Topic: Canada

Taiwanese high-speed train, source: Wikipedia

USA considers ultra-high-speed railway to Canada

The US state of Washington wants to launch an ultra-high-speed rail service to neighbouring Canada. The bullet trains will ride at a maximum speed of 400 kilometres per hour linking the cities of Portland and...Read more

23-01-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Amtrak Charger diesel locomotive, source: Amtrak

2 multimillion orders for Siemens diesel locomotives in North America

Siemens Mobility has secured two multimillion orders for supplying Charger diesel locomotives to North American carriers. The first deal worth 744 million Euros was awarded by US national railway operator Amtrak for the delivery of...Read more

24-12-2018|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Train on a bridge in Montréal-Québec City by Claude Robidoux

Canada to invest almost 21 million dollars in railway safety

The Government of Canada has plans to invest 20.7 million Canadian dollars (13.7 million Euros) in 105 different railway projects and initiatives, intended to improve railway safety on Canada’s 40,000 kilometres of track. The projects were...Read more

08-08-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof