Amtrak to launch Mardi Gras rail service connecting New Orleans and Mobile via coastal Mississippi
New Amtrak Mardi Gras Service begins this summer, offering twice-daily connections and celebrating Gulf Coast culture and communities.
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New Amtrak Mardi Gras Service begins this summer, offering twice-daily connections and celebrating Gulf Coast culture and communities.
Arriva has applied to launch a direct Newcastle-Brighton rail service via Gatwick, boosting regional links and utilising spare network capacity from 2026.
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Transreport Japan K.K has launched Passenger Assistance Web, an accessible web-based assistance request application, available at Hankyu Railway Stations across Japan. The new platform allows passengers to arrange, review, and modify assistance requests easily, at any time, via smartphone or desktop.
VLI Logística teams up with Globalsat and Viasat to enhance railway safety and efficiency through real-time communications.
TransPennine Express’s managing director, Chris Jackson, has been appointed a patron of a charity which provides vital support to those working in the public transport industry.
CETEST partners with ASC Sensors to enhance rail testing accuracy, using robust accelerometers and gyroscopes for high-speed, comfort, and safety evaluations.
The new dashboard helps rail operators measure and align social impact with RSSB’s Sustainable Rail Blueprint framework.
European rail executives push for a unified high-speed network, calling for fair policies, investment, and seamless ticketing across borders.
Geoff Price retires after 48 years with Northern, starting as a carriage cleaner and ending as conductor team manager.
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its response to the Government consultation on rail reform, “A railway fit for Britain’s future”.
Universal Signalling, a developer of innovative railway signalling and safety-critical systems, has successfully closed the first tranche of its pre-seed investment round. SFC Capital led the round, with additional funding provided by a group of business angels.
Colas Rail UK will roll out Sulnox Eco across its fleet after trials show major fuel and emissions savings.
New facilities designed to give disabled customers the confidence to travel by train have been installed at dozens of stations across the North of England.
UNIFE has expressed their belief that investing €3 billion in a dedicated Rail Research Programme in the next EU Budget will help develop technologies to keep the European rail supply industry number one in the world, amid the global race to challenge its position.
Train travel is booming across the U.S., with North Carolina and Virginia seeing some of the highest traffic in the Southeast. In Fiscal Year 2024, the top stations in the region were the Staples Mill Road Station in Richmond, Va., and in Alexandria, Va., Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C, the Auto Train Station in Lorton, Va., and Norfolk, Va.