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A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

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

Amtrak Acela locomotive beneath overhead wires in Wilmington, Delaware

01.08.2026

Amtrak Restructuring Plan Would Create Three Businesses

USA: Amtrak has proposed a restructuring plan that would divide passenger services, infrastructure and fleet management into three focused businesses under the national rail operator’s existing parent company.
Metro-North M2 commuter train beside the New Canaan station platform in Connecticut

01.08.2026

New Canaan Branch Weekend Buses Run Through August 30

USA: Weekend trains on Connecticut’s New Canaan Branch will be replaced by buses through August 30 as crews install track beside the line for Stamford’s maintenance facility.
Reading & Northern SD50 locomotive leading a freight train through Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

01.08.2026

Reading & Northern Adds 154 Anthracite Hopper Cars

USA: Reading & Northern will place 154 newly purchased covered hoppers into service immediately, expanding capacity for dried Pennsylvania anthracite shipments to electric-arc furnace steel mills.
Amtrak Acela train passing a Metro-North railcar on electrified tracks in Greenwich, Connecticut.

01.08.2026

FRA Proposes New Noise Rules for High-Speed Trains

USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed new noise standards for trains above 160 mph, creating an optional compliance route for operations up to 220 mph and a pathway beyond that speed.
Red Canada-branded grain hopper car on a CN rail line in London, Ontario

01.08.2026

CN 2026–2027 Grain Plan Targets 30–33 Million Tonnes

CANADA: CN has set a 30–33 million-tonne grain shipment forecast for the 2026–2027 crop year after recording 10 months of record grain movement across its network.
Elevated view of tracks and platforms at Bloor GO Station in Toronto

01.08.2026

Bloor GO/UP Station Upgrades Add New Eastern Access

CANADA: Metrolinx has completed Bloor GO/UP Station upgrades in Toronto, opening the first direct station access for residents east of the tracks and adding 2.
Vande Bharat train standing at an electrified Indian railway station platform

31.07.2026

India Railway News Weekly Review: July 25–31, 2026

INDIA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of Indian railway news published from July 25 to July 31, 2026: high-speed rail, passenger services, infrastructure and signalling.
VIA Rail Allan Manor stainless-steel sleeper car at night in Jasper

31.07.2026

VIA Rail Sleeper Deal May Expand Montreal Rail Plant

CANADA: A CAD Railway expansion in Montreal is under consideration after a C$150 million VIA Rail contract created four to five years of sleeper-car overhaul work.
JR East E5 Shinkansen train at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Japan, used as an illustrative high-speed rail image

31.07.2026

India Plans Its Indigenous High-Speed Rail Signalling

INDIA: Indian Railways is developing the Bharat Train Control System, a signalling protocol intended to be open-source, equip future bullet-train corridors and reduce reliance on foreign train-control standards.
123 Clayton Station Diaphragm Wall Panels Completed

31.07.2026

123 Clayton Station Diaphragm Wall Panels Completed

AUSTRALIA: Clayton station excavation has started after ACCIONA and its Suburban Connect partners completed 123 reinforced-concrete diaphragm wall panels across the site for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop East.
Cancelling SRL East Could Save $21 Billion

31.07.2026

Cancelling SRL East Could Save Victoria $21 Billion

AUSTRALIA: Cancelling Melbourne’s SRL East would improve Victoria’s budget position by $21 billion over the next decade, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office costing requested by David Limbrick.
Existing CTA turnstiles and an accessible gate at Damen Green Line station in Chicago.

31.07.2026

CTA Seeks Modern Fare Gates for Chicago Rail Stations

USA: CTA is seeking proposals for a fare gate pilot at Chicago rail stations to improve accessibility, replace aging equipment and make fare evasion more difficult.