Cuba's railway system is undergoing a major overhaul, with the government pushing a program to revamp the decrepit and aging network with new cars and ...

Proposed law comes as Kenya prepares for upgrading of the old metre gauge railway between Naivasha and Malaba.

The leaders of the transportation policy panel of the U.S. House of Representatives expressed concern about possible unfair trade practices in the freight rail ...

Iran became a permanent member of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States during the council's 70th meeting held in the ...

The global market for railway fishplate (US) or rail joint (UK), is anticipated to witness noteworthy growth in 2019 and reach a market value of around USD 4000 ...

Even as President Donald Trump insists he's supportive of infrastructure projects, some say his record proves otherwise, especially when looking at high-speed ...

The Asian Development Bank said Thursday it approved a $2.75-billion (P145-billion) loan for the construction of a 53.1-kilometer railway connecting Malolos, ...

Russian Railways launches a new rail freight *service* from Japan to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railway, cutting transport times to 19 days.

American shippers tell Surface Transportation Board that they're unfairly charged for new, unrealistic cargo equipment deadlines established by the Class I ...

California's high-speed rail agency announced Tuesday it is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and its senior officials over the Trump administration's ...

More than 50 Talgo railcars on the Amtrak Cascades line will be replaced “as soon as possible,” the state said Wednesday, one day after the NTSB said the cars ...

The new National Rail summer timetable has come into effect, with 1,000 new train services being introduced across Great Britain. The operators and ...

[Update: Metro clears 3000-series cars for *service* after safety inspections]. Metro said Tuesday that nearly 300 of its rail cars will remain out of *service* until the ...

Legislation has been approved by the Washington State Legislature that could restrict the movement of crude oil via railroads. The bill is sitting on the desk of ...

How a fast-growing city has invested heavily in mass transit alternatives to keep a lid on gridlock.

(Adds details of release, background). OTTAWA, April 30 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 percent in February, pulled down in ...

RAC survey suggests 22m planned leisure trips will cause congestion and delays.

The Trump administration on Thursday followed through with its plan to pull more than $900 million in federal funds from California's beleaguered ...

The following is an excerpt from "Power Trip" by Michael E. Webber. One of the simplest and most powerful ways to address transportation's energy challenges ...

Azerbaijan is continuously working on the modernization of the transport infrastructure in the country, and the railway system catches particular attention in this ...

An experimental magnetic levitation train capable of travelling at 600km/h went on show at Qingdao in eastern Shandong province on Thursday, state media ...

The Welsh Government has announced that a formal planning application for its £100m Global Centre of Rail Excellence is due for submission in early 2020.

Trains in hidden valleys, scenic bus routes, fun ferry rides … many journeys are better by public transport. We plot exciting itineraries for the carefree and ...

According to a recent paper from the European Parliament, embracing digitalisation could create a more competitive rail sector on the continent. While this shift ...

The Government is being urged not to squander the North's chance for a better railway as fears have been raised a Whitehall review of the rail network has ...

The railroad was to debut its "M9" electric car fleet by the end of May, the first rollout of a new fleet since the LIRR's M7 trains began *service* in 2002.

Ministry of Railway Development in collaboration with the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has kicked off a comprehensive audit exercise on ...

Tell us one thing you'd do—if you could do anything—to change transportation for the better.

Edinburgh City Council has released a draft 10-year transport plan, and put it out to public consultation. The jauntily-named Edinburgh City Centre ...

An Amtrak train derailed in Washington state in December 2017 because the lack of an automatic braking system allowed the engineer to enter a 30-mile per ...

A pedestrian was struck by a passing freight train early Thursday morning in Cary.

Unlike a bustling city, the Hamptons doesn't have a robust public transportation system. Getting there without a car is no problem, but it can be tricky to get by ...

Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that given the increase in danger on the highways, especially on the Abuja, Kaduna, Zamfara, and Nasarawa corridors that are prone to ...

