Illinois seeks $1.1bn for rail upgrades
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Chicago’s Union Station (Glenn Nagel/Dreamstime) US politicians are seeking $1.1bn to improve Illinois’ rail infrastructure…
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Uganda, Kenya hope to raise $6bn to restart Mombasa railway
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Construction work under way on the first phase of the SGR (Macabe5387/CC BY-SA 4.0) Uganda…
China Railway ex-boss guilty of taking bribes worth nearly $8m
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers ©GCR, illustration by Denis Carrier The former general manager of China State Railway Group yesterday…
Israel plans $27bn domestic rail expansion and possible line to Saudi Arabia
This post was originally published on this site A train in Israel (Denis Kabanov/Dreamstime) Israel has announced plans for a $27bn expansion to its rail…
Iraq opens bidding on $17bn road and rail link with Turkey
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The Shatt Al Arab waterway between Iraq and Iran (Dreamstime) Bidding has opened for a…
Webuild and Hitachi win section of €4.8bn Verona-Padua line
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Padua station may deal with up to four times more passengers (Ivanfurlanis/CC BY-SA 3.0) A…
Ferrovial lands role on €300m underground rail project in Barcelona
This post was originally published on this site The consortium is tasked with building a 4km, twin-track tunnel and three new stations (Image courtesy of…
Leighton Asia lands railway job in Manila, Philippines
This post was originally published on this site President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., centre, after signing contracts for the South Commuter Railway…
Skanska completes $414m renovation of Penn Station’s LIRR concourse
This post was originally published on this site The 27-month design-build project delivered a widened corridor, raised ceiling heights, upgraded lighting and wayfinding (Lucas Blair…
Mota-Engil to supply rolling stock for Nigeria’s northern railway
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Kano is Nigeria’s second city after Lagos. It has a population of around 4 million…