Zillertalbahn selects hydrogen train supplier 16 May 2018 AUSTRIA: Zillertalbahn operator ZVB announced on May 15 that it had selected Stadler to supply five hydrogen fuelled multiple-units for its 760 mm gauge line. A prototype is expected to be ready for trials in 2020, with the remaining four trainsets expected to be delivered in 2022. ZVB…
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(Adds background, details from Transport Minister) LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The British government is renationalising the rail route between London and Edinburgh, taking back the line from private operator Stagecoach after the company over-estimated the profits it could make on the route. It is the third time since 2007 that the 393-mile (632 km)…
Duos Technologies Group Inc. has obtained a "multimillion-dollar" contract with CN to provide the Class I with high-resolution train imaging systems for security and mechanical inspection.The award includes four complete rail inspection portals and deployment of Duos' first commercial thermal undercarriage inspection system, which recently was beta-tested at the rail-testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Duos…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/15/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Durbin asks FRA to address Amtrak on-time performance issues Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Photo – Durbin's website U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has asked Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory to work with freight railroads around the Chicago area to ensure Amtrak's…