KCS CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer will be the U.S. chair of the U.S.-Mexico Economic Council. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer has been named as the U.S. chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Mexico Economic Council. The post means Ottensmeyer will preside over the twice-annual U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue and […]
The Caledonian Sleeper test train at London Euston station. The trip was the first to London for the Scottish service to debut later this year. P. Reston LONDON — The Caledonian Sleeper train which will offer service between Scotland and London has made its first trial run to London, preparing for service set to launch […]
Alstom is building the Avelia Liberty trainsets for Amtrak’s northeast corridor. A report says the Alstom-Siemens merger will be blocked by European regulators. Alstom/Amtrak This rendering shows one of the Charger locomotives Siemens is building for Amtrak. Siemens/Amtrak BRUSSELS — European Union regulators intend to block the merger of rail equipment manufacturers Alstom and Siemens […]
Great Belt, Denmark Google Maps LONDON — At least six passengers on board a train on the Great Belt route in Denmark were killed this morning when high winds blew cases of beer from a passing freight train into their passenger cars. The beer was being transported in curtain-sided trailers on flat cars. It is […]
North and South Korea Google Maps SEOUL — Observers are skeptical about new train traffic between North and South Korea despite a ceremony with officials from both countries re-joining rails between the countries for the first time in years. The Washington Post reports that a rail joining ceremony Wednesday in Kaesong, North Korea, involved officials […]
A diesel-hauled Korean Rail train pauses at Yeongdeungpo, South Korea in October 2010. Lawrence F. Gillen SEOUL – As North Korea and South Korea look to restore rail service between the two nations, government officials are finding that it might be a bigger job than previously thought. In October, government officials announced the two countries […]
A Brazilian heritage rail group saved and restored a C30-7A locomotive in time for holiday train duty in the South American country. Bruno Sanches ARARAQUARA, São Paulo, Brazil — A Brazilian preservation group that saved the country’s only surviving C30-7A locomotive made quick work of its restoration and is now taking it on a tour […]
Rescue workers survey the scene of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday. A high speed train hit a locomotive engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass. Associated Press A high speed trainset for Turkey’s state railway is displayed at InnoTrans in Berlin in 2016. One of six similar trainsets was involved in Thursday’s […]
A GE-built TE33A locomotive for Ukraine. GE Transportation MELITOPOL, Ukraine — GE Transportation and Ukrainian Railways today celebrated a major accomplishment as the first Evolution Series locomotive entered service in Ukraine, part of an ongoing cooperative effort to comprehensively upgrade the country’s diesel-electric rail fleet. The project goal is to modernize Ukraine’s transportation infrastructure and […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — The Greenbrier Companies is a big deal in North American railcar manufacturing — the second largest of seven major competitors in the market, according to its 10-K SEC filing. But it’s also a major player internationally. Greenbrier has joint ventures in Europe and Brazil; earlier this year it acquired majority ownership […]
CHICAGO — Moldovan Railways has selected GE Transportation to supply 12 Evolution Series locomotives, as well as parts, training, and services. This is the first locomotive order in Moldova for GE Transportation and marks a significant step as the country seeks to upgrade its existing fleet to haul freight trains, primarily carrying grain and ore, […]
NEWMAN, Western Australia — Media outlets are airing videos that better show the extent of the damage done to a runaway iron ore train that crashed in the Western Australia desert on Monday. The Guardian, Australian Broadcasting Corp., and others are showing hand-held cell phone videos of the BHP Billiton train that became a runaway […]
