Industry publication for railway transport specialists

Rail transport

The main

Westerfield railway station with GSM-R mast beside the tracks

17.07.2026

Kontron Railway Contract for Communications Nears EUR 100M

Watco-owned WAMX locomotives passing through Whitewater, Wisconsin

10.07.2026

Watco Dispatch Center contract ratified by employees

BNSF freight train passing under a signal bridge

09.07.2026

BNSF labor agreement covers 1,700 employees

Build Locomotives

26.03.2021

Will Dneprovagonremstroy Build Locomotives?

Will Dneprovagonremstroy Build Locomotives? At the meeting on April 23 the shareholders of JSC Dnepropetrovsk Plant for the Repair and Construction of Passenger Cars (Dneprovagonremstroy) intend to consider the issue of expanding the registered activities.
Stadler starts building a FLIRT train depot in Poland

26.03.2021

Stadler starts building a FLIRT train depot in Poland

Stadler starts building a FLIRT train depot in Poland Stadler Service Polska has begun construction of a depot near the Polish town of Sochaczew.
Rail transport

25.03.2021

Uralvagonzavod develops an open-top wagon with a carrying capacity of 77 tons

Uralvagonzavod develops an open-top wagon with a carrying capacity of 77 tons Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) has begun work on a project to create a gondola car with a carrying capacity of up to 77 tons on the basis of a serially produced gondola car with unloading hatches 12-196-02.
International Union of Railways shares success stories

25.03.2021

International Union of Railways shares success stories

International Union of Railways shares success stories To help promote the European Year of Rail, UIC has created a dedicated webpage which brings together a number of initiatives that are planned this year including events, videos and other audio-visual material, articles, press releases and different types of visual content.
HS2 begins construction of the UK's longest rail viaduct

23.03.2021

HS2 begins construction of the UK’s longest rail viaduct

HS2 begins construction of the UK's longest rail viaduct Last week HS2, a high-speed rail company in the UK, began construction on the country's longest rail viaduct.
RB Rail

22.03.2021

RB Rail invites to webinar on procurement plan for 2021

RB Rail invites to webinar on procurement plan for 2021 RB Rail AS, implementing the Rail Baltica project, will hold a webinar on the procurement plans for the current year.
Dneprovagonmash ended 2020 with a loss

19.03.2021

Dneprovagonmash ended 2020 with a loss

Dneprovagonmash ended 2020 with a loss The railcar-building enterprise Dneprovagonmash JSC (Kamenskoye, Dnepropetrovsk region), controlled by the financial and industrial group TAS of Serhiy Tigipko, according to preliminary data for 2020 received a consolidated net loss of UAH 165 million.
High-speed electric train

18.03.2021

High-speed electric train “Lastochka” tested in Eastern Siberia

High-speed electric train "Lastochka" tested in Eastern Siberia High-speed electric train Lastochka , produced at the Ural Locomotives plant, made a test drive from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude and back.
to supply locomotives

18.03.2021

US plans to supply locomotives to Mongolia

US plans to supply locomotives to Mongolia Mongolian financial company Bodi International entered into an agreement with Progress Rail (Caterpillar) for the purchase of 16 EMD SD70Ace / LW locomotives for the Tavan Tolgoi - Gashuun Suhait railway project.
to supply trains

18.03.2021

Stadler to supply 10 FLIRT trains to Azerbaijan

Stadler to supply 10 FLIRT trains to Azerbaijan Azerbaijan will receive the first new FLIRT trains in 2022. The order is being executed within the framework of the contract concluded in 2019 between Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and the Swiss company Stadler Rail AG.
wagon dumper

17.03.2021

Port “Yuzhny” has determined the design of the new wagon dumper

Port "Yuzhny" has determined the design of the new wagon dumper Last week, there was an online meeting of the management of SE MTP Yuzhny and representatives of the German company Schade Aumund Group, a manufacturer of port equipment and machinery.
fitting platforms

17.03.2021

UWC signs a contract for the manufacture of 1000 fitting platforms

UWC signs a contract for the manufacture of 1000 fitting platforms During 2021 PJSC "Research and Production Corporation "United Wagon Company" (UWC) will send 1000 innovative platform wagons to the fleet of the container operator Trans Synergy LLC for the transportation of large-tonnage containers.