A MILESTONE was reached on a key capacity enhancement project in northeast England on June 1, when GB Railfreight operated the first test train over the newly-completed Doncaster North Chord.

Nearly half a century after the first metro line opened in the US capital, the system is under increasing pressure to cope with the demands of a growing city. Keith Barrow reports from Washington, DC on how the city's transport authority is seeking to overcome years of underinvestment and build a foundation for future expansion.

Budapest celebrated the opening of its fourth metro line on March 28, a piece of infrastructure that finally became reality after 42 years of delays and disappointment. IRJ's Hungarian correspondent Ferenc Joó looks at the project and the prospects for future metro expansion in the city.

Saudi Arabia is one of the few countries in the world to have virtually no public transport in its major cities, but this is about to change as plans for comprehensive bus and rail networks are developing rapidly, as David Briginshaw explains.

ITALIAN State Railways' (FS) steering committee, led by its new president Mr Marcello Messori, has appointed Mr Michele Mario Elia as CEO of FS Group.

The first section of the $US 8bn 2750km North-South Railway has been in operation since 2011. Commissioning of the rest of the railway will start next year, and as David Briginshaw reports, Saudi Railway Company is already turning its attention to its next big rail project, the 950km Landbridge.

Saudi Railways Organisation has a lot on its plate. It is upgrading its existing railway in the east of Saudi Arabia, overseeing the construction of the Haramain high-speed line in the west, and developing plans for a second high-speed line and the Saudi part of the Gulf Railway. David Briginshaw visited SRO's headquarters in Dammam to find out how the work is progressing.

GENESEE & Wyoming's newest rail subsidiary, the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E) began operations on June 1, 2014 after Canadian Pacific (CP) completed the sale of the line, the western stretch of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E).

POLISH rolling stock manufacturer Newag has reached an agreement with Duro Daković Specijalna Vozila, which will enable the Croatian company to assemble Newag E4ACU Griffin electric locomotives at its plant in Slavonski Brod.

GERMAN Rail (DB) railfreight subsidiary DB Schenker Rail opened its new centralised European Operations Centre (EOC) in Frankfurt on June 2, bringing control of its operations in 15 countries under one roof.