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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2013

MBTA chief says long-awaited railcars due soon

Hyundai Rotem, under fire for failing to deliver any of its 75 double-decker coaches on time, is making progress on its $190 million contract. Three of the cars are slated to be in service in April.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2013

Bombardier shows signaling, rolling stock at Rail-Tech

Visitors in Amersfoort, Netherlands are getting the chance to experience first-hand, how the latest rail control and signaling systems work, such as the Interfolo 550 ERTMS regional solution, the latest EBI Switch point machine and EBI Track train detection systems, and Bombardier’s rail control application for stabling yards.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2013

Alstom to supply Ottawa light rail vehicles

Construction of the OLRT system project will start in the next few months and the system is expected to enter full service in spring of 2018.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2012

Bombardier to deliver more double-deck railcars

The Israel Railways order is part of a framework agreement signed in October 2010, from which 150 coaches were ordered in 2010.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Bombardier signs 300-car order for NYCT

The order is valued at approximately $599 million. Delivery of 10 pilot cars is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of 2014, followed by delivery of the remaining production series cars between mid-2015 and early 2017.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2012

Alstom to supply 28 trains to Germany

The trains will run on the Rhine-Ruhr transport network in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). They will enter service for DB Regio NRW GmbH in 2014.

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ProductsMarch 7, 2011

Railcar Mover

Railquip Inc. developed a new line of portable railcar movers for moving rolling stock within a maintenance facility and, especially, for moving locomotives and other rolling stock over underfloor wheel lathes or wheel truing machines for wheel reprofiling.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2010

Mineta Institute releases heavy rail report

Research focuses on a case study of a single heavy rail transit agency in North America that embedded a Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) process. It also examined the impact of RCM on availability, reliability and safety of rolling stock.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2009

Bombardier trains rank high in UK survey

The study considered passengers' views of the internal layout, facilities and design features of current intercity rolling stock, looking specifically at long-distance journeys on nine different types of trains in current operation.

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