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First Section of Mayan Train to Open Dec. 15

Track-laying on the 145-mile Section 2 from Escárcega to Calkiní is now 100% complete.

Tren Maya Opening December 2023

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to complete the 1,550-km (961-mile), $10 billion Tren Maya (Tren Maya) project next year. “We are making progress in building Tren Maya, currently the largest railway project in the world,” López Obrador says. “We will finish the [project] in December 2023.”

Photo Credit: DB/Wolfgang Klee

Reproducible Braking Distance Could Deliver 10% Capacity Increase

Knorr-Bremse says 40% increase is possible with ETCS and ATO.

The vehicle—manufactured by Socofer, France, and equipped with a rail flaw detection system supplied by Ensco—will be used to inspect rail and points in United Arab Emirates.

Ensco Rail to Supply Track Inspection Vehicle to Etihad Rail

Etihad Rail has awarded Ensco Rail a contract to supply a track inspection vehicle for the national railway network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Wireless Monitoring for Great Western Railway Fleet

Hitachi will install Perpetuum truck and wheelset monitoring.