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July 24, 2026 | Light Rail

Medellín light rail project reaches halfway mark

Construction over 52% complete on Metro de la 80 serving the west of the city.

July 22, 2026 | Metros

Siemens and Alstom win São Paulo signalling contracts

Siemens will supply CBTC for metro Line 4 extension and Alstom signalling for new commuter yard.

July 21, 2026 | Central/South America

Vale to introduce positive train control on Brazilian lines

Wabtec will deploy PTC on country’s two key passenger lines under $US 196m agreement.

July 20, 2026 | Central/South America

Freight privatisation gathers pace in Argentina

As the government prepares to invite bids for state-owned operator Belgrano Freight and Logistics, an open-access framework is under development with the intention of attracting global players to invest in Argentina’s rail network, as Andrew Young explains.

July 20, 2026 | Light Rail

Guatemala secures British finance for light rail project

G2G partnering model will provide up to $US 6.7bn for new Metro Riel line.

July 15, 2026 | Central/South America

Quito Metro awards infrastructure contract

Consortium to provide preventative and corrective maintenance for five years.

July 14, 2026 | Central/South America

Korea wins Peru modernisation contract

Korail-led consortium will project manage modernisation of 129km Huancayo - Huancavelica line.

July 13, 2026 | Freight

Brazil reshapes $US 29bn rail freight concession programme

There will now be three priority auctions, while five have been delayed.

July 10, 2026 | Central/South America

Brazil launches tender for metro trains

Contract for 15 trains for Brasilia metro Metro-DF is worth $US 200m.

July 6, 2026 | Infrastructure

Peru launches market sounding for $US 5.37bn southern railway PPPs

Two new railways are proposed, one for freight the other for passengers.

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