Season’s greetings from UIC

China: Pilot run of Xi’an-Chengdu dedicated passenger railway begins CRITIS 2018: Save the date Hungary/Serbia: Tender has been published for Budapest-Belgrade rail upgrade Hungary: Establishment of the Executive Board of Amber Rail Freight Corridor Kazakhstan: Modern warehouses will be built on the Special Economic Zone “Khorgos – Eastern Gates” by the end of 2018 Marc Guigon appointed new Head of the UIC Passenger Department Save the date: UIC’s “Global debate on mobility challenges for future society” to be held from 15 – 16 November 2018 in Warsaw Station Managers’ Global Group (SMGG) met on 14 and 15 December 2017 in Rabat, Morocco United States: Amtrak in Norfolk Marks Five-Year Anniversary “Dream Stations – A Worldwide Odyssey” and a book on Belgian Railways presented at Train World in Schaerbeek