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District and Virginia Mark Major Milestone of Long Bridge Project to Expand Regional Rail Transportation Network

September 8, 2020 - in Rail, Transportation

Long Bridge Project Concludes Environmental Planning, Moves Closer to Construction That Will Better Connect North to South in the National Capital Region (Washington, DC) – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Virginia Governor Ralph S. Northam, through their respective…

Hexagon Selected for Innovate UK Rail Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence Project

September 2, 2020 - in News, Rail, Technology, Transportation

Project will automate railway structure identification and measurement for Network Rail (Norcross, GA. USA) Innovate UK, the country’s innovation…

Federal Railroad Administration Announces Rail Inspection Technology Rule to Improve Track Safety

August 31, 2020 - in Rail, Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today submitted to the Federal Register a final rule allowing…

LV-LA High-Speed Rail Wins an Additional $200M Bond Allocation

August 5, 2020 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Plans for a new high-speed rail line that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas are forging ahead after the project has been awarded another critical public funding allocation. The XpressWest rail project has won $200 million of private activity bonds…

Stadler continues with Teleste’s passenger information and CCTV systems in the company’s trains to Norway

June 10, 2020 - in Rail, Transportation

TURKU, FINLAND  – Teleste Corporation and a leading international rail vehicle construction company Stadler have agreed on deliveries of Teleste’s passenger information and CCTV systems to Stadler’s new FLIRT trains for Norwegian State Railways.…

GPA commissions first nine Mason Mega Rail tracks

May 29, 2020 - in Rail, Transportation

More than 2.2 million staff hours have gone into the planning and construction of the Port of Savannah's Mason Mega Rail Terminal thus far. The Georgia Ports Authority will commission its first two rail-mounted gantry crane in June.  SAVANNAH, Ga. - Georgia…

Siemens Mobility and Ondas Networks Bring Next-Gen Wireless Communications to North American Rail Market

May 15, 2020 - in News, Rail, Technology, Transportation

NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Siemens Mobility, a leader in seamless, sustainable, reliable and secure transport solutions for more than 160 years, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Ondas Networks, a developer of private licensed wireless…

Estonian Railways selects Hexagon to automate and digitize operations

April 29, 2020 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Norcross, GA. USA) Estonian Railways Ltd., a state-owned company responsible for Estonia’s railway administration, has selected Hexagon’s Geospatial division to implement a transportation system that will automate and digitize the railway’s infrastructure…

Skanska builds part of the UK’s new high speed railway, HS2, for GBP 1.12 billion, about SEK 13.9 billion

April 16, 2020 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Skanska, as part of the Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, has signed a contract with HS2 Ltd to commence full detailed design and construction of Phase 1 of the UK’s new high speed railway in the southern section of the overall project. Skanska will…

Teleste to provide on-board solution to Alstom’s Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains in France

March 17, 2020 - in News, Rail, Transportation

Alstom has selected Teleste’s on-board solution for the company’s next-generation very high-speed trains, designed for the French national railway operator SNCF Mobilités. TURKU, FINLAND – Teleste Corporation will provide the on-board solution…