Latest Rail Industry News

More News | August 31, 2016

San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) will begin testing four of its new cars on the Hayward test track. The first new cars are expected to enter service this winter.

More News | August 31, 2016

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has issued Safety Directive 16-6 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (

More News | August 30, 2016

The State of North Carolina has received $771,070 in funds from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to assist with the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems.

More News | August 30, 2016

The State of Washington has adopted a new rule that requires facilities receiving crude oil by rail to notify the Washington Department of Ecology

More News | August 30, 2016

CDPQ Infra has entered into an agreement with Canadian National Railway (CN) in which CDPQ Infra will acquire the aerial structure leading to Central Station (Viaduc du Sud) from CN.

More News | August 30, 2016

Bombardier Transportation has confirmed that it has received an order, previously announced on June 29, from the German regional rail authority Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbH (

More News | August 29, 2016

Avelia Liberty high-speed train. Photo: © Alstom SA, 2016 © Meconopsis by Trimaran.

More News | August 29, 2016

Officials from two Indianapolis-based companies, the Indiana Rail Road (INRD) and Venture Logistics, recently held a ribbon-cutting for the Venture Rail Warehouse and Distribution Center.

More News | August 29, 2016

On August 25, Bombardier Transportation inaugurated its new South African production site and headquarters at an event held in Isando, Johannesburg, which was attended by Transnet Group Chief Executive Officer Siyabonga Gama, guests, partners and Bombardier

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