THE first container train with a CIM/SMGS common consignment note was despatched by Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) in cooperation with its Chinese subsidiary YuXinOu Logistics on October 31.
MALAYSIA's Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) has awarded two contracts worth a total of Ringgits 1.18bn ($US 387m) for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh – Kajang Line in Kuala Lumpur.
AUSTRALIAN federal government think tank Infrastructure Australia (IA) has released a discussion paper: Australia's Public Infrastructure - Part of the Answer to Removing Infrastructure Deficit which identifies more than $A 100bn ($US 104bn) of government-owned transport assets that could be sold to the private sector.
THE board of Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) has approved several measures intended to improve the performance of the company, which has suffered huge losses in the wake of the global economic crisis.
THE managing director of Siemens Rail, Britain, Mr Steve Scrimshaw, says he is confident that Siemens and its consortium partner will achieve closure by late December of a deal to supply a fleet of 1200 emu cars and build two depots for the cross-London Thameslink network.
HURRICANE Sandy, the worst storm of its type to hit the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area in generations, has had a devastating impact on the rail network.
THE mayor of Mexico City, Mr Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, accompanied by Mexico's president, Mr Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, officially opened Line 12 yesterday.
TASRAIL, which operates the 726km, 1067mm-gauge rail network on the Australian island state of Tasmania, has ordered a fleet of 191 freight wagons of four types from the Australian subsidiary of CNR, China.
THE global railway track system market remains on course for steady growth despite the budget crisis in the Euro zone and the slowdown in upgrades in China, according to the latest market study by German consultancy group, SCI Verkehr.
FREIGHT and passenger operators across the northeast of the United States are endeavouring to assess damage left by Hurricane Sandy and restore train services where possible.