Trans-Siberian railway to link Koreas, Japan with Russia
January 1 marked the day the first electric train ran along a newly electrified section of the Trans-Siberian railway, which will eventually link the two Koreas and Japan with Russia.
January 1 marked the day the first electric train ran along a newly electrified section of the Trans-Siberian railway, which will eventually link the two Koreas and Japan with Russia.
The Parisian Transport Authority (RATP) combined a self-propelled vehicle with a thermal and laser scanner to inspect its subway tunnels.
It seems that subway projects are only being implemented these days in developing countries in Eastern Europe and Asia, as the Western world says it can no longer afford them.
The X2000 high-speed train between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark, began service in January.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is conducting an environmental impact study for its proposed statewide high-speed train.
New trainsets are part of the city’s huge rehab and revitalization of the subway. Design features are likely to be used on future metro car orders elsewhere.
New Jersey Transit is untangling its network of rail services with major construction, long overdue realignments and investment in rolling stock.
Amtrak today launched its high-speed Acela Express service, running from Washington D.C. to New York to Boston.
Hanoi is developing a new double elevated rail track system under a project announced by Vietnam Railways.
September 16 marked the opening of Istanbul, Turkey's first metro, constructed by an Alstom-led consortium and its Turkish partners, Albayrak and Cengiz Insaat, for a total investment of $550 million.
The current proposal for a four-mile monorail system in Las Vegas is not without critics.
Amidst the euphoria over record rail ridership and new spending numbers, the 1,200 attendees at APTA’s rail conference this year were concerned about the increasingly crowded field in the new starts race.
ALSTOM and FIAT have announced that ALSTOM will take a 51% stake in Fiat Ferroviaria, the Italian group’s rail transport equipment unit.
Legislation introduced at both state and federal levels of government in the U.S. propose to spend billions to fund intercity and urban rail upgrades over the next decade.
Amtrak today rebranded its San Diego to San Luis Obispo passenger rail corridor, the second most heavily traveled corridor in its system. It’s now called the Pacific Surfliner service, replacing the San Diegans.
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