The Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales (MPT) project team is celebrating after taking top honours at this year’s Global Light Rail Awards. The joint venture took home a trio of awards including the Significant Safety Award - for the range and variety…
Strategic Noise Mapping for the German Federal Railway Authority
Karlsruhe - Commissioned by the German Federal Railway Authority, and under the direction of Disy Informationssysteme GmbH, the consortium of firms Disy,…
Wisconsin Governor Announces $37 Million in Freight Rail Awards
Governor Scott Walker today announced $37 million in grants and loans for six freight rail improvement projects. The goal of Wisconsin’s Freight Railroad…
Michael Baker International Appoints Metro Veteran Don Sepulveda to Rail and Transit Practice Lead for its West Region
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, recently named Don Sepulveda, P.E., as vice president, rail and transit practice lead in the West Region, to expand the company’s transportation and rail presence…
Amtrak Invest $2.4 Billion for Next-Gen High-Speed Trainsets and Infrastructure Upgrades
WASHINGTON – Amtrak is contracting with Alstom to produce 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service. The contract is part of $2.45 billion that will be invested on the…
FRA Awards $25 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). FRA…
Siemens Modernizes Rail Line in Turkey
Siemens is to supply state-of-the-art signaling technology for a main-line rail route covering around 380 kilometers from Samsun to Kalin. The line links the Turkish port of Samsun on the Black Sea with the railway junction of Kalin in Central Anatolia. Modernization…
A Crash for Safety – DLR Testing New Crash Concept for Future High Speed Trains
Rail accidents, even those that occur at low speeds, can have devastating consequences – in many cases, hundreds of tons of moving mass collide with each other, and carriages crash into each other or even derail. In order to protect passengers and crew members…
U.S. Department of Transportation Honors PennDOT in Nation’s First Highway Innovation Showcase
HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau joined state and local officials today at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Innovation Showcase, and recognized the…
Fluor-Led Team Completes Second Major U.S. Transit P3 Commuter Rail Line from Denver’s Union Station to Westminster
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Denver Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project completed and opened the six-mile B Line from Denver’s Downtown Union Station to Westminster Station located in the growing Denver-Boulder corridor.…
