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Repentigny train derailment investigated

08.07.2026

Repentigny train derailment investigated in Quebec

Investigators are examining the Repentigny train derailment after approximately 45 railcars in a CN Rail train left the track northeast of Montreal, prompting precautionary evacuations and local power outages.
Official image for Zillertal Railway modernization in Tyrol

08.07.2026

Zillertal Railway modernization covers full Tyrol line

Zillertal Railway modernization will see Siemens Mobility fully update the traffic control and management system on the Austrian narrow-gauge line in Tyrol.
Archive photo of an SJ night train near Vassijaure

08.07.2026

Sweden night train maintenance contract covers SJ fleet

Alstom has secured a Sweden night train maintenance contract with SJ, covering services between Stockholm and upper northern Sweden after a procurement by the Swedish Transport Administration.
Amtrak train near Richmond Main Street Station

08.07.2026

Virginia BUILD grants fund passenger-rail upgrades

Virginia BUILD grants will provide more than $76 million in federal funding for four transportation infrastructure projects, including two passenger-rail projects.
Vande Bharat Express at Varanasi Junction

08.07.2026

Vande Bharat sacred towns for weekend rail trips

Vande Bharat sacred towns are now easier to visit over a weekend, as Vande Bharat Express services connect travellers with major pilgrimage destinations and allow same-weekend returns.
Union Pacific No. 4547 pulling Artemis III booster motor segments by rail

08.07.2026

Union Pacific No. 4547 Hauls Artemis III Rocket Parts

Union Pacific No. 4547 has entered freight service, with its first assignment carrying rocket motor components for NASA’s Artemis III lunar exploration program.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: India’s 508-km leap

08.07.2026

Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR Corridor Starts TBM Work

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR Corridor has reached about 80 per cent physical progress in Maharashtra and Gujarat, while tunnel boring has begun from Vikhroli toward Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) Bullet Train station.
Hudson Tunnel Project construction site in North Bergen

08.07.2026

Hudson Tunnel Project Funding Protected by US Court

A federal judge in the United States has protected Hudson Tunnel Project funding, permanently blocking the Department of Transportation (USDOT) from holding back future grant payments for the $US 16bn project in New York.
Archive photo of an ÖBB 4020 train in Wien Speising

08.07.2026

ÖBB 4020 series retirement closes Vienna S-Bahn era

The ÖBB 4020 series retirement has brought nearly five decades of operation to an end for one of Austria’s best-known commuter trains.
Lausanne M3 metro line to support passenger growth

08.07.2026

Lausanne M3 metro line targets rising passenger demand

Construction of the Lausanne M3 metro line has been approved after the Swiss Federal Council granted the infrastructure concession required to build and operate the project.
Podłęże train stop in southern Poland

08.07.2026

Gdów–Szczyrzyc railway section tender moves ahead

Gdów–Szczyrzyc railway section works have moved into procurement, with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe opening a tender for the final part of a new railway route in the Kraków area, leading toward southern Poland’s mountain region.
GO Transit train on the Lakeshore West line

08.07.2026

Grimsby GO Station Construction Begins in Ontario

Grimsby GO Station construction has begun in Ontario, advancing the province’s plan to reduce gridlock, shorten travel times and support increased GO service to the Niagara Region.