Rail Projects

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has finalised a $1 billion funding deal which will allow work to begin on the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Program (RPM). CTA has now secured the $2.1 billion needed to begin the...

The first phase of enabling works for the Northern line extension has been delivered by contractor Amey. The preparatory works being carried out focus on the South West Storm Relief Sewer. Amey installed eight articulation joints along a 55m section of the...

An inaugural ride on New Year's Eve marked the completion of the first phase of New York's Second Avenue Subway project - a project almost 100 years in the making. Phase 1 of the project is now operational between 96th...

Alstom and Colas Rail are to deliver the power supply equipment for the new east-west line 2 of the Nice tramway network. The two companies will design and put together the system, which includes seven substations, 10 lighting power stations...

Three companies - Balfour Beatty, Carillion and VolkerFitzpatrick - have been shortlisted to build London Overground's 4.5 km Barking Riverside extension. The extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line, which is currently closed for electrification works, will serve the...

Managing risk on a project isn’t just about being the safety police, says Sarah; it is much more important to support and encourage safe practice. On something like the Four Lines Modernisation (4LM) project, probably one of the largest and most complex resignalling programmes in the world, that philosophy is being put to the test. […]

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Italy's transport minister, Graziano Delrio, has attended the opening of a new high-speed line between Treviglio and Brescia. The transport minister and other officials were on board a Frecciarossa 1000 for the maiden trip on December 11 - the day the...

Passenger and freight trains have begun scheduled services through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, marking the completion of a record-breaking project. The first two trains to use the tunnel left Zurich and Basel for Lugano, a city in the Italian-speaking Ticino...

Hitachi is celebrating the completion of the first Class 800 IEP train to be built in the UK. An event is being held at the company's factory in Newton Aycliffe today to mark the milestone. It is the first of...

Route-based management teams which include representatives from Network Rail and the train operator will run Britain's railway in the future under reforms announced by the Transport Secretary today. The changes, which appear less radical than many earlier reports had suggested, will...