NEW YORK state governor Mr Andrew Cuomo has revived plans to construct a third track on a congested section of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Main Line as part of his 2016 agenda, which was announced on January 5.
THE German state of Saarland's Ministry of Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a concession to operate passenger services on the Saar RN electric network for 15 years from December 2019.
DB Regio subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin has selected a consortium of Stadler Pankow and Siemens in a framework contract to supply up to 1380 vehicles, with the initial order for 106 trains consisting of 85 four-car and 21 two-car sets.
GOVIA Thameslink Railway, the franchise operator of Great Northern services from London Moorgate, has selected Siemens as preferred bidder for a fleet of 25 six-car EMUs, a variant of the class 700 Desiro City trains on order for Thameslink.
BOMBELA Concession Company, which operates and maintains South Africa's Gautrain commuter network, has issued a request for qualification for the design, manufacture, supply and maintenance of 12 four-car EMUs.
PRELIMINARY construction was officially launched on Auckland's $NZ 2.5bn ($US 1.7bn) City Rail Link (CRL) on December 21, when around 80 people attended a Manawhenua dawn blessing of the initial worksite at the intersection of Victoria Street and Albert Street in the city centre.
MONTREAL's Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT) has launched two tenders, one for additional cars and the other for a contract to operate the commuter rail network and maintain its entire fleet.
GREATER Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) announced on December 17 that it has selected Transdev Australasia in a partnership with Hyundai Rotem as preferred bidder for a contract to operate the Metlink suburban network in New Zealand's second-largest city.
NORTHEAST Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad (Metra) and Parsons Transportation Group (PTG) have awarded Wabtec contracts totalling $US 45m to supply Positive Train Control (PTC) for the Chicago commuter rail network.
BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) confirmed on December 16 that it will conclude two contracts to operate the Nuremberg S-Bahn network with National Express after the regional high court in Munich ruled that the operator has provided sufficient financial performance guarantees in compliance with the terms of the original tender.
