Rolling Stock & Manufacturers

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (383+ words) Supplier news from Alstom, Stadler, Pacific West and Coleman Industrial Construction Progressive Railroading Supplier news from Alstom, Stadler, Pacific West and Coleman Industrial Construction Alstom has signed contracts worth 1.2 billion euros with TransPennine Express for the supply and long-term maintenance…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (257+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Notre Dame and South Bend-based MTI are getting $4.6 million in federal funding to develop new railroad welding technology. The three-year project will develop and test a new low-force friction-welding process for continuous welded rail. Notre Dame…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (241+ words) Siemens Mobility has kicked off a live pilot of its Signaling X system inside the tram tunnel under Rostock Hauptbahnhof, as reported by Railway Gazette. This represents the platform's debut in German urban public transport and its first outing in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (694+ words) Published 3:00 pm Monday, September 14, 2026 A CN business train spotted in Kitimat on Sept. 10 put a brief spotlight on the Northwest rail corridor, at a time of significant industrial activity and freight investment in the region. But CN is declining to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (342+ words) Visitors to the Niagara Railway Museum’s annual RailDays event in Fort Erie got their first look this weekend at a 25-ton diesel locomotive restored in a new blue, grey and white paint scheme. The locomotive is one of several restoration…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (216+ words) Deutsche Bahn’s UK rolling stock engineering services business DB ESG has been appointed to Network Rail’s framework as a potential provider of independent vehicle survey reports to support the tendering of ETCS supply and installation contracts. DB ESG plans to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (405+ words) r Brisbane Trains Ahead Of 2032 Games The deployment in Queensland mirrors a global trend where legacy rail networks are abandoning "fixed-block" logic for "moving-block" or digitally managed capabilities. When comparing the Shorncliffe pilot to traditional rail operations, the primary difference…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (466+ words) tions At InnoTrans 2026 Historically, railway innovation was measured by "hard" infrastructure—the number of kilometers of high-speed rail laid or the maximum velocity of a locomotive. However, the current shift is toward "soft" infrastructure: the electrical intelligence that manages energy…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (352+ words) Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014 travels along the Ohio River passing Emsworth Locks and Dams in Ben Avon, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2026. The Big Boy steam locomotives were commissioned in 1941 to haul heavy freight during World War II. No. 4014 is one of eight remaining…...

2+ day, 27+ min ago   (226+ words) DB ESG has announced that it has been appointed to Network Rail’s framework as a potential provider of independent ETCS (European Train Control System) vehicle survey reports. These reports will support Network Rail’s ETCS supply and installation tendering process. Network…...