Central & South America rail industry news
Latest rail industry news from the Central and South America, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
ANTT updates new project rules
BRAZIL: National Land Transport Agency ANTT has published updated draft regulations for applications seeking approval to establish and operate new railway projects, including marshalling yards and ancillary facilities.
Cochabamba’s Mi Tren light rail services launched
BOLIVIA: President Luis Arce inaugurated two Mi Tren light rail routes in the city of Cochabamba on September 13.
Buenos Aires metro train overhaul
ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires metro operator EMOVA has awarded Alstom a contract to overhaul five five-car trains over 19 months.
Brazil: making more use of urban railways
Better utilisation of under-used main line railways is seen as key to developing cost-effective urban and suburban rail networks that can relieve road congestion in Brazil’s fast-growing cities. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
Vale orders passenger stock from China as EFVM service restarts
BRAZIL: Mining group Vale reinstated regular passenger services on the 1 000 mm gauge Estrado de Ferro Vitória a Minas between Cariacica near Vitória and the steel city of Belo Horizonte.
São Paulo metro Line 6 financing secured
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro Line 6 PPP consortium Concessionária Linha Universidade has closed a R$6·9bn financing deal with development bank BNDES.
MRS Logística to invest R$11bn under early concession renewal deal
Rio de Janeiro tramway extension contract
Bogotá metro train mock-up unveiled
Taking pantograph monitoring to the Americas
Gas locomotive collaboration agreement
Central bank to roll out national contactless transport payment system
MRS Logística to invest R$10bn after early concession renewal
Peru’s ‘Señor Tren’ joins Railroad Development Corp
Panamá metro contracts awarded
Tram network planned in northern Rio
IDB Invest structures Ferrocarril Central financing package
São Paulo train door order
San Diego LRVs find new home in Argentina
Battery trains ordered for tourist services in Argentina
Santos port rail network to be tendered
Universities to assist Jamaican railway revival ambitions
Vale takes delivery of CRRC battery locomotive
São Paulo plans rail revival