The New Orleans Terminal Railroad is the company County Line Rail wants to place between six Class I railroads and the tracks they share in New Orleans, under a filing lodged with the Surface Transportation Board on 4 September 2026.
Metrolinx put a steeper graduated penalty structure into force on 8 September 2026, and the new GO Transit fare evasion fines start at $200 for a first offence — nearly six times the $35 the operator had charged since 2022. The same schedule applies to UP Express, the airport service linking Union Station and Toronto Pearson.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has been awarded $70,013,000 by the US Federal Transit Administration to replace the 53 oldest light rail vehicles in its fleet, cars the agency originally bought in 1995 and 1997.
Suburban Rail Loop tunnelling has begun beneath Melbourne's south-east, with the first of eight boring machines now cutting north from Burwood towards Glen Waverley along the 26 km of twin tunnels planned between Cheltenham and Box Hill.
Engineers have moved the first steel span of the new Saltley Viaduct into position over the Birmingham to Derby railway in east Birmingham, completing the opening phase of a four-stage replacement of a road bridge that stands in the path of the future high-speed line.
Canada’s VIA Rail fleet renewal will bring 313 Alstom passenger cars to long-distance, regional and remote routes under an agreement worth approximately C$4.7 billion, including support.
In the United States, the UP-NS merger review has prompted a coalition appeal for community participation and a congressional demand to prioritize railroad workers, safety and accountability.
USA: New York Central 3001 is expected to leave its longtime Elkhart display this fall for restoration at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s New Haven shop.
USA: OmniTRAX Rail Safety Technology now provides round-the-clock monitoring for train movements, broken rails and track temperatures on the Panhandle Northern Railroad in Texas.
USA: The Virginia two-person crew law requires at least two qualified railroaders on covered freight operations after Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the measure on April 13, 2026.
USA: Union Station track work will restrict Amtrak service between Washington and Virginia from October 17 through October 25, with buses replacing several train connections.
USA: The Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger could close in the third or fourth quarter of 2027 as federal regulators advance the transaction’s merits review.
