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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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...