Alstom and Eversholt plan fuel cell EMUs 15 May 2018 UK: Plans to fit hydrogen fuel cells to redundant electric multiple units were announced by Alstom on May 14. Confirming that ‘hydrogen technologies and solutions will play a key role in our global vision for the future’, the manufacturer said it was working with rolling…
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Competition is key as high speed rail keeps growing 15 May 2018 Turkey has operated high speed trains since 2009, and Ankara hosted the 10th World Congress on High Speed Rail. The next Congress is expected to take place in 2019-20 in China. Global ridership has surged by 40% in the three years since UIC…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 5/15/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Durbin asks FRA to address Amtrak on-time performance issues Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Photo – Durbin's website U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has asked Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory to work with freight railroads around the Chicago area to ensure Amtrak's…
Norfolk Southern to work with Silicon Valley startup accelerator 15 May 2018 USA: Norfolk Southern has joined Silicon Valley technology startup accelerator Plug & Play’s Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation Platform, seeking to engage with companies developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, the industrial internet of things and advanced analytics for supply chains. Plug & Play…