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Maryland Transit Administration And Purple Line Transit Partners Announce Updated Opening Date For Light Rail Line

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March 5, 2024
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BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration and Purple Line Transit Partners last week announced they are seeking Board of Public Works approval of a modification to the Purple Line Public-Private Partnership A…

Spanish manufacturers report positive 2023 results

March 4, 2024
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REVENUE at Spanish suppliers CAF and Talgo increased by 21% and 39% respectively in 2023, as both manufacturers reported positive financial performance for the year […]

Hitachi Rail launches DX train maintenance as a service

March 4, 2024
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HITACHI Rail has launched Train Maintenance DX as a Service, what the Japanese manufacturer claims is the railway industry’s first “as a Service” solution for […]

Kevin Speed reserves French train paths

March 4, 2024
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NEW entrant to the European open-access high-speed market, Kevin Speed, signed a framework contract reserving train paths with French infrastructure manager SNCF Network on February […]

Siemens Mobility builds new £100m signalling factory in Britain

March 4, 2024
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SIEMENS Mobility has announced that it will invest £100m to build a new manufacturing, digital engineering and research and development (R&D) centre at Chippenham in […]

PKP Intercity awards largest-ever coach contract

March 4, 2024
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POLAND’s PKP Intercity awarded its largest-ever contract by number of vehicles to H Cegielski on March 1. The operator agreed a deal for the supply […]

Amtrak advances major rail yard upgrades in Philadelphia

March 4, 2024
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Amtrak has awarded a construction contract for the first of six major maintenance facilities around the country that will help modernise maintenance practices and ensure […]

Rail Baltica celebrates Riga Central Station with rooftop ceremony

March 4, 2024
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On 29 February 2024, the first Rooftop Ceremony for the Rail Baltica project was celebrated. The wreath, lifted and placed over the roof structure by […]

Norfolk Southern files preliminary proxy statement, recommends shareholders vote for its director nominees

March 4, 2024
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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Monday that it has filed its preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with […]

COMMENT: Transnet’s Andile Sangqu

March 4, 2024
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Issued on behalf of the Board of Directors by the Chairperson, Mr Andile Sangqu: “Transnet would like to reassure stakeholders that the company is fully […]