U.S. rail volumes fell again for the week ended May 18, while Canadian volumes grew, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads.

A €1bn 25-stop light-rail system linking Ballincollig to Mahon via a new docklands bridge is among the proposals contained in the long-awaited Cork ...

Total carloads and half of the 10 carload commodity groups were up year-over-year for the week ended May 18, according to figures released by the Association ...

Google is integrating new public transport information into Google Assistant. Starting today, Google will be able to tell you when your next train is arriving in New ...

GERMANY: Following a European tender, the Fahma rolling stock subsidiary of Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has awarded Alstom a contract to...

The study will look at the costs and economic opportunities of establishing rail services between the cities of North Adams and Greenfield, and Greenfield and ...

Interim *service* looms next year, but city officials don't know what the fares will be, and no formal proposals have been made.

Market Overview The development of a rail network between the China and Europe is part of the long-term strategy of the government of China, to achieve ...

The National Transport Authority says it hopes to achieve some quick-wins on the bus and rail network once its ambitious €3.5bn transport strategy for the ...

Virgin Trains USA announced that its team of builders started construction today on the long-awaited tracks between West Palm Beach and Orlando ...

Public transport in Auckland looks set to hit an all-time of 100 million passengers this year. Patrick Reynolds looks back at how we got here and what next to ...

A councillor was one of the passengers on board the first newly electrified rail *service* directly from Walsall to London.

Put your Opal cards away! This weekend you can hop on one of the first Sydney Metro trains to Chatswood without paying a cent. On Sunday May 26, the new ...

MTA chairman Patrick Foye said he was vowed "full commitment" by the firm, but Neal Zuckerman, who leads the board's PTC working group, said he remains ...

A Texas Deputy tried to cross a set of train tracks and got hit by a train, and the incident was caught on video.

In this article, Nico Den Ouden, Global Sales and Marketing Director at ELeather, explores how customers are becoming increasingly focused on sustainability ...

US railroad companies' rail traffic volumes fell for the 17th consecutive week. On May 22, the Association of American Railroads reported that the overall rail ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Drivers should expect lower wait times at certain railway crossings across central and southern Alabama starting on June 1.

The safety board put primary blame on Sound Transit, which owns the $181 million rail corridor used by Amtrak, for failing to require safety improvements around ...

The Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project dodged a bullet this week when lawmakers hashing out the state budget released their decision to strike a provision ...

“But for the rail transport coming as a viable alternative, we would have all been doomed, or at best, we would completely avoid going back home”, says Hajia ...

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling wants to hand North East transport body Nexus control of the Ashington and Blyth rail line - so it can bring back passenger ...

Officials are urging Washington-area residents to plan ahead to avoid nightmare commutes when the longest shutdown in Metro history begins Saturday, ...

Retail giants Walmart and Amazon have entered into conversations directly with Class I freight railroads to enter into intermodal *service* agreements, bucking the ...

Stephan Knoll says he does not want to play the rule in, rule out game as he aims to make the state's public transport system more customer-focused to improve ...

Rajeev Talwar, managing director of DLF, said the key areas the next government would need to focus on are tourism, infrastructure, including privatisation of ...

The first of a new fleet of Azuma trains to enter regular *service* carrying passengers will depart from London to Leeds on Wednesday morning, bringing the ...

The cooperation deal between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia aims to generate greater economic advantage from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line as these ...

After completion of the global merger of General Electric (GE) Transportation with Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corporation, their combined offering in the Indian ...

California's high-speed rail agency announced Tuesday it is suing the federal government over the Trump administration's decision to terminate a $929 million ...

The rail company is concerned development plans would have a major impact and offer little benefit to station users.

Chris Grayling's embattled transport ministry faces a second legal challenge over the way the East Midlands rail franchise was awarded, from Arriva Rail, owned ...

Market expert Jim Blaze looks at an under-appreciated asset of North America's freight railroads - their real estate holdings. Read Jim's hypothesis of what the ...

