The popularity of driverless metro lines has grown exponentially since the first one was inaugurated in 1981, in Kobe, Japan. Metros built since have had enviable records in safety, flexibility, ...

Metra will become one of the first networks in the US to use Stadler’s BEMU trains. Credit: Stadler Chicago, Illinois’ commuter rail network Metra has ordered eight battery-electric trains as part of ...

CN anticipates this initiative to further progress hybrid locomotive technology. Credit: Svetlana123/Shutterstock. Canadian National Railway (CN) has initiated a ...

The first phase will focus on replacing the Class 150, 155, and 156 trains. Credit: Northern Rail. British train operating company Northern Trains has announced plans for a fleet upgrade, potentially ...

The new contracts are expected to create 3,000 jobs, mostly at the station site. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. A joint venture between Mace and Dragados (MD JV), the construction partner for HS2’s ...

French railway operator SNCF has ordered that 2,000 new trains that are mistakenly too wide for many of the country’s regional platforms, at a cost of €15bn. The ...

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 ...

The product cuts coupling times by 25 minutes according to the manufacturer. Credit: Hubner Group. German light rail technology firm Hübner has revealed its first real-world tests of its automatic ...

Sewage from train toilets continues to be emptied onto certain railway lines in the UK, despite vows by authorities to stop this practice. A House of Commons briefing paper from 2017 estimated that ...

Eurostar recently announced plans to plant a tree for every train it operates from 2020. During the peak of summer, Eurostar – the high-speed rail service connecting London to a number of European ...

London Underground has 270 stations spread across 11 lines. Originally opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863, the London Underground in the UK is the oldest metro in Europe and the ...

New York MTA Subway train. Credit: Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock.com. New York State’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board has approved a contract valued at $1.507bn for the purchase of ...