Category: Railway Engineering

China Railway's Chen Wenjian Holds Talks with Chairman of Vietnam's Truong Hai Group, Tran Ba Duong

On March 25, Chen Wenjian, Chairman of China Railway, held talks with Tran Ba Duong, Chairman of Vie...

2026-03-30

Shanxi, China's Xingbao Railway Double-Track Line Opens for Trial Operation

On March 27, the double-track project of the second phase of the Xing County to Baode County Railway...

2026-03-30

Connecticut Unveils $5.5 Billion Transportation Improvement Plan, Rail Projects Receive Nearly 30% of Funding

The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently released a draft Transportation Improvement Pl...

2026-03-28

Los Angeles Metro Advances K Line North Extension Project to Form First North-South Rail Trunk Line

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors has voted to...

2026-03-28

Spanish National Railway Company Renfe Launches €1.8 Billion High-Speed Train Procurement Tender

Spanish national railway operator Renfe recently launched a public tender in the capital Madrid, pla...

2026-03-28

Balfour Beatty Vinci for UK's HS2 Project Advances Installation of West Viaduct Deck Over M6 Motorway

The west deck of the M6 South Viaduct for the UK's HS2 high-speed rail project is being assembled ne...

2026-03-28

Siemens Mobility Secures ETCS Level 1 Signaling System Contract in Mexico for 300 km Railway Corridor Upgrade

A consortium comprising Siemens Mobility and Sonda México SA de CV has recently been awarded a contr...

2026-03-28

Lumo Unveils Refurbished Class 222 Fleet for New London to Scotland Service

UK open-access rail operator Lumo has released the first images of its refurbished Class 222 train f...

2026-03-27

BNSF Railway Customers Invest $5.3 Billion in 2025 to Complete 117 Projects, Setting a Six-Year High

BNSF Railway recently announced that its customers invested over $5.3 billion in 2025, successfully ...

2026-03-27

Illinois Approves $376 Million Railroad Crossing Safety Improvement Plan, Covering Fiscal Years 2027-2031

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved a five-year grade crossing safety improveme...

2026-03-27

California, USA, Allocates $900 Million to Advance Railway and Other Transportation Projects, with Funding from Federal Legislation

Officials in California, USA, recently announced that the California Transportation Commission has a...

2026-03-27

Hitachi Rail Develops Gourmet Train "vies" for Seibu Railway, Scheduled to Commence Operation in Japan in March 2028

Hitachi Rail recently announced that it will develop a new gourmet train named "vies" for Seibu Rail...

2026-03-27

German DB Cargo Completes LEADER System Retrofit on 60 Class 77 Locomotives, Reducing Fuel Consumption

German rail freight company DB Cargo has completed the installation and retrofit of the LEADER drive...

2026-03-27

"China's Heavy Equipment" Goes Global Again! 1000-Ton Mechatronic-Hydraulic Beam Transporter Rolls Off Production Line in Qinhuangdao, Empowering Overseas High-Speed Rail Construction

On March 25th, the 1000-ton mechatronic-hydraulic integrated beam transporter, independently develop...

2026-03-26

Thailand's MRTA Advances Chiang Mai Light Rail System Planning, Expected to Commence Operation in 2032

As Thailand's second-largest metropolitan area with a population nearing one million, Chiang Mai's u...

2026-03-26

Palm Beach Port in Florida Completes Rail Upgrade, Cutting Truck Wait Times in Half

Palm Beach Port in Riviera Beach, Florida, recently completed a $30 million Port Infrastructure Deve...

2026-03-26

Alstom Signs 12-Year Locomotive Maintenance Agreement with LKAB in Sweden

Alstom has entered into a 12-year locomotive maintenance agreement with LKAB Malmtrafik in Sweden, e...

2026-03-26

Amtrak Gulf Coast Service Resumes Operations, Passenger Volume Exceeds Expectations

Amtrak's Gulf Coast train service has shown strong performance since resuming operations, with passe...

2026-03-26

UK's Transport for Wales Launches £14 Billion South Wales Rail Electrification Project

Transport for Wales (TfW) recently unveiled a £14 billion railway project plan focused on enhancing ...

2026-03-26

Siemens Mobility and Akiem Launch Dual-Mode Battery Locomotive in Europe, First Deliveries Scheduled for 2029-2030

Siemens Mobility and Akiem have signed a framework agreement covering up to 80 Vectron locomotives, ...

2026-03-26

Atlanta, USA, Transportation Authority Launches Breeze Fare Payment System Upgrade on March 28

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) plans to launch its modernized Breeze fare ...

2026-03-25

Rail Freight Growth in Northern Sweden Drives Record Container Volume at Port of Gothenburg in 2025

Sustained growth in rail freight between northern Sweden and the Port of Gothenburg, primarily drive...

2026-03-25

JICA of Japan Provides 157 Million Euro Loan to the Philippines for Manila Metro Rehabilitation Project

On March 3, the Japan International Cooperation Agency signed a loan agreement with the Philippine g...

2026-03-24

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Launch €1.13 Billion Material Procurement for Baltic High-Speed Rail

The Baltic Rail high-speed rail project has entered a new implementation phase, launching a series o...

2026-03-24

Brunswick, Germany: Stadler Partners with ebblo to Launch Integrated Passenger Information System in Europe

Brunswick, Germany – Stadler and ebblo West Europe have announced a strategic partnership to jointly...

2026-03-24

Alstom Delivers 312 Metropolis Trains in New Delhi, India, Supporting GoA 4 Driverless Metro Operation

Alstom recently commissioned signaling and train control systems for the extensions of Lines 7 and 8...

2026-03-24

Vossloh AG Secures Framework Agreement Worth Over €100 Million for Railway Switch Components

Vossloh AG has signed a three-year framework agreement with Deutsche Bahn AG for the supply of large...

2026-03-24

New Mexico Department of Transportation Announces $283.1 Million Investment for 2026 State Rail Plan

The New Mexico Department of Transportation has committed $283.1 million to freight and passenger ra...

2026-03-24

Australia's Rail Freight Corridor Launches Sleeper Replacement Project, Concrete Sleepers to Enhance Line Capacity

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is set to commence the Maroona to Portland sleeper repl...

2026-03-24

Critical Section Safety Inspection Completed for India's Ramganj Mandi-Bhopal Intercity Railway

Railway safety commissioners recently conducted a safety inspection on the Rajgarh-Shirchhipur secti...

2026-03-24