The first phase will focus on replacing the Class 150, 155, and 156 trains. Credit: Northern Rail. British train operating company Northern Trains has announced plans for a fleet upgrade, potentially ...

The World Trade Center Transportation Hub was partly opened to the public in March 2016, 12 years after it was initially proposed. Dubbed “the world's most expensive train station” for its $4bn price ...

Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two civil contracts with a combined value of $392.51m (S$526m) for the construction of four Jurong Region Line (JRL) stations and associated ...

The new trains will enter service on the Vilnius–Klaipėda, Vilnius–Varėna–Marcinkonys, and Kaunas–Šiauliai routes from 2026 onward. Credit: © 2025 Stadler ...

German multinational Siemens Mobility has launched a new cloud-based system for signalling across mainline and metro rail systems. Signalling X is an extension of the other “X” portfolio products ...

Railroad Friction Products manufactures COBRA® high-friction and low-friction composition brake shoes, specialty shoes, and disc brake linings for freight, locomotive and transit vehicles. Railroad ...

The 282km railway aims to transport three million tonnes of minerals annually. Credit: Linus Strandholm/Shutterstock. Tanzania and Burundi have entered into an agreement with two Chinese companies to ...

With an annual ridership of 3.334 billion in 2013, a 1.25% increase from the previous year, the Tokyo Subway is the world’s busiest metro system. The 310km rapid transit network serves the Greater ...

In 2016, the EU brought into effect the Fourth Railway Package, a programme of changes to rail regulations across the EU. The package, which includes reforms in standards and authorisation for rolling ...

High-speed railways combine both speed and efficiency. From the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan to the French TGV, high-speed trains have a history that spans several decades. The evolution of ...

Europe has a long history of high-speed trains, being an early adopter after the first high-speed rail system, the Tokaido Shinkansen, began operations in Japan. Since France’s TGV network began ...

Amtrak has chosen the Skanska, Walsh, and Herzog JV to handle pre-construction work for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project. Credit: Amtrak Media. Amtrak has selected a joint venture (JV) between ...