Huge Chinese rail company may be unstoppable with impressive economies of scale
China is forging the country's answer to General Electric, combining two state-owned railroad equipment makers to create the world's second-largest industrial company. And the giant isn't planning to stay at home. The merger of CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp. is now complete, producing a ...
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before it crashed
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a U.S. transportation official said Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew. But ...
Japanese consortium to propose Kawasaki Heavy bullet trains for high-speed line in California
A consortium of Japanese companies is planning to propose Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s bullet train technology for use in a high-speed rail link in California, sources with knowledge about the plan said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to make a pitch for the technology ...
Smoke forces evacuation of 120 train passengers below Tsugaru Strait
A train carrying 120 passengers makes an emergency stop in a tunnel linking Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture after smoke is detected, forcing the evacuation of all onboard.
The government decided Friday to put Kyushu Railway Co. under full private ownership in fiscal 2016. The government decided to pursue full privatization because JR Kyushu has achieved good business results in the fields of real estate and hotels, the officials said. JR Kyushu is one ...
Japanese manufacturers face stiff competition from China in U.S. rail car market
Japanese rail-car manufacturers are going up against increasing competition from Chinese rivals in the United States as they prepare for the opening of a bid expected later this year for cars that will be used on the planned high-speed rail link in California. Last year, ...
China's CRCC likely to win in new bidding for Mexico train project: sources
China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC) looks poised to clinch a contract to build a $3.75 billion Mexican high-speed train system even after its original winning bid was revoked when it became engulfed in a political scandal, say sources with knowledge of the bidding. Mexico will ...
With high-speed rail in the United States long on plans and short on construction, a Texas company is aiming to fast-track service between Dallas and Houston. The Texas Central Railway Co. plans to use private investment and Central Japan Railway bullet train technology to run ...
It will take more than the abrupt cancellation of a high-speed train deal with Mexico to derail China Railway Construction Corp.'s ambition to become a global force in transport projects and take on the likes of Siemens, Alstom and Bombardier. State-owned CRCC and its partners ...
Mexico to reopen bidding for high-speed rail deal awarded to China-led group
The Mexican government has revoked an uncontested contract awarded to a Chinese-led consortium to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed passenger rail link in Mexico in the wake of an outcry from lawmakers, Reuters news service said Friday. A new tender for the project to construct a ...
State-backed China CNR Corp. is making a pitch to sell its high-speed trains to California, signaling the country's growing export ambitions for such technology after building the world's longest network in just seven years. It marks the first concrete attempt by China to sell high-speed ...
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) plans to take part in international bidding this fall to supply railcars for a high-speed railway line planned in California, JR East sources said Friday. The line would link San Francisco to Anaheim and cost around $67.6 billion (¥7.1 ...
