USA: Pinsly Railroad Co has acquired Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad Co, taking its short line portfolio to 10 lines. KBSR was formed by Beaverville businessman Fey Orr in 1977 to operate a ...

NETHERLANDS: ProRail’s Chief Executive Mirjam van Velthuizen-Lormans has said that the infrastructure manager is ‘pleased with the cabinet’s plans’ under the latest national budget. Funding ...

SERBIA: The first of nine electric multiple-units ordered to operate on a new railway which will link Beograd, Nikola Tesla Airport and the future National Stadium near the Expo 2027 site was unveiled ...

Europe can learn from India’s railways, says urban development minister INDIA: While India has long looked to Europe for rail technology, the exchange should increasingly run both ways, according to ...

INDIA: While India has long looked to Europe for rail technology, the exchange should increasingly run both ways, according to Capital Development Secretary and urban rail policymaker Thara Dayalan.

INNOTRANS: Railway Gazette International’s Executive Editor Nick Kingsley and Industry Editor Benjamin Zelki speak to Eddyfi Technologies about its exhibits at InnoTrans 2026.

Transnet Freight Rail says it has set a world record for the longest train, a 7 602 m long formation which ran on the Sishen – Saldanha heavy haul freight line. The train comprised 696 empty CR13/14 ...

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban rail transport sector. In September Genève transport operator TPG took delivery of the first of 38 Stadler Tramlink cars ordered in December 2022 to ...

Martinus awarded Santiago metro Line 9 track and electrification contract CHILE: Australian contractor Martinus has been awarded a contract to design and build the track and overhead electrification ...

CHILE: Australian contractor Martinus has been awarded a contract to design and build the track and overhead electrification systems for Metro de Santiago’s US$2.7bn Line 9 project, and a separate ...

European standards sought in Alto high speed train procurement. CANADA: Compliance with European technical specifications, compatibility with ETCS and operation in extreme climati ...

CANADA: Compliance with European technical specifications, compatibility with ETCS and operation in extreme climatic conditions are among the features being sought by the Cadence consortium for the ...