All articles by RanjithKumar Dharma

Hitachi Rail receives $200m Chennai Metro contract in India

Rail solutions provider Hitachi Rail has secured an order worth around $200m for the Chennai Metro Rail Project in the…
Siemens Mobility wins electric trainsets contract in Austria

Siemens Mobility Austria has secured a contract from Austrian national railway company ÖBB to deliver 27 Desiro ML electric trainsets.…
Ohio files lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

The State of Ohio has lodged a civil lawsuit against freight railroad operating company Norfolk Southern over the derailment of…
HCC-MEIL JV secures $446m bullet train station contract in India

A joint venture of India-based Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) has received a $446.9m (Rs36.8bn)…
Italy’s Palermo-Catania rail upgrade project gets €3.4bn funding

The European Commission (EC) has announced the allocation of €3.4bn for the modernisation of the Palermo-Catania rail line in Italy.…

LaGuardia AirTrain project shelved in favour of upgraded bus services

Plans to construct the US-based AirTrain project that would connect New York City to LaGuardia Airport have been abandoned due…
Thales wins contract for Ortigueira-Ribadeo rail project in Spain

French company Thales has received a contract worth more than €20m to conduct works on the Ortigueira-Ribadeo section of the…
RTSU and Alpha Trains sign lease agreement for Stadler locomotives

Rail & Truck Strait Union (RTSU) and Alpha Trains have reached a long-term finance lease agreement for Stadler locomotives in…
Huawei unveils new smart railway perimeter detection tech

Chinese technology company Huawei has unveiled its new Smart Railway Perimeter Detection Solution for the protection of trackside safety. The…
US DOT gets over $1bn allocation for rail safety upgrades

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has an allocation of more than $1bn in President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget for…