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November 7, 2019 | Freight

AAR calls for “sensible actions” to halt US rail freight decline

UNITED States’ rail freight traffic fell by 4.4% during the first 10 months of 2019 to 22.81 million wagonloads and intermodal units compared with the same period of 2018.

November 7, 2019 | Infrastructure

Six bidders vie for Indian Railways ETCS Level 2 pilot project

SIX companies have responded to an Indian Railways (IR) tender to install ETCS Level 2 on 650km of lines at an estimated cost of Rs 15bn ($US 211.4m).

November 7, 2019 | News

Pacific National opens inland hub at Parkes

AUSTRALIAN freight operator Pacific National (PN) has opened the $A 35m ($US 24.1m) first stage of its intermodal hub at Parkes in New South Wales (NSW), strategically located where the main east west transcontinental rail corridor will eventually intersect with the under-construction north-south Inland Rail project.

November 7, 2019 | Main line

Brightline receives approval for Port Miami station

THE Miami-Dade County Commission has approved plans for Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains USA, to build a station at PortMiami by the end of 2020. The station will eventually provide a direct connection between the port’s cruise terminals and Brightline’s services to Orlando International Airport.

November 7, 2019 | Fleet

Flood-damaged Hokuriku Shinkansen trains to be scrapped

THE 10 Hokuriku Shinkansen trains which were damaged by flooding at Nagano depot following Typhoon Hagibis on October 12 are to be scrapped as the damage to electrical and electronic equipment is deemed too great to repair to ensure the safe running of the trains.

November 7, 2019 | Metros

Repairs to Santiago metro could cost $US 380m

THE Santiago Metro is continuing to recover after the network was badly damaged during protests last month, but the effects of the protests and the resulting social changes could have a long-term impact on the expansion of the network.

November 6, 2019 | High-speed

Beijing - Shanghai high-speed operator submits IPO plans

BEIJING-Shanghai High Speed Railway has announced a plan for an initial public offering (IPO), submitting a formal application to float on the Shanghai stock market.

November 6, 2019 | Freight

First China - Turkey - Europe freight train reaches Ankara

TURKEY’s minister of transport Mr Mehmet Cahit Turhan welcomed the arrival of the first container train to travel from China via Turkey to Europe in the Turkish capital Ankara on November 6.

November 6, 2019 | Fleet

Rome invites bids for 20 metro trains

ROME’s department of transport has published a tender for an eight-year framework agreement worth €169.1m to supply 20 trains for the Italian capital’s metro network.

November 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

Uruguay’s Central Railway project to have ERTMS

THE consortium responsible for the Central Railway PPP project in Uruguay has awarded a €50m contract to a consortium of CAF Signalling and Revenga Smart Solutions to install signalling and telecommunications, including ERTMS Level 1.

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