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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

Amtrak Empire Builder stopped beside the West Glacier, Montana station sign

12.08.2026

Amtrak Vacations Offers Up to $500 Off Park Packages

USA: Amtrak Vacations is offering up to $500 per couple on selected national-park packages booked by August 31, while the promotion applies to vacation bundles rather than standard point-to-point Amtrak fares.
Aerial view of Suburban Rail Loop East construction works in Box Hill Gardens, Melbourne

12.08.2026

Australia Rail News Weekly Review: August 6–12, 2026

AUSTRALIA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of Australian rail news published from August 6 to August 12, 2026: passenger services, rolling stock, metro construction and freight infrastructure.
Bangladesh Railway LHB passenger coaches crossing a bridge behind a blue locomotive

12.08.2026

Bangladesh Coaches Pair EN 15227 Design With 415 V System

BANGLADESH: A 19-coach rake built in India for Bangladesh Railway is set to be dispatched with a redesigned crashworthy car body compliant with EN 15227 and an electrical system configured for 415 V operation.
Illustrative image of BNSF locomotive 5207 leading a freight train across a bridge in Alabama.

12.08.2026

US Freight Railroads Lose Appeal Over Two-Person Crews

USA: Six U. S.
Alstom Traxx ETCS compatibility is under scrutiny in Romania as 16 locomotives move through acceptance for passenger service.

12.08.2026

Romania’s 16 Traxx Locomotives Face ETCS Service Risk

ROMANIA: Romania’s 16 new Alstom Traxx Passenger locomotives face a risk of being unable to enter regular passenger service because of a reported incompatibility between their onboard ETCS configuration and parts of the CFR network.
CN freight train crossing a river bridge near Ashcroft, British Columbia

12.08.2026

CN and CPKC Set Grain Records Over 30 Million Metric Tons

CANADA: CN and CPKC closed the 2025–26 crop year with separate grain movement records, reporting more than 33. 8 million and 30.
Passengers boarding a BART Blue Line train at Civic Center/UN Plaza station in San Francisco.

12.08.2026

PG&E Outage Halted BART Trains Between Colma and Millbrae

USA: A PG&E power outage halted BART trains between Colma and Millbrae on August 11, disrupting service toward San Francisco, Richmond, SFO and Millbrae and sending passengers to SamTrans buses.
Five Brightline trainsets at Workshop b in West Palm Beach, Florida

12.08.2026

Cocoa Brightline Station Secures $56.48M Federal Grant

USA: Cocoa’s planned Brightline station has secured a $56. 48 million federal rail grant, clearing its largest funding hurdle and moving the Space Coast stop closer to construction.
Pacific National derailment at Ardglen follows a separate Hunter runaway that reached 90 km/h; investigations remain ongoing.

12.08.2026

Pacific National Derailment Follows 90 km/h Runaway

AUSTRALIA: A loaded Pacific National coal train derailed at Ardglen Loop in the Upper Hunter less than two weeks after a separate unmanned company train reached 90 km/h.
Five bidders are competing for the Mathikere double-decker station, rail-over-road viaduct and multimodal works in Bengaluru.

12.08.2026

Five Bidders Compete for Bengaluru Double-Deck Station

INDIA: Five infrastructure groups have bid for a Bengaluru suburban rail package centred on Mathikere’s double-decker station, where suburban tracks are planned above a road flyover within Corridor 2.
Blue-and-white Vande Bharat Express trainset beside an electrified railway track.

12.08.2026

Vande Bharat Starts Ghat Trials for Bengaluru–Mangaluru

INDIA: A specially modified 20-car Vande Bharat fitted with Automatic Emergency Braking has begun trials on the Sakleshpur–Subrahmanya Road ghat, a key step toward the proposed Bengaluru–Mangaluru service.
Steffen Bilger had to leave an ICE railcar after its air-conditioning failed on a Berlin–Hamburg trip focused on railway issues.

11.08.2026

German Transport Minister Hits ICE Air-Con Failure

GERMANY: Transport Minister Steffen Bilger had to move to another railcar after the air-conditioning failed in second class on an ICE from Berlin to Hamburg during his first rail-focused official trip.