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Jan 2, 2025 · The deal was completed in Q4 2024. Credit: Wabtec Corporation. US rail manufacturer Wabtec has acquired Bloom Engineering, a provider of industrial heating solutions, to bolster its heat transfer and energy solutions portfolio. The acquisition, completed in the fourth quarter (Q4) of financial year ...

Feb 22, 2024 · Indeed, some countries are already introducing measures to incentivise choosing trains over planes, and capital investment also reflects the high-speed boom – half of the ten most expensive construction projects in 2023 were high-speed rail projects. So, with that in mind, here’s an updated rundown of the ten fastest high-speed trains currently in …

Dec 26, 2024 · Last month, Rail Vision launched semi-autonomous features for locomotives by actively managing their throttle and brakes.. Designed specifically for shunting yard locomotives, the system integrates Rail Vision’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Jun 5, 2023 · Further expansion and improvement of high-speed rail will continue. There are several high-profile projects that seem inevitable, despite facing hurdles, including California high-speed rail, the complicated history of high-speed rail in Australia, and perhaps most famously, the ever-delayed HS2 project in the UK.. Yet despite some projects marred by setbacks, half of the ten most expensive ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Stockholm Central Station is facing its biggest challenge since opening in 1871. Sweden’s largest transportation hub handles 230,000 people daily and 200 million journeys a year. Increasingly outgrowing its original design, action is now needed to accommodate the country’s burgeoning rail needs ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Hitachi’s turnkey solution installed on Ho Chi Minh City’s first urban railway. Ho Chi Minh City's 19.7km Line 1 connects Ben Thanh Station downtown to Suoi Tien Terminal in the northeast.

Apr 16, 2024 · The North-South Railway Project (NSRP) is a key initiative of the Philippine Government to stimulate economic and urban development in the country's most densely populated regions by providing essential connectivity with a high-quality passenger rail service.

Dec 17, 2024 · MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber said: “This latest purchase will help us get the next generation of rolling stock on the rails sooner so we can keep making the system more reliable and dramatically upgrade the passenger experience.”

Dec 20, 2024 · Sheng Fu, Huawei’s Director of Transportation Industry Solution, Enterprise Wireless Marketing & Solution Sales Dept, recently stated that Huawei has proposed 5G-oriented solutions to help railway customers smoothly upgrade their wireless communications systems and drive their digital and intelligent transformation.