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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

Stuttgart 21 station hall under construction in April 2025

29.06.2026

Stuttgart 21 audit pushes opening plan to 2033

Train wreck

03.11.2020

Train wreck: Rotterdam and Montparnasse – 125 years difference between railway accidents …

Train wreck: Rotterdam and Montparnasse - 125 years difference between railway accidents . .
railways

02.11.2020

Czech railways violate EU antimonopoly laws

Czech railways violate EU antimonopoly laws The European Commission (EC) has tentatively concluded that Czech Railways (ČD) is violating antitrust rules by charging prices below cost.
locomotive

02.11.2020

Permission to commission a Vectron MS locomotive with ETCS Baseline 3.4.0 was issued

Permission to commission a Vectron MS locomotive with ETCS Baseline 3. 4.
Ukrzaliznytsia

02.11.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia plans to complete the reassignment of divisions and divide them into four verticals of the future holding

Ukrzaliznytsia plans to complete the reassignment of divisions and divide them into four verticals of the future holding By the end of 2021, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to complete the reassignment of divisions and divide them into four verticals of the future holding: freight, passenger, production and infrastructure, informs railway magazine «Railway Supply» referring the press service of UZ.
diesel locomotives

02.11.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia refuses to purchase General Electric diesel locomotives

Ukrzaliznytsia refuses to purchase General Electric diesel locomotives Ukrzaliznytsia refuses to purchase General Electric diesel locomotives, and plans to buy electric locomotives, reports Railway Supply  This was announced on October 29, 2020 at a press conference of the Head of Ukrzaliznytsia Vladimir Zhmak.
Railways

02.11.2020

Slovenian Railways announced a strategic partnership with Czech EP Holding

Slovenian Railways announced a strategic partnership with Czech EP Holding Slovenian Railways (Slovenske železnice) announced a strategic partnership with Czech EP Holding.
trains

02.11.2020

The first driverless trains may appear in the Kazan metro

The first driverless trains may appear in the Kazan metro The first driverless train in Russia may appear as early as the end of 2021 in Kazan, reports railway magazine «Railway Supply» citing Kazancat It will be the first metro in Russia that will be prepared for a completely automated operation with no staff on board, ” said Kirill Lipa, General Director of Transmashholding.
dual-system electric trains

02.11.2020

New dual-system electric trains from Škoda Vagonka

New dual-system electric trains from Škoda Vagonka New dual-system electric trains from Škoda Vagonka AS will be delivered to Elron (Estonian state-owned company, operator of commuter trains in Tallinn and Harju County, as well as diesel trains running throughout Estonia), as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports referring Eesti Liinirongid AS website.
Ukrzaliznytsya

02.11.2020

Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukrzaliznytsya and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukrzaliznytsya and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine A memorandum was signed between Ukrzaliznytsya and NABU, reports Railway Supply magazine referting the telegram channel of the head of UZ Today – about cooperation and anti-corruption synergy.
Interpipe

02.11.2020

AMCU fined the Interpipe company

AMCU fined the Interpipe company Ukrainian Antimonopoly Cometee has fined the Interpipe company in the amount of UAH 69.
Silent wagons

29.10.2020

Silent wagons age begins on Beijing Shanghai high-speed train

Silent wagons age begins on Beijing Shanghai high-speed train The silent wagon application started on high-speed trains operating between Beijing and Shanghai.
The majority of purchases by Ukrainian Railways (UZ)

29.10.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia will be able to optimize its costs of maintaining assets for further modernization of the company

Ukrzaliznytsia will be able to optimize its costs of maintaining assets for further modernization of the company On October 28 at the Government meeting, they adopted decisions that will allow Ukrzaliznytsia to optimize its expenses for maintaining assets for the further modernization of the company, informs railway magazine «Railway Supply» referring website of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.