Australian freight rail transport firm Aurizon has concluded its A$2.35bn ($1.75bn) deal to purchase rail freight operator company One Rail Australia (ORA). The deal covers two businesses, one being ...

Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC have agreed to acquire US-based railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) in a transaction valued nearly $8.4bn, including debt. Under the terms of the agreement, G&W ...

S3 Passenger is a modular software suite for orientation, reservation and multi-channel ticket distribution. The system handles multi-segment and multi-stopover passenger transport services, with or ...

Light rail systems have the potential to help solve some of the major problems that spring up in the world’s increasingly busy cities. Trams can provide a fast and reliable option for travellers ...

The Linimo line, which uses electromagnetic levitation technology, serves a local community close to the city of Nagoya, Japan. Credit: Flickr / hans-johnson. In 1984, the world’s first commercial, ...

The United States has the world’s longest railway network, followed by China and India. Railway-technology.com profiles the 10 largest railway networks in the world based on total operating length.

“Hydrail is simply rail that uses hydrogen to carry energy onboard,” states Stan Thompson, director of the annual International Hydrail Conference, first held in 2005, chairman of the Hydrogen Economy ...

Enclosed railway stations hosting diesel trains pose a risk to passengers and workers as exhaust emissions reduce air quality, according to an independent study by the University of Cambridge, ...

Guangzhou Metro is a light rail transit system in the city of Guanghzou (formerly known as Canton) in China. It is the fourth metro system to be introduced in Mainland China.

Europeans and Asians currently operate the fastest high speed trains in the world, regularly commuting on trains such as the Shanghai Maglev and Harmony CRH 380A. While these two currently hold all ...

The 29.5km LRT Mutiara Line will feature 21 stations. Credit: Stoqliq/Shutterstock. SRS Consortium has secured a RM8.3bn ($1.84bn) design and build contract for the civil and structural works of the ...

Europe has a long history of high-speed trains, being an early adopter after the first high-speed rail system, the Tokaido Shinkansen, began operations in Japan. Since France’s TGV network began ...