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USA: New York City Transit authority MTA has issued a request for proposals for up to 2,390 R262 series cars. The firm portion of the future procurement will include 1,140 cars.
Bulgaria: Early this month two four-car sets produced at the plant in Plzeň, Czech Republic, arrived in the country.
Recent deals and tenders in the urban rail transport market.
Australia: Leasing company Rail First has opened a new production shop at its Islington site.
Passenger operators from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania—Elron, Vivi (AS Pasazieru vilciens) and LTG Link—have issued a joint framework tender for up to 20 EMUs.
USA: On 16 May, the Chinese manufacturer placed 142 out of 430 employees at its American facility on a two-month unpaid leave. However, US Customs and Border Protection released the components two days after the worker furloughs started.
Tanzania: The SKD assembly of the 1,000 mm gauge H10 locomotives is organised at the workshop of TRC in Dar es Salaam.
Poland: MPK Łódź CEO Zbigniew Papierski shared project details in an interview with Rynek Kolejowy.
USA, Canada: Early 2026 has seen sharp revival in the regional traction fleet market. Leading freight operators Union Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and CPKC have announced major contracts with Wabtec and Progress Rail for new builds and modernisation of existing locomotives.