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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

Spring snowfalls complicate transportation around the world

17.03.2021

Spring snowfalls complicate transportation around the world

Spring snowfalls complicate transportation around the world In the first half of March the operation of Kazakhstan railways was complicated by heavy snowfalls.
RegioJet received three more Traxx locomotives

17.03.2021

RegioJet received three more Traxx locomotives

RegioJet received three more Traxx locomotives Last weekend Czech private carrier RegioJet received three more Traxx multisystem locomotives from the Bombardier plant in Kassel.
simulators for drivers training

16.03.2021

Polish company SIM Factor will supply simulators for drivers training

Polish company SIM Factor will supply simulators for drivers training At the end of 2020 SIM Factor signed a framework agreement with Austrian Railways ÖBB for the design, construction and installation of two fully functional simulators to train drivers to drive Siemens Vectron electric locomotives and Cityjet passenger trains.
wagons for the transportation of cement

16.03.2021

“Kryvyi Rih Cement” received a batch of new cement wagons

"Kryvyi Rih Cement" received a batch of new cement wagons On March 11, Kryvyi Rih Cement JSC received the first batch of wagons for the transportation of cement, model 19-7075.
private passenger train operator

16.03.2021

Legal proceedings against a private passenger train operator

Legal proceedings against a private passenger train operator Virgin Enterprises (UK) has initiated a legal action against the American private passenger train operator Brightline with the aim of recovering $ 251 million.
invested record sums in rail infrastructure

16.03.2021

Adif and Adif AV invested record sums in rail infrastructure

Adif and Adif AV invested record sums in rail infrastructure Despite the coronary crisis in 2020 the Spanish operators of traditional and high-speed networks Adif and Adif Alta Velocity invested 1.
to supply passenger cars and electric trains

15.03.2021

TMH to supply passenger cars and electric trains to Armenia

TMH to supply passenger cars and electric trains to Armenia In 2021, Transmashholding will supply the South Caucasian Railway (a subsidiary of Russian Railways, which carries out transportation on the territory of Armenia) 27 locomotive-hauled passenger railcars and 2 double-car EP2D DC electric trains.
US Senate approves $ 30 billion transport rescue plan

12.03.2021

US Senate approves $ 30 billion transport rescue plan

US Senate approves $ 30 billion transport rescue plan The U. S.
Sinara - Transport Machines

11.03.2021

STM created a subsidiary in Kazakhstan

STM created a subsidiary in Kazakhstan The Sinara - Transport Machines (STM) holding has created a subsidiary company to operate in Kazakhstan - STM Kazakhstan LLP.
vaccination center opened at the Termini train station

11.03.2021

A large vaccination center opened at the Termini train station in Rome

A large vaccination center opened at the Termini train station in Rome A large Covid-19 vaccination center has been set up in the square in front of Roma Termini train station.
right to drive trains

11.03.2021

More than 60 women in Poland have the right to drive trains

More than 60 women in Poland have the right to drive trains Every year the Polish railway is becoming more and more popular among women in terms of their professional career growth.
purchase new funicular cabins

11.03.2021

Kiev plans to purchase new funicular cabins

Kiev plans to purchase new funicular cabins KP Kyivpastrans announced a tender in the ProZorro system for the purchase of two cabins for the funicular worth almost 6.