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Siemens “Internet of Trains” comes to Delaware
Siemens on Aug. 9 inaugurated its new Locomotive Service facility in New Castle, Del., that will operate as the company’s digital service, supply chain and technical field...
Met Council chair: Southwest light rail work should start by 2019
The new Metropolitan Council chair hopes the transit agency will start construction on the Southwest light rail line — the agency's most ambitious project — by early...
Carloads gain as Canada sets intermodal mark
The Association of American Railroads said U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 29 was 550,356 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.5% from the same week a year ago. To...
China helps launch $13bn rail project in Malaysia
KUANTAN, Malaysia -- China and Malaysia broke ground on Wednesday on a $13 billion rail project linking peninsular Malaysia's east and west, the largest such project in the...
Regulator awaits complaints before it can probe Omnitrax
OTTAWA — As Churchill enters its eleventh week without rail service, the federal regulator says Manitobans must file complaints before it will investigate whether Omnitrax...
Ontario Reaches Major Milestone on Eglinton Crosstown LRT Construction
Ontario is one step closer to bringing better transit to people across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with the first piece of track for the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail...
Sorel to serve on SNC-Lavalin Executive Committee
SNC-Lavalin appointed Chantal Sorel to executive vice president, Capital. This appointment is in addition to her current role as managing director. Sorel will serve on the...
The Chinese firms hot on the heels of Europe’s rail infrastructure giants
According to a study of railway infrastructure suppliers, Chinese manufacturers are catching up with their European counterparts. To read full article click here
Network Rail to open infrastructure projects to tender
Network Rail will promise on Monday to open itself up to competition and list the opportunities for outside companies to directly build and invest in Britain’s rail...
Honolulu rail board hires Bombardier exec to lead agency
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board on Monday voted to hire Andrew Robbins , an executive with Bombardier Transportation, to oversee the construction of...
Federal agencies drop proposed rule for sleep apnea
Carrier Safety Administration have withdrawn a proposal that would have addressed rail workers and commercial drivers who may be affected by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),...
Why Canada needs continued investment in transportation infrastructure
‘Not since Sir John A. Macdonald’s National Policy in the 1870s has Canada had such an opportunity to build such a monumental infrastructure project with the potential...