Central/South America Archives

Central/South America

January 4, 2012 | Freight

Contract awarded for Argentine potash line

POTASIO Río Colorado, Argentina, a subsidiary of mining giant Vale, has unveiled the winning bidder for the contract to build an 83km connection to a major new potash mine near Zapala in Neuquén province.

December 16, 2011 | Telecoms

Thales wins São Paulo CBTC contract

THE Brazilian-Malaysian consortium responsible for building Line 17 - an 18km monorail - in São Paulo has awarded a contract to Thales to install Seltrac communications-based train control (CBTC) to enable the line to be operated automatically and without drivers. Thales says this is the first CBTC project in Brazil.

December 14, 2011 | Track

Android app aids track inspection

BRAZILIAN company Holemaker-Brastan has unveiled a new Android application for track inspection that uses a smartphone to capture and transmit data and images.

December 14, 2011 | Freight

Brazil mulls new concession model

BRAZIL's National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has begun discussions with the country's freight railways on the possibility of introducing a new concessioning model.

December 8, 2011 | Rolling stock