Little Choo Choo…Squid is a huge fan of public transportation, preferring to emit as little carbon as possible by driving the Squidmobile as little as possible.

A major upgrade of the rail line between Auckland and Northland would cost $1.3 billion and there is no demand for the freight capacity it would bring, a Ministry ...

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has announced a planned route for a coast-to-coast bike and walking path from Washington, D.C. to Washington State.

The transportation budget bill is headed to the full Minnesota House and Senate for a vote, and it includes funding for extending the Northstar Commuter Rail to ...

Author Natasha Tynes has ignited a firestorm on social media, where she criticized a black Metro employee for eating on the train and reported the woman to ...

Almost two decades after the introduction of women-only train carriages, female commuters in Japan are turning to technology to tackle molesters on packed ...

Connecticut leaders are moving ahead with a $60-million parking garage next to another garage at New Haven's Union Station instead of housing because the ...

Guinea's new railway line will begin the transportation of bauxite by June 2021.

A staff report by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) recommending how board members should modify existing rate review methodologies got a mixed ...

Noah's Train, a freight train aimed to promote a shift from road to rail to reduce the impact of freight on the environment, has reached Rome.

FreightWaves is providing a forum – Market Voices – for a number of market experts. Jim Blaze is a railroad career economist with an engineering background ...

London Underground will track passengers as they move through its stations by collecting Wi-Fi signals from their smartphones, Transport for London said on ...

CN recently announced the appointment of new EVP and COO Rob Reilly, effective July 1, and the promotion of Michael Foster to EVP and Chief Information ...

May 17, 2019. The lesson from the 2019 Infrastructure Week is that throwing money at the problem is not enough. Panel discussions, speeches, and ...

Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti, a veteran rail executive whose expertise is solving railroad problems, has instead spent much of his time during ...

CSX has appointed Farrukh A. Bezar as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. He will lead the development of strategic initiatives that support CSX's ...

The 'New Silk Road' has the potential to make trade between China and Europe more competitive by rail than by sea. EURACTIV Germany spoke to transport ...

The Boring Company's Loop transit system that aims to shuttle people in autonomous electric vehicles between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. fails to meet ...

Shropshire train passengers will find it easier to get to Liverpool thanks to new Transport for Wales hourly rail services between Chester and Liverpool.

"We need to have a clear rationale on why you want to spend $1 billion on rail going north."

A private company plans to break ground on a bullet train between Houston and Dallas in 2019. But opponents of the project have a new argument.

The Metrolinx light rail vehicles are being tested, and will soon be in *service* between Toronto and Hamilton. The 19-kilometre route of Toronto's Eglinton ...

Transport for London has released travel advice for passengers travelling over the Bank Holiday Weekend. There will be some *service* changes on some parts ...

This late May bank holiday, our teams will deliver a raft of improvements to provide better services for passengers. Over Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May, a huge ...

Railroad industry news about: CSX Corp., Farrukh Bezar. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine.

Bnei Brak residents who tried buying Israel Railway tickets to Meron for Lag B'Omer on Tuesday were somewhat surprised and angered when they were told ...

A hundred and fifty years ago this coming Friday, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific met at Promontory Summit in Utah to complete the nation's first ...

The Global Travel Transportation Market report covers industry chain analysis, latest market trends & dynamics along with cost profit analysis of major ...

It's full steam ahead to get the new Hamilton to Auckland commuter train *service* into operation. Transport Minister Phil Twyford and representatives from ...

Ukrzaliznytsia appealed to the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers with the request to allocate $269,6 million as state support of the rail transport, ...

Uber has announced that it will begin selling train and bus tickets through its app for its customers in Denver, Colorado. It's the first step in the ride-hailing giant's ...

Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has praised the new opportunities for work and leisure as new train services between Liverpool and North ...

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Rotterdam - A new direct rail connection set up especially for *fresh* produce, between Valencia and Rotterdam, has been launched this week. Named CoolRail ...