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Leading the Way for the Future of EGNOS

WIL BALDWIN December 11, 2020

Airbus-led consortiums have recently won a series of contracts to shape the future of EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. EGNOS enhances Galileo and GPS signals to provide augmented safety of life services. EGNOS…

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Alstom Hydrogen Train Enters Regular Passenger Service in Austria

WIL BALDWIN September 13, 2020

In Vienna, a new era in passenger rail starts today. Until the end of November, a hydrogen train will run for the first time in regular passenger service for ÖBB, the Austrian Federal Railways. The…

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Amtrak Downeaster Resumes Limited Service June 15

WIL BALDWIN June 13, 2020

PORTLAND, MAINE – The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced yesterday that the Amtrak Downeaster will begin Phase 1 of Service Restoration beginning June 15, 2020. Service will resume with one round trip…

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Alstom’s Prima Electric Locomotive Begins Indian Railways Operation

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

The first of the 12000-horsepower, Prima T8 electric locomotives has been put into commercial service by Indian Railways. Built by Alstom and certified by the Ministry of Railways and Commissioner of Railway Safety/RDSO, the electric…

Alstom Provides its Series 100 Renewed Cars to Line E of Buenos Aires City Metro

WIL BALDWIN November 26, 2019

Alstom will provide new cars for service to the enlarged Line E of Buenos Aires City metro, which represent a notable improvement for the metro cars of this line and an increase in passengers comfort.…

SBB’s New Double-Deck Train is Getting Better and Better

WIL BALDWIN November 10, 2019

Significant increase in reliability and ride comfort The introduction of the new “FV-Dosto” double-deck long-distance train on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) route network is making significant and measurable progress. As the manufacturer Bombardier Transportation…

Delta Might Pull Out of Alitalia Bid Consortium

WIL BALDWIN November 3, 2019

MILAN (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines <DAL> could pull out of a consortium looking to rescue Italy's Alitalia as it is unwilling to enter a possible bidding war with Lufthansa <DLAKY>, newspaper Il Corriere della…

New ‘Flugzug’ Rail Service Between Lugano and Zurich Airport

WIL BALDWIN October 12, 2019

A new ‘Flugzug’ rail service between Lugano Station and Zurich Airport is bookable now for travel from 16 October. The cost of the rail journey is included in the SWISS flight ticket. Swiss International Air…

Bombardier to Provide 74 Additional Coaches to Israel Railways

WIL BALDWIN June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

Seventh consecutive order will increase Israel Railways’ fleet of Bombardier-built double-deck TWINDEXX Vario coaches to 586 Mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract to provide 74 additional BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario double-deck coaches to…