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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

center for railway workers

22.01.2021

New training center for railway workers opened in Uzbekistan

A new Center for technical training has been created at the unitary enterprise "Bukhara regional railway junction" JSC "Uzbekiston temir yullari".
The share of passenger traffic in double-deckers has increased in the Russian Federation

22.01.2021

The share of passenger traffic in double-deckers has increased in the Russian Federation

Last year over 5. 3 million passengers chose double-decker trains formed by JSC FPC (a subsidiary of JSC Russian Railways) for their journeys (-12% by 2019).
diesel locomotive

22.01.2021

The first EffiShunter diesel locomotive was commissioned in Krivoy Rog

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih received and put into operation the first of four EffiShunter 1600 shunting locomotives manufactured by the Czech company CZ Loko, reports Railway Supply magazine.
to launch rail freight

21.01.2021

Railcoop start-up plans to launch rail freight this year

French startup Railcoop is set to launch its first rail freight service later this year. If the plans come true, the next stage in 2022 will be the launch of intercity passenger services on the Bordeaux - Lyon route, informs Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Railway Gazette.
purchase of new rail vehicles

21.01.2021

KfW IPEX-Bank to provide a Railpool loan for the purchase of rolling stock

KfW IPEX-Bank, in a consortium with a number of other European banks, will provide financing to Railpool leasing company in the amount of EUR 150 million for a period of 7 years.
remotorization of the diesel locomotive

20.01.2021

NTRZ made remotorization of the 2TE10M diesel locomotive for the first time

Nikolaev Diesel Locomotive Repair Plant (NTRZ) has finished a deep modernization of the 2TE10M mainline diesel locomotive, reports railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to the company website.
Sinara supplied 14 snow-clearing trains

20.01.2021

Sinara supplied 14 snow-clearing trains to Russian Railways last year

Sinara - Transport Machines Group manufactured 14 PSS-1K self-propelled snow-clearing trains in 2020 for Russian Railways JSC, reports Railway Supply magazine with a referrence to the manufacturer's website.
Kryukov Railway Car Building Plant

20.01.2021

Kryukov Railway Car Building Plant stopped during lockdown

PJSC "KVSZ" stopped work for nine days. Restrictive anti-epidemic measures continue, informs railway magazine Railway Supply  with reference to the press center of the enterprise.
for access tracks

20.01.2021

Russian Railways has offered two tariff plans for access tracks

Companies that use access tracks belonging to Russian Railways will be able to pay for them to one of the selected tariff plans, depending on the traffic intensity.
imported of rails

19.01.2021

Ukraine imported 8.5 thousand tons of rails from Russia in 2020

Ukraine imported 8. 5 thousand tons of rails from Russia in 2020.
European year of rail

19.01.2021

2021 – European year of rail

Rail travel is green, comfortable and safe. It will play a key role in the EU's efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
for financing the railway industry

19.01.2021

Creation of special funds for financing airports and the railway industry

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has supported the initiative of the Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krikliy to create special funds to finance the development of railway infrastructure and airports in Ukraine, informs railway magazine «Railway Supply » referring to Interfax-Ukraine.