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January 30, 2012 | Commuter Rail

Florida's SunRail project breaks ground

A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the site of Altamonte Springs station in the north of Orlando, Florida, on Friday to mark the start of construction on the state's $US 1.3bn SunRail commuter rail project.

December 14, 2011 | Track

Android app aids track inspection

BRAZILIAN company Holemaker-Brastan has unveiled a new Android application for track inspection that uses a smartphone to capture and transmit data and images.

December 14, 2011 | Track

Plasser unveils 3D tamping simulator

PLASSER & Theurer's German subsidiary has produced what it claims to be the world's first 3D tamping simulator which it has installed at its extended training centre in Bingen on the Rhine.

December 7, 2011 | Freight

Northern Sydney Freight Corridor upgrade approved

AUSTRALIA's federal infrastructure and transport minister, Mr Anthony Albanese, and New South Wales premier, Mr Barry O'Farrell, have announced the approval of a jointly-funded $A 1.1bn ($US 1.15bn) upgrade of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor. The work encompasses the 160km section from North Strathfield to Newcastle and is intended to eliminate a bottleneck in northern Sydney improving access to the area for freight traffic.

November 23, 2011 | Track

Leighton and Swietelsky launch track maintenance JV

IRJ at AusRail Plus 2011, Brisbane: Leighton Contractors and Swietelsky have formed a joint venture company called LS Rail to offer highly-mechanised track maintenance and renewal in Australia, initially on the standard-gauge network.

November 16, 2011 | Track

Trackwork completed on Austrian HS line

A CEREMONY was held on October 21 to mark the welding of the final section of rail on the Vienna - Tullnerfeld - St Pölten high-speed line, which will divert passenger trains away from the existing main line through Rekawinkel and provide additional capacity for freight.

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