January 18, 2021
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will carry out feasibility studies on a passenger and cargo rail network in El Salvador.
January 7, 2021
BYD has secured a contract from Transmilenio SA, the authority in charge of planning and managing the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Bogota.
January 7, 2021
Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura / Argentina Railways Infrastructure (TAI), under the Ministry of Transportation, has completed the installation of the automatic braking system on Urquiza Line, a commuter rail line in Buenos Aires.
January 7, 2021
The Ministry of Transportation of Argentina has inaugurated the first stage of the modernisation works at the Retiro station on the Belgrano Norte line, a commuter rail line in Buenos Aires.
January 5, 2021
A consortium of Mexico-based Citcocomex Group S. de RL de CV and FMI Projects S. de RL de CV has secured a contract to develop and operate the Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project in Mexico.
January 4, 2021
Argentina-based Metrovias has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from the Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE) for Subte, the Buenos Aires metro rail network.
December 24, 2020
China-based CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Company Limited (CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive) has delivered the first of 26 metro wagons for Monterrey Metro, the light metro system in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
December 22, 2020
A consortium of Renfe, Grupo Mitma, Ineco, Inecomex (a subsidiary of Ineco), and DB Engineering & Consulting has been appointed the shadow operator of the Mayan Train project.
December 21, 2020
BYD recently delivered the first batch of 120 electric buses to be deployed by TransMilenio SA, the Bogota City Public Transport Authority.
December 17, 2020
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved plans to provide a USD75 million loan to expand the bus rapid transit (BRT) network in Curitiba, one of the most populous cities in Brazil.
December 15, 2020
CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC), China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC), and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of Argentina to invest USD4.695 billion for various rail projects in Argentina.
December 14, 2020
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has approved a USD43 million conditional credit line to provide funding support for the procurement of clean vehicles and the replacement of internal combustion engine vehicles.
December 14, 2020
Colombia’s Consejo de Política Económica y Social (CONPES) has approved plans for the governments of Ibagué, the capital of Tolima department, to collectively invest COP466.57 billion in developing a public transportation system (SETP) for Ibagué.
December 10, 2020
The Government of Bolivia has allocated BOB185 million to restart the construction of Mi Tren Cochabamba, an upcoming light rail line.
December 10, 2020
The Government of Costa Rica has received three electric buses donated by the Government Germany for the public transport electrification pilot project.
December 8, 2020
The Government of the Dominican Republic has invited bids to supply eight three-car trains to be deployed on Line 1 (Blue Line) of Santo Domingo Metro.
December 7, 2020
The state government of Sao Paulo has invited bids to appoint a concessionaire for lines 8 and 9 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) network.