JAMAICA's minister of transport and works Mr Michael Henry told the House of Representatives on June 8 that the government is holding discussions with Herzog, United States, regarding the possibility of establishing a public-private partnership (PPP) to resurrect part of the island's railway network.

THE government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo announced on June 7 that TC-Linha 4 Amarela, a consortium of Comsa and Tiisa Infraestrutura e Investimentos, has been selected to complete the second phase of metro Line 4.

CHILEAN State Railways (EFE) has awarded Indra, Spain, a 10-year contract worth €6.9m to supply, install, configure, test and maintain a multiservice IP/MPLS data transmission network.

THE mayor of Rio de Janeiro Mr Eduardo Paes inaugurated the first phase of the 28km Porto Maravilha light rail network on June 5.

IRJ at WCRR 2016, Milan: Leading Italian railway officials have called on the railway industry to better promote its sustainable credentials in order for rail to secure its place as the backbone of transport in the future.

RIO de Janeiro reached a milestone in its transport preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games on May 23, when the first test train traversed the new metro Line 4.

ARGENTINA's Ministry of Transport is to invest Pesos 1.64bn ($US 115.5m) during the next four years to upgrade the 54km metre-gauge Belgrano North commuter rail line linking Buenos Aires Retiro with Vila Rosa.

CAF has filed a claim with insurers after a new driverless metro train for Santiago worth $US 7.3m was written off in a shipping accident during delivery from Spain.

AFTER five years of sustained growth, the market for new rail equipment in Central and South America is set for a period of decline, according to a new study by SCI Verkehr, Germany.

THE head of the government of the City of Buenos Aires Mr Horacio Rodriguez Larreta and Argentina's minister of urban development Mr Franco Moccia confirmed at the unveiling of the city's 2016 metro masterplan on April 28 that the metro operator Sbase has signed a contract worth around €60m with Alstom for 60 additional 300 series Metropolis metro cars for Line D.