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WEBSep 1, 2024 · Sustainability must not impede supply chain viability. IRJ Editor-in-chief Kevin Smith considers the impact that new sustainability regulations are having on the global railway supply chain. The latest news and analysis of the global railway industry from the world's leading international publication.
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WEB2 days ago · Siemens to build North America’s first high-speed train factory. The 30,000m2 facility will be located in Horseheads, New York. September 9, 2024 | Africa.
Breaking down Europe’s ambitious targets for rail
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Most recently the European Commission’s (EC) 2011 White Paper on Transport called for 50% of all medium-distance passenger journeys of 300km or more to use rail by 2050. However, progress towards these targets has lagged. According to the EC, passenger trains accounted for 7.8% of all inland passenger transport in the EU-27 in 2018.
Perth presses ahead with suburban rail expansion
WEBJul 15, 2024 · Four new lines and extensions will be built in Perth adding 72km to the existing suburban network. WITH the population of Perth forecast to grow from the current 2.35 million to 3 million by 2050, the state government of Western Australia (WA) has realised the need for an ambitious programme to improve the scale and reach of the suburban rail ...
Shinkansen: half a century of speed - International Railway Journal
WEBMay 10, 2024 · THE October 1964 opening of the 552.6km Tokaido Shinkansen was a major news event not just in Japan but globally as the striking image of streamlined electric trains flashing past Mount Fuji captured the public's imagination. The term bullet train was quickly coined to describe this technological wonder.
Rise of the machines: Rio Tinto breaks new ground with AutoHaul
WEBAug 9, 2019 · Rio Tinto completed the transition to entirely automated operation of its 1500km railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, becoming the first heavy-haul railway in the world to operate an automated network. Described by Rio Tinto as the world’s largest robot, AutoHaul is operating up to 50 automated …
All Aboard Florida: a new approach for US passenger rail
WEBMar 8, 2024 · The first private-sector investment in inter-city passenger rail in the United States for well over half a century is underway, with the first trains scheduled to enter service in mid-2017. Mike Reininger, president of All Aboard Florida, talks exclusively to David Briginshaw about this ambitious venture.
JR Central’s Shinkansen ‘dual system’ to create Japanese megaregion
WEBApr 17, 2019 · Together with the Tokaido Shinkansen, the Chuo maglev is intended to create “a dual system for the main artery of the Japanese economy.”. JR Central says the new line will foster the creation of “super mega region” in the Tokyo - Nagoya - Osaka corridor, integrating the three metropolitan areas and serving a population of around 70 ...
America’s short lines play the long game
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Long a staple commodity for North American freight railways, coal has witnessed a dramatic decline in recent years falling from 140,000 carloads per week in January 2009 to 70,000 carloads per week in January 2016. “As with the Class 1s, coal was king for the short lines, and when you see the decline, it has …
Hokkaido Shinkansen prepares for launch - International Railway …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · ALL three of Japan's major islands will be linked by high-speed rail when the latest addition to Japan's high-speed network, the 149km Hokkaido Shinkansen, begins revenue service on March 26. The new standard-gauge line runs from Shin-Aomori on Honshu to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto on Hokkaido via …