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Stadler to Supply Four Additional POLARIS Trains to Gornergrat Railway

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (374+ words) Stadler has been awarded a contract to supply four additional POLARIS cogwheel trains to the Gornergrat Railway (GGB). With the contract valued at around 30 million CHF; delivery of the units is expected to commence in autumn 2028. The new trains will…...

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Strengthening Mobility Solutions for South Korea

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (460+ words) Last week, ASC Managing Director Renate Bay took part in a business development trip to South Korea to strengthen existing and forge new relationships. The booming Korean economy represents a dynamic market in need of high-performance sensor solutions that meet…...

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Passenger Expectations Are Changing " Rail Lighting Hasn't Kept Up

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (748+ words) How shifting passenger expectations are exposing a gap that existing technology could already close. Across Europe, smart home technology is no longer niche. Around 30% of households now have some form of connected home system " roughly 73 million homes. 1 In the United…...

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CAF to Manufacture and Deliver New Vehicles for Portland Streetcar System

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (372+ words) CAF USA has been selected to manufacture and deliver 15 new vehicles for use on the Portland Streetcar system. The new vehicles will utilise hybrid battery-electric equipment to serve a new, off-wire portion of the Portland Streetcar system as the NS…...

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Trump's US Budget Plan Proposes Cuts to Rail and Public Transit Funding

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (293+ words) The United States administration has set out proposed reductions to public transport and passenger rail funding in its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, published on 7 April 2026. According to the proposal, total funding for public transit would be set at 16. 3 billion USD,…...

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Concrete Sleeper: The Underestimated Component in the Track

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (283+ words) Concrete sleepers in railway construction are a product that stands more for continuity than innovation. However, things are changing. In this interview, Wolfgang H'lzl " Engineering, Design & R&D Sleeper at voestalpine Railway Systems " tells us why sleepers are more than…...

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SEPTA to Purchase Rail Cars for Regional Services

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (437+ words) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is purchasing 24 passenger rail cars from Exo, a public transport provider in the Montreal region, to support its Regional Rail fleet. The agreement, valued at 8. 58 million USD, was approved by Exo's board in March. The…...

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COMET Industries Launches C-Suite to Connect and Simplify Wayside Operations

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (259+ words) Built to unify COMET's legacy of precision with the power of near real-time data, C-Suitebridges the gap between wayside assets and centralized operations. Together, Cinq, Cinq Edge, and Rail Net provide the tools to transition from reactive maintenance to predictive…...

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Additional Pacific Surfliner Service to Connect Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (309+ words) The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) and Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) have announced the launch of a new daily Pacific Surfliner service between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. Beginning 4 May 2026; the service…...

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Alstom Delivers First Two Metropolis Trains for Santo Domingo Metro Expansion

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (455+ words) Alstom has announced delivery of the first two of eight new trains to the Oficina para el Reordenamiento del Transporte (OPRET) for the Santo Domingo Metro Line 2 expansion project. The project, which will see an extension of the Santo Domingo…...