Following heavy rain and flooding over the weekend, a portion of the main rail line to Halifax has been washed out. Near Millbrook, Newfoundland, a culvert on the main CN Rail track washed away, leaving a section of track that now dangles in the air. “This is the only rail line we have going through … Read more
The UK government’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has guaranteed financing totaling €781 million, or £680 million, to support the development of a 286 km high-speed electric railway in southern Turkey. On behalf of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Rönesans Holding will complete building the Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep High-Speed Railway with funding from UKEF’s Buyer … Read more
A collaborative protocol establishing the desire of the governments of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to construct the 760 km UAP Railway linking the three nations has been signed. The 760 km route would connect Termiz, Uzbekistan, with Kharlachi, Pakistan’s Kurram province, via Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif and Logar. On July 17, the trilateral UAP Railway working group … Read more