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Illinois approved $1.1M in state funds to upgrade two McHenry County rail crossings on the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad line with new signals in 18 months.

Australia confirmed three consortia led by Alstom, Siemens, and Hitachi to develop 320 km/h train designs for the new rail link from Sydney to Newcastle.

Siemens Mobility confirmed delivery of the first of 12 automated metro trains for the 23 km Western Sydney Airport line under its €900 million contract.

CASCO secured an EPC contract to replace 40-year-old signalling equipment at Cairo Metro Line 1's Tura depot with a SIL4 system for future CBTC operations.

Zimbabwe approved the EUR 3 billion Harare Light Rail project, whose Phase 1 is a 30.4 km solar-charged viaduct line to Kuwadzana for 350,000 daily passengers.

Alstom secured a €270 million order for 25 extra X’trapolis 2.0 trains from the Victorian government, doubling the full fleet commitment to 50 six-car units.