Amtrak has selected the Advance joint venture to deliver the USD 6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel programme. The Advance joint venture comprises Aecom and Jacobs that will establish an integrated programme management team alongside Amtrak’s in-house Capital Delivery department to advance the programme through completion. Amtrak says that the joint venture has a demonstrated track…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available over USD 2.4 billion to improve America’s freight and intercity rail network. The funding opportunity includes funding for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and builds on more than USD…
Stadler has signed a contract with Gysev Zrt. for the supply of 9+4 Flirt intercity EMUs. The operator railway company plans to put the vehicles into service on the Sopron-Budapest and Szombathely-Budapest routes from 2027. The new multisystem trains will have a license to operate not only in Hungary, but also in Austria. The aluminum…
Transport for the North (TfN) published on 25 March an ambitious new Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the North, enabled by transformational connectivity. The new Strategic Transport Plan (STP) was approved at Transport for the North Board meeting in Leeds by Northern leaders. It outlines how with the right…
Siemens Mobility has been chosen by Metrolinx, the regional public transit operator for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, to handle their track, signal, and right-of-way maintenance for the Central Region of Toronto passenger rail infrastructure system. This partnership builds upon Siemens Mobility’s existing maintenance services in the West Region and signal and communications services…
The U.S. Department of Transport recommends USD 350 million in 2025 for the Chicago Red Line extension project (RLE), part of a USD 4 billion investment package for 14 transit projects in 11 states. The extension project will extend the Red Line with 9 km to the Far South Side of the city, is one of three…
LTG Cargo has launched freight carriage services delivered in Latvia and Estonia to Orlen Lietuva operating the only crude oil refinery in the Baltic States. Starting from March, LTG Cargo will ensure delivery of the freight carriage services on the entire 311 km route Bugeniai (Lithuania) – Valga (Estonia) for the transport of Lithuanian petroleum…
Alstom announced its plans to enter British rail passenger market thus delivering a new passenger rail service across England and Wales. Working in partnership with consultancy SLC Rail, the open access operation will be known as Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway (WSMR). As the country’s foremost supplier of new trains and train services, and a…
Le Mans Métropole awarded Alstom a contract to extend the existing Le Mans trams from 32 to 44 metres and to modernise some specific systems. The delivery of the first extended trams is scheduled in March 2026, with commercial service expected to begin in the summer of 2026. The contract is worth EUR 57 million…
CRRC China will supply five European countries with composite double decker trains. CRRC Zhuzhou, a subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC), China’s largest rolling stock manufacturer, has released for export the first double-deck Electric Multiple Units (EMU) train sets from its plant in central China’s Hunan province. The train set, which can run…