Rail Projects

Passenger operator Metra has revealed a special livery for one of its F40PH locomotives to mark 40 years of service in the United States.

The authority building Phase 2B of the Foothill Gold line has started the countdown to construction work after awarding a $2.6 million utility relocation contract.

The Welsh Government has confirmed that final tenders have been invited for the next Wales and Borders rail service.

Argentina's ministry for transport has launched an international tender for a fleet of 1,500 vehicles - the largest acquisition of rolling stock in the history of the Buenos Aires commuter network.

The governments of Australia and New South Wales are investing a combined $16 million in a bid to tackle signal coverage blackspots on the Central Coast line.

Amtrak has begun a $22 million project to restore a 92-year-old skylight in Chicago Union station's Great Hall - the operator's fourth busiest station. Built in 1925, the 219-foot-long skylight is 115ft above floor level but over the years the barrel-vaulted...

The autonomous "very light rail" system is subject to approval of the business case and is said to be cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than anything currently available, according to the University of Warwick.

Waterside railway station in Londonderry is to be transformed thanks to funding from the European Union.

India's new railway minister Piyush Goyal has announced a wave of decisions to transform the railways into "the engine that fuels the development journey towards New India."

It will probably take many months before regulatory permission is obtained, and then it will be interesting to observe which products become dominant.