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Central/South America

December 20, 2024 | Central/South America

The Cerrejón Railway - Maximising infrastructure life on the heavy-haul line

Comprehensive condition assessment has enabled mining company Cerrejón to develop a data-driven maintenance strategy for its 145km heavy-haul line in Colombia, as the consulting team at Global Rail Group explain.

December 18, 2024 | Central/South America

New tunnels serve Santiago’s growing commuter network

Tendering is now underway for the first of three tunnels that will eventually enable commuter trains to run under the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago from north to south. Robert Preston reports.

December 16, 2024 | Central/South America

Ambitious public-private project gets set to transform travel on Caribbean island

Plans by Ares Enterprises to build a 350km mixed-traffic railway in the Dominican Republic are rapidly gaining momentum. The company intends to start the tendering process in 2025, as David Briginshaw explains.

December 10, 2024 | Central/South America

CAF wins South American metro contracts

Spanish manufacturer will supply new trains to Santiago and Medellín.

November 28, 2024 | Central/South America

Argentina completes action plan to tackle railway emergency

Plan contains 226 work packages to upgrade infrastructure and 50 DMUs will be acquired.

November 26, 2024 | Fleet

Antofagasta Railway introduces hydrogen locomotive

Chilean company says it is the first South American freight operator to introduce hydrogen traction.

November 18, 2024 | Central/South America

Caltrain commuter trains find new home in Lima

Retired push-pull diesel trains are to be used to launch a new commuter rail service in the Peruvian capital.

November 15, 2024 | Financial

Brazilian government provides $US 620m for Transnordestina Railway

Additional funding for new railway from Eliseu Martins to Pecém in northeast Brazil.

November 13, 2024 | Infrastructure

Santo Domingo Metropolitan Train tender cancelled

The Dominican Republic’s first commuter rail line will now be implemented as a PPP scheme.

November 13, 2024 | Infrastructure

New commission to monitor Brazilian railway projects

A new national commission will monitor rail projects being planned and implemented by Brazil’s freight concessionaires.

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