Amtrak introduces NextGen Acela train
New era of high-speed rail to begin between Boston and Washington, DC WASHINGTON – All aboard the future of East Coast travel! Starting Thursday, Aug. 28, customers can travel on…
New Škoda ForCity Plus 47T trams enter service in Cottbus
The new low-floor Škoda ForCity Plus 47T trams, manufactured by Škoda Group, have officially entered passenger service in the city of Cottbus (state Brandenburg), operating in the colours of the…
New Trains for Singapore’s Sengkang-Punggol LRT Begin Commercial Operation
New Trains on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (Photo courtesy of SBS Transit LTD) Tokyo, July 16, 2025 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed delivery of the first trains for…
Serbia gets €25 million EBRD loan to upgrade rail infrastructure
Serbia is to further upgrade its railway infrastructure thanks to a €25 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Srbija Voz, Serbia’s national rail passenger operator,…
All aboard – South Western Railway launches campaign to end discrimination and abuse on the railway
SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has today launched a major new campaign – called All aboard – to tackle discrimination and abuse on the railway and affirm that everyone is welcome…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.4 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects That Will Improve Rail Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Add Passenger Rail Service
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has invested more than $1.4 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into 70…
MAKING HISTORY: BRIGHTLINE OPENS BETWEEN ORLANDO AND MIAMI
Today marks the official start of Brightline’s passenger rail service between Orlando and Miami. The first train, Bright Pink, arrived in Orlando at 11:05 a.m. and was greeted by more…
Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30, 80 injured after Hazara Express bogies derail near Nawabshah
30 passengers were killed while over 80 including women and children were injured when 10 bogies of Hazara. Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations showed the train was travelling…
Rail transport fatalities: continued decrease in 2021 – EuroStat
Between 2010 and 2021, the number of people killed in railway accidents in the EU fell to 683 deaths (-562 deaths compared with 2010; -45%). Although this number has been…
Gatwick Express returns for spring to support airport recovery
Gatwick Express will resume a non-stop service from Sunday 3 April to support the recovery of Gatwick Airport and the South East economy. Services were first suspended on 30 March…