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February 3, 2020 | Freight

DB receives 11,000 applications for 30 trainee driver roles from Spain

GERMAN Rail (DB) has welcomed 30 new trainee drivers from Spain, after running a successful campaign to attract new drivers from outside the country that saw 11,000 Spanish applicants apply for 30 advertised positions.

January 31, 2020 | Financial

CN and CP revenues up in 2019, NS down

CANADIAN Class 1 freight railways Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP) both reported increases in revenue in their 2019 full year results while United States Class 1 Norfolk Southern (NS) reported a 1% decline compared with 2018 as it experienced a 5% drop in volumes.

January 30, 2020 | North America

Tough market set to persist in 2020

A stagnant North America freight market is set to continue in 2020. However, as Jim Blaze explains, technological advances and potential growth in intermodal, heavy-haul offer the Class 1 railways room for optimism.

January 29, 2020 | Signalling

PTC rollout 98% complete across US Class 1 railways

POSITIVE Train Control (PTC) was in operation across 98.5% of the required United States Class 1 infrastructure at the end of 2019, according to statistics released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Portugal awards new line construction contract

INFRASTRUCTURE Portugal has awarded a €46.6m contract for the construction of a new 20.5km line between Évora North and Freixo as part of the future South International Corridor to Spain.

January 27, 2020 | Financial

Union Pacific revenues fall in 2019

UNION Pacific’s (UP) operating revenue was $US 21.7bn in 2019, down from $US 22.8bn the previous year, the US Class 1 railway revealed in its full year results released on January 23.

January 23, 2020 | Fleet

DB Cargo awards contract to Toshiba for hybrid locomotives

GERMAN Rail’s freight subsidiary DB Cargo has placed an order with Toshiba, Japan, for 50 hybrid locomotives. DB will also rent another 50 locomotives.

January 15, 2020 | Main line

Tenders invited to rebuild and electrify Hungary - Serbia cross-border line

HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) has issued a call for tenders for the modernisation of the 13km Hungarian section of the 44km single-track line between Szeged, Hungary, and Subotica, Serbia.

January 9, 2020 | Freight

Belarusian Railways to improve international connections

BELARUSIAN Railways (BC) is planning to strengthen its international cooperation in 2020, while also developing the country’s national passenger and freight services.

January 8, 2020 | Main line

20 rail projects to watch in 2020

IRJ market analyst, Oscar Sinclair, profiles the 20 rail projects to watch in the next 12 months.

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