The President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin took part in 68th Session of the General Assembly of the International Union of Railways held in Montreal from 6-9 June 2006.
Yakunin noted that “this session of the General Assembly has become a major event since it took the decision to accept Russian Railways as a fully-fledged member of the International Union of Railways. So 58 years after Russia was involved at the foundation of the IUR and then withdrew, it has once again become a member of this authoritative and professional transportation organisation.

Vladimir Chesnakov, ZAO Russkaya Trioka head, Sergey Shpak, OAO Azovmash first vice president of economy and Oleg Luchkov, managing director of Armavir heavy engineering plant signed an agreement on cooperation during International Rail Business Forum 1520 Strategic Partnership.

The Department for Transport today confirmed that Silverlink's train franchise will be extended from 15 October 2006 to 11 November 2007. There will be an investment of £97 million in services.

Union Pacific Railroad announced several management changes in its Marketing and Sales Department.
Ed Sims has been appointed vice president-commercial strategy. In his new position, Sims will lead a cross-functional effort to refine Union Pacific’s manifest strategy, with a focus on business processes that align demand with capacity. Sims joined Union Pacific in 1983 and most recently was vice president and general manager-chemicals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Emory and an MBA from the University of Arkansas.

The Ministry of Transportation, Construction and Tourism (MTCT) wants to obtain a 180 million dollar credit from the World Bank for the financing of maintenance projects for road and rail infrastructure, according to Minister Gheorghe Dobre. The credit memorandum was signed on Thursday by MTCT and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) representatives.