrastructure works with Russian Railways

Serbia: Supplementary agreement on the implementation of railway infrastructure works with Russian Railways Russian Railways International and Serbian Railways Infrastructure have signed an additional agreement on the second stage of reconstruction of the Staraya Pazova - Novi Sad railway section to a contract signed at the beginning of 2019, informs railway magazine «Railway Supply » citing TASS news agency.
building railway bridge

04.01.2021

Rail Baltica seeks contractor for building longest railway bridge in the Baltic States

Rail Baltica seeks contractor for building longest railway bridge in the Baltic States LTG Infra, the company responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project in Lithuania, has launched the second stage of the tender, during which it will select a contractor for the construction of a railway bridge across the Neris River near Jonava.
constructs a railroad

28.12.2020

Japanese press: China constructs a «secret railroad» in Europe

Japanese press: China constructs a «secret railroad» in Europe The modernization of a 350-kilometer railway line to connect Budapest and Belgrade has begun in Hungary with the participation of China.
Passenger railcars for Ukrzaliznytsia

28.12.2020

Passenger railcars for Ukrzaliznytsia – transparent competition for manufacturers

Passenger railcars for Ukrzaliznytsia - transparent competition for manufacturers The purchase of passenger railcars for Ukrzaliznytsia will go through a transparent tender among rolling stock manufacturers, informs Railway Supply  magazine citing 24th Channel.