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CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas

22.08.2026

Brightline West Financing Deadline Moves to September 10

Overturned Union Pacific railcars after the Central El Paso derailment

22.08.2026

Four Union Pacific Train Derailments Hit Texas

CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Canada: CPKC and IBEW binding arbitration will end a strike by approximately 300 signals and communications employees that began May 31, the railway announced on August 21.
Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas

22.08.2026

Brightline West Financing Deadline Moves to September 10

USA: The Brightline West financing deadline moved to 10 September after bondholders agreed to a supplemental indenture, while the project's $6 billion federal loan request remains unapproved.
Overturned Union Pacific railcars after the Central El Paso derailment

22.08.2026

Four Union Pacific Train Derailments Hit Texas

USA: Emergency crews responded to four Union Pacific train derailments in Texas on August 20, 2026, with initial reports indicating about 44 affected railcars and no injuries.
A ScotRail Inter7City train in service at Dalwhinnie

20.08.2026

ScotRail’s First July Without Peak Fares Had a Games in It

UK: ScotRail recorded 8,423,512 passenger journeys in July, 897,359 more than in the same month last year — an 11. 9% rise during the Commonwealth Games and the first July since peak fares were permanently abolished.
Amtrak California Zephyr in the Colorado Rockies

20.08.2026

A Rail Grant Aimed at Rockfall and the Colorado River

USA: Colorado's federal rail safety award funds six pre-positioned hazmat and emergency-management caches for mountain rail corridors — equipment placed closer to potential incidents because the terrain that increases derailment risk can also delay the response.
Amtrak Charger locomotive on a Midwest corridor

20.08.2026

Wisconsin’s $140.7M Charger Grant Isn’t a Wisconsin Project

USA: The award of up to $140. 7 million for overhauling as many as 41 Charger locomotives is not a Wisconsin-only project.
FrontRunner commuter train at North Temple Bridge station in Salt Lake City, Utah

20.08.2026

FrontRunner 2X Is Argued on 2034 and Costed to 2050

USA: Utah's FrontRunner is planned to run every 15 minutes at peak after the 2X double-tracking project is completed around 2030 — giving the upgraded railway roughly three to four years of operation before the 2034 Winter Olympics, while its demand forecasts extend to 2050.
St Pancras International station in London

20.08.2026

Reopened in Minutes; the Tube Doors Did Not

UK: Police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended car outside London St Pancras on Aug. 18.
Duddeston Junction Viaduct under construction beside the live railway in Birmingham

20.08.2026

Half of HS2’s Longest Curzon Viaduct Won’t Be Slid at All

UK: HS2 has launched the first 170 metres of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two freight tracks in Birmingham, beginning a multi-stage operation that will eventually cross six working railway lines.
Réseau express métropolitain train at Brossard station in Quebec

20.08.2026

Three Redesigns Later, East Montréal Still Has No Line

CANADA: Montréal's mayor has called for reviving the REM de l'Est, four years after the original rapid transit project was cancelled and Quebec reimbursed CDPQ Infra about C$94 million for its planning work.
Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon

20.08.2026

Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones

AUSTRALIA: Three groups have been shortlisted to develop the country's first high-speed trains, which will be based on proven trains and systems already operating elsewhere rather than designed from scratch.
Amtrak Cascades train near Puyallup on the Seattle–Portland corridor

20.08.2026

Freight Ran Eight Days Before Amtrak Cascades Returned

USA: Amtrak Cascades restored full Seattle–Portland service on Aug. 20 after demolition removed the collapse risk posed by Portland's fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse.