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New Zealand to Benefit from Improved Northland Line

WIL BALDWIN January 18, 2021

The re-opening of the rail line between Whangārei and Swanson in West Auckland is a significant achievement and has immediately boosted KiwiRail’s ability to deliver freight services for New Zealanders. The track opened last week and…

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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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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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Amtrak Requests Funding to Avoid Service and Employment Reductions

WIL BALDWIN October 11, 2020

Following regular discussion with Congress about our federal funding needs for Fiscal Year 2021, Amtrak submitted a letter to Congress formalizing our ongoing request for up to $4.857 billion this fiscal year for Amtrak and our partners.…

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Alstom to Provide Digital Train Control, Traffic Management and Electrification Infrastructure for the Rhine-Danube Rail Corridor

WIL BALDWIN September 27, 2020

- Alstom project value: 70 million EUR - Travel time reduced to one hour on Sighisoara-Brasov section thanks to modernised infrastructure - Alstom working on 75% of the 450 km currently in rehabilitation on the…

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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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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…

Trump Proposes Cutting Amtrak Funding, Boost Infrastructure

WIL BALDWIN February 10, 2020

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The White House budget released on Monday proposed cutting funding for passenger rail carrier Amtrak, while calling for a significant boost in infrastructure spending. The proposal would cut Amtrak funds…

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…

Boring Gets $49M Las Vegas Convention Center Contract

WIL BALDWIN May 23, 2019May 23, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A company backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk has been awarded a nearly $49 million contract to build a transit system using self-driving vehicles underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center. The…