Central & South America rail industry news
Latest rail industry news from the Central and South America, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Severino Sombra University launches MBA in Railway Engineering
BRAZIL: Severino Sombra University is offering a 20-month railway engineering course leading to a Master of Business Administration qualification.
Merval extension moves ahead
CHILE: An environmental impact assessment is due to be completed by July for an extension of the Valparaíso suburban service from Limache to La Calera as part of the government’s Chile on Rails programme.
Progress Rail acquires Brazilian software company Nitryx
BRAZIL: Progress Rail has acquired software and consulting company Nitryx, which develops decision support tools for network optimisation, yard planning, crew management and rail movement planning.
PetroCity plans general freight railway
BRAZIL: Industrial group PetroCity Portos SA is pursuing plans to develop a new railway to serve the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, running inland from a proposed port, logistics and business complex at Urussuquara, south of São Mateus on the Atlantic coast.
Siemens Mobility CBTC for Salvador metro extension
BRAZIL: Bahia state transport authority CTB has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply communications-based train control to support GoA2 attended semi-automatic train operation on a 5 km extension of Salvador metro Line 1 from Pirajá to Águas Claras/Cajazeiras, including two stations.
Maranhão Railway to serve deepwater port
BRAZIL: Plans are taking shape for the construction of a heavy haul railway and deepwater port in northeastern Brazil, in order to accommodate rising export traffic from the mining and agricultural sectors.
Port drives Arica – La Paz railway reopening
Partnership will promote industry research
Rail’s market share to rise in Brazil's National Logistics Plan
Shunting robots speed grain exports
Ferrocarril Central completion delayed until 2023
US supports Brazilian urban networks
Bamin wins FIOL concession
Bids sought to improve access to Santos port
T’Trans wins wagon order
MRS Logística promotes early concession renewal
Biotren fleet unveiled
Four start-ups chosen in Rumo’s Fuse safety innovation programme
President opens section of Ferrovia Norte-Sul as project nears completion
Costa Rica commissions feasibility study into Pacific railway revival
Ticket gates check body temperature, face masks and reservation status before allowing access to stations
Investor joins São Paulo metro Line 6 project
‘Modern, efficient and sustainable’ trains arrive in Costa Rica
MRS and FCA concessions next in extensions queue