Railway News
Alliance Rail Holdings (Alliance) has today welcomed the decision by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), to approve its application for a new direct passenger rail service between Blackpool and London. continue reading..........
Results of the ongoing MTA New York City Transit pilot removing trash cans from a total of 39 subway stations show a significant decrease in the amount of trash bags collected from these stations. continue reading.......
The Brooklyn-bound (north) side of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be closed to traffic during overnight hours from Sunday night through Friday morning, Aug. continue reading........
KiwiRail has opened tenders from tourism or freight rail operators interested in running services on the Napier-Gisborne rail line. continue reading..........
Transaero passengers traveling between Moscow and Sochi were able to join in International Tiger Day celebrations in style thanks to its special “Tiger Flight” aircraft. continue reading..........
Network Rail has today announced the appointment of Rob Brighouse as a non-executive director. continue reading..........
South West Trains has confirmed that Andover will be the first station to benefit from a multi million pound investment in station car parks. continue reading........
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a contract to supply 162 BOMBARDIER MOVIA metro cars to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC). continue reading............
Ring Rail Line opens to passengers on 1 July 2015. At the beginning, the trains will not stop at the Helsinki Airport station, and there will be a bus connection from Aviapolis station to the airport terminals. continue reading..........
A major project which will pave the way for more passenger services between Corby, Kettering and London has entered its next phase as work in the Kettering area will start this week. continue reading........
As part of a collaboration with the New York State Department of Transportation and the Town of New Castle, Metro-North Railroad will be making improvements at Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua where it crosses the Harlem Line tracks this we…
To improve station access and regional mobility, MTA Metro-North Railroad is extending its popular partnership with Enterprise Rent-a-Car and adding services provided by Zipcar at outlying stations. continue reading..........
2015 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today celebrated yet another milestone of New York City’s iconic subway commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first subway of the now defunct Brooklyn-Manhattan Trans…
Belmond Northern Belle launches ‘Variety Dinners’ for Autumn 2015. continue reading........
Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Operation Lifesaver, Inc., will make an announcement at 2 p.m. continue reading............
MTA Capital Construction has invited the public to stop by the Community Information Center and experience the facility’s newest feature – a subway simulator that will give visitors the experience of operating a train through the three new…
KiwiRail can confirm that the Tranz Alpine was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle at the level crossing on Keens Road near Springfield just after 09.00am this morning. continue reading........
MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide ten additional early-afternoon train trains from Penn Station on Friday, May 22, for customers planning an early start to the Memorial Day Weekend. The LIRR will operate on a regular weekend schedule …
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $65,000 in 2015 to 11 Oklahoma nonprofit organizations. continue reading..........
The ghostly remains of a long-lost South London railway station – closed 100 years ago – have been uncovered by engineers constructing the Bermondsey Dive Under, as part of the Thameslink Programme. continue reading......
Network Rail has issued West Coast Railways with a suspension notice with effect of Friday 3 April. continue reading.......
KiwiRail and the Tauranga City Council are working together to close off a walkway to an informal level crossing between Seaway Terrace and Ngatai Road in mid-April, due to safety concerns. continue reading.......
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with National Express Group to provide maintenance for the new Essex Thameside franchise. continue reading.........
KiwiRail fears a tragedy could occur in Tuakau, following a significant rise in trespass incidents on the railway reported by KiwiRail train drivers in the area. KiwiRail is urging residents and visitors to stay off the rail tracks and onl…
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge pedestrian walkway on the Queens span of the bridge will be closed around-the-clock for electrical work March 23-24 and again the week of March 30–April 3. continue reading.........
As the official travel partner of Kendal Calling 2015, Virgin Trains is marking the festival’s 10th birthday by launching the Kendal-ino Festival Express – the first ever festival on a train, which will feature live performances from world…
The train operator believes the technology has the potential to further improve safety and security, in particular by helping deter anti-social behaviour. continue reading.......
International Railway Summit 2015, a unique three-day event bringing together rail operators, national governments, rolling stock manufacturers and suppliers of products and services, concluded in Barcelona on 20 February after a full and …
For the six months to 31 December 2014, KiwiRail is reporting total revenue earnings of $366.6 million. continue reading......
Amtrak and Winter Park Resort will operate a Winter Park Express excursion train on March 14, taking passengers and their ski gear by Amtrak train from Denver Union Station directly to the resort that morning — then back to Denver that eve…
