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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

Derailed Southern train carriages near Lewes in East Sussex

19.08.2026

Two 125-Tonne Cranes Needed After Lewes Derailment

UK: Two 125-tonne cranes will recover three derailed Southern carriages as the Lewes–Haywards Heath railway in East Sussex remains closed until at least Aug.
National Steel Car manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ontario

19.08.2026

National Steel Car Strike Enters Second Week Over Pay Structure

CANADA: Roughly 1,200 workers at National Steel Car have been on legal strike since Aug. 12 amid disputes over wages, production incentives and workplace safety.
Riprap stone for the future Contrecoeur container terminal wharf

19.08.2026

How 415 Steel Sheet Piles Reached Contrecoeur

CANADA: In-water construction has begun on the roughly C$2. 4 billion Port of Montreal expansion, starting with a temporary work jetty for the future Contrecoeur container terminal.
BART Silicon Valley Phase II project team at a construction site

19.08.2026

A $12.7B BART Project Faces a Financial Reckoning

USA: The $12. 7 billion BART Silicon Valley extension faces a Sept.
Rendering of the planned Louisiana International Terminal in Violet, Louisiana

19.08.2026

A Bridge Has Kept Mega-Ships Out of New Orleans

USA: A federal permit has cleared Louisiana's $1. 8 billion container terminal downriver from a bridge that keeps today's largest ships from reaching existing New Orleans port facilities.
Historic South Bend Union Station in downtown South Bend, Indiana

19.08.2026

Amtrak Could Return to Downtown South Bend After 55 Years

USA: The South Bend Amtrak station could return downtown after 55 years, backed by up to $3. 85 million in new federal planning and development funding.
Five Brightline trainsets at Workshop b in West Palm Beach, Florida

19.08.2026

Florida’s Last Single-Track Rail Choke Point Gets $78.9M

USA: A $78. 9 million federal grant will replace Florida's century-old St.
UP-NS merger application moves into STB review

19.08.2026

STB Restarts UP–NS Review — and Demands Unfiltered Data

USA: The $85 billion UP–NS merger review has restarted, but STB also ordered the railroads to submit unfiltered datasets and refused fast-track treatment for their TRRA plans.
Express Service locomotive plant in Ruse with locomotives outside the production workshops

18.08.2026

Modernized Series 55 Locomotive on Show at Bulgarian Plant

BULGARIA: Express Service OOD will present a modernized Series 55 locomotive to the public during an open day at its Ruse plant on Aug.
Eurostar e300 train under overhead wires in Brussels

18.08.2026

Eurostar Retrofits 1990s Trains While Waiting for Its New Fleet

