THE government of São Paulo state has issued six tenders worth a total of Reais 22.8m ($US 11.3m) for feasibility studies into the construction of five new metro lines in the north of São Paulo city. The projects would add a total of 101.8km to the network, and would be implemented between 2016 and 2030.
BRAZIL's state-owned railway engineering and construction company Valec has revealed further details of the government's plans to allow open-access freight operations on certain parts of the network.
THE governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, has authorised the launch of a tender for the acquisition of 65 eight-car emus for São Paulo commuter rail operator Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM).
BRAZILIAN bus operator EMTU says CAF has submitted the best proposal for a contract to supply 22 LRVs for the planned light rail line from São Vicente Barreiros Terminal to Valongo in Santos.
Rumo Logistics, a subsidiary of Brazil's Cosan group, has placed two orders worth a total of Reais 41m ($US 20m) for 200 sugar and ethanol wagons. The acquisition is part of Rumo's Reais 1.3 billion strategy to boost rail-borne sugar and grain volumes to 11 million tonnes by 2014.
BRADO Logistics has signed two agreements that will support the expansion of its intermodal freight business in Brazil and Argentina.
BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale has been granted environmental licenses for its huge $US 19.5bn project (called S11D) to develop a new iron-ore mine at Serra Sul to the south of its existing Carajás mine and associated rail and port links.
THE government of the Brazilian state of Bahia launched the tendering process on June 21 for the construction, operation, and maintenance of Salvador Metro Line 2, together with an extension of Line 1.
AFTER 13 years of delay, Metrofor launched limited trial services on the first section of Fortaleza's Metro South Line on June 15.
PROGRESS Rail subsidiary EMD began locomotive assembly in Brazil at the end of May with the launch of production at its plant in Sete Lagoas in the state of Minas Gerais.