Rail Projects

Amtrak services have returned to Denver Union Station for the first time since work began on a $800 million redevelopment of the historic building. The 19.10 California Zephyr to Chicago departed from Union Station on February 28 ahead of the...

Adif has issued the tender for a €641 million track systems contract for the high-speed line between Madrid and Galicia. The contract will cover a section of the line between Olmedo and Ourense, encompassing centralised traffic control, signalling and telecommunications...

HS2 would just be built later at a greater cost to the public if it was cancelled now, a new report has suggested. The HSR Industry Leaders Group, which was set up by rail interest group Greengauge 21, has published...

The pressure is on. The sea wall was breached by storms on 4 February and the railway has been washed away. Writes Collin Carr Business in the West Country is suffering and the government is demanding effective engineering solutions that can be quickly activated. Network Rail has set itself a target to reinstate the railway […]

Adelaide's first electric trains have begun passenger service on the Seaford line. On February 23, the Seaford Line, formerly the Noarlunga line, reopened to passengers following a major programme of electrification works as part of the Rail Revitalisation project. Twenty-two new...

Chicago's subway operator (CTA) is to begin the next phase of $4 billion improvement programme. CTA is to start work on a $492 million reconstruction of the Blue Line O’Hare branch, the first phase of which will include the replacement...

Birmingham's HS2 masterplan, which includes the revival of the original Curzon Street station entrance, has been unveiled by the city council. The plans were accompanied by a spectacular image of the city's future station, designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre, which...

Network Rail has released two new images of a transformed Glasgow Queen Street station to mark the launch of a public consultation into the £104 million redevelopment. The project is part of the £650m Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) which...

George Osborne has hinted that plans to scale back the redevelopment of Euston Station could be reversed in order to construct a new 'super hub' for HS2. The Chancellor said the UK should go "really big" with the Euston redevelopment...

Costain has been awarded a £75 million contract to electrify the Edinburgh Waverly- Glasgow Queen Street line. The contract is one component of a £650 million programme of works being delivered along the route as part of the Edinburgh to...