Union Pacific has signed an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock and cash transaction, at an enterprise value of $85bn, which will result in a combined enterprise worth over $250bn.

voestalpine has successfully produced what it claims to be the world’s first hydrogen-based rail at the company’s Donawitz site in Austria. The “green” rail was crafted using a blend of scrap and ...

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) has awarded a €700m ($816.4m) contract to Stadler to supply 132 high-floor light rail vehicles, with the first deliveries expected in 2029.

Metrolink has announced Balfour Beatty as a prequalified general contractor for its Southern California Optimised Rail Expansion (SCORE) programme.

Indian Railways has successfully tested a hydrogen-powered locomotive, claimed to be the nation’s “first” such initiative, at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai ...

COMSA Corporación has been selected to build a new railway maintenance workshop for Spain's national railway operator Renfe in Fuencarral, Spain.

VPRA awarded a contract valued at $414m to JV) of FlatironDragados and Herzog for the construction of the Franconia-Springfield Bypass ...

Liebherr Transportation has delivered the first batch of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to Stadler Rail ...

Hitachi Rail has entered into a 15-year technology partner framework agreement with SYMCA to advance the South Yorkshire Supertram network ...

Jacobs has been selected as a multi-disciplinary consultant for Iarnród Éireann for the enhancement of Ireland's railway network.

Stadler has chosen technotrans to equip ten intercity trains with customised cooling systems, tailored for the demanding desert conditions of the Middle East.