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Stadler and Siemens Mobility Win Contract to Modernize and Upgrade Lisbon Metro

WIL BALDWIN May 11, 2021

The consortium of Stadler and Siemens Mobility have won a €114.5 million contract to provide the Lisbon Metro with a state of the art signaling system and a new fleet of modern trains. Stadler will…

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Southwest Airlines Announces Myrtle Beach, Eugene, and Bellingham 2021 Service Plans

WIL BALDWIN March 8, 2021

Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE: LUV) today announced an intention to bring the flexibility and value of Southwest Airlines® to three more new airports in 2021. Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly today is sharing the following message…

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Hitachi Rail Successfully Tests First Battery-Powered Tram

WIL BALDWIN February 2, 2021

Battery-powered tram offers major benefits of requiring no overhead wires or other electrified infrastructure – saving on costs and visual impact On-board batteries allow energy to be additionally recovered during breaking Trial in Florence aims to allow mobility firm to…

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Amtrak Seeking Contractors for New Carrollton Station Project

WIL BALDWIN January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON – Amtrak is transforming Northeast Corridor train travel by enhancing the customer experience, both in stations and on board trains. As part of this effort, Amtrak is currently accepting Letters of Interest from interested contractors until…

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Kansas City Southern and NorthPoint to Develop 220-Acre Wylie Logistics Park in Texas

WIL BALDWIN January 21, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it has entered into a joint agreement with NorthPoint Development to develop the master planned Wylie Logistics Park in Wylie, Texas, located adjacent to…

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Siemens Mobility SignsMoU to Install Egypt’s First High-Speed Rail System

WIL BALDWIN January 17, 2021

Agreement comprises a rail system with a network of around 1000km – first being a 460km project valued around 3bn$Turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction project including 15 years of services Siemens Mobility to provide high-speed and…

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Alstom Wins Contract to Build Toulouse Metropole Third Line

WIL BALDWIN December 20, 2020

Alstom has been awarded the contract by Toulouse Metropole for the system for the third and new 27 km metro line, called Toulouse Aerospace Express, for the sum of more than €470 M. The contract…

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Auckland Metro Network Announces Christmas Shutdown

WIL BALDWIN December 14, 2020

Infrastructure work across the Auckland metro rail network is set to ramp up over the Christmas period during a network wide shut down. As Aucklanders head out of the city on holiday, work on several…

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COVID-19 Impacts KiwiRail’s Fiscal Year 2020 Result

WIL BALDWIN November 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on KiwiRail’s bottom line for the past financial year, but rigorous operational changes and cost savings measures have helped stabilise the business, KiwiRail chairman Brian Corban says. KiwiRail…

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Alstom Introduces the Citadis X05 Tram to Athens, Greece

WIL BALDWIN September 17, 2020

Alstom is proud to deliver the first two of the 25 Citadis X05 trams ordered by Attiko Metro, the urban transport authority of Athens, in July 2018. The tram will begin dynamic tests at the…