Rail supplier news from Cordel, TDI, RDC, Alstom and Hitachi (Feb. 26)

Cordel Group PLC, an AI platform for transport corridor analytics, announced a contract expansion with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The original contract, announced in July 2024, has expanded from 900 track miles to 2,000 miles and includes the addition of a second Cordel Rugged LiDAR capture system for G&W’s American region railroads. Cordel outputs will be used to generate more accurate, consistent and regularly updated data that will help G&W to better assess clearances, particularly those relating to the movement of high and wide loads, Cordel officials said in a press release. A financial value of the contract extension was not released.

TDI Greenway (TDI), a rail company in the United Kingdom, and U.S. firm Railroad Development Corp. (RDC) announced a full investment partnership between their light-rail solutions. The joint venture combines the companies' interests and resources to strengthen growth in the emerging market for rapidly deployed light metro, light rapid transit, very light rail and tram solutions on secondary freight and passenger routes worldwide, the companies said in a joint press release. The joint venture will result in a merger between TDI and RDC’s rail mobility division, Pop-Up Metro (PUM) LLC.

Alstom has signed a contract with New Jersey Transit to overhaul 209 multilevel II trucks. The overhaul work will be performed at Alstom’s facility in Kanona, New York. The new contract is valued at more than $25 million. Alstom employees will rebuild or replace truck components to original equipment manufacturer specifications, restoring performance, safety, and passenger experience. The Multilevel II vehicle trucks are required to undergo an overhaul every 10 years to keep the rail cars in a state of good repair and in compliance with all mandated regulations, Alstom officials said in a press release.

Hitachi Rail has been awarded two new contracts to deliver its telecommunications and passenger information systems solutions on the Cascais Line, one of Lisbon, Portugal's busiest commuter routes. Hitachi and partners SISINT and Conecticabo will implement an automated passenger information system designed to provide real-time updates on train operations. A financial value of the contract was not mentioned in a press release. Hitachi also was contracted to renew the telematics systems of the Cascais Line as part of a project kicked off in fourth-quarter 2024.