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Alstom Celebrates Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4 Entry into Service

WIL BALDWIN August 17, 2020

Alstom has successfully supplied, tested and commissioned part of Cairo Metro line 3 - Ph4 with a total of 10 stations from Heliopolis to Adly Mansour. His excellency the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi,…

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Alstom Begins Validation Tests on Azerbaijan Freight Locomotives

WIL BALDWIN August 9, 2020

Alstom has launched the validation test campaign for the Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives in Azerbaijan on the main freight transit line, which has recently been converted from 3kV DC to 25kV AC. In 2014,…

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Amtrak Prepares for New Diesel Locomotive Fleet

WIL BALDWIN August 6, 2020

Amtrak today released renderings and other information about the first of the diesel-electric locomotives that will replace the current fleet on the National Network, including all long distance and many state-sponsored routes. Five of the…

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KiwiRail’s Tourism Trains Back on Track for Summer

WIL BALDWIN August 4, 2020

All KiwiRail’s long distance scenic services will be back this summer, giving New Zealanders the opportunity to see their spectacular country from the comfort of a train. “When New Zealand went into its Level 4…

Alstom Delivers New Tramways for Dublin, Ireland

WIL BALDWIN August 2, 2020

55 meters: the longest Citadis tram in the world Up to 98% recyclableAlstom will extend 26 existing vehicles Alstom has delivered the first of eight new Citadis tramways to Dublin, as part of a partnership with Transport…

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Qantas to Give Final 747 Jumbo Jet a Farewell Fit for a Queen

WIL BALDWIN July 9, 2020

Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the much loved “Queen of the Skies” ahead of its retirement from…

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Airbus Solar Orbiter Ready for Close-Up With The Sun

WIL BALDWIN June 8, 2020

Currently traveling at some 105 million kilometres from Earth, the Airbus-built Solar Orbiter (SolO) is en route for an encounter to uncover the secrets of our closest star. While humankind has been studying the Sun for…

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Amtrak Supplemental Funding Needed to Maintain Minimum Service Levels

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

Amtrak submitted a letter to Congress outlining an additional $1.475 billion in supplemental funding needed in FY 2021. This additional funding is necessary for Amtrak to operate minimum service levels across the passenger rail network and continue capital investments for the future. The funds would also support Amtrak’s 17 state…

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Kiwi Rail Plans $1.2 Billion Investment to Rebuild New Zealand

WIL BALDWIN May 18, 2020

The Government’s $1.2 billion rail investment in Budget 2020 will help KiwiRail attract more customers and get more freight on rail, KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller says. Building on the Government’s $1 billion investment…

Embraer Delivers 5 Commercial and 9 Executive Jets in 1Q20

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2020, of which five were commercial aircraft and nine were executive jets (five light and four large). As of March 31st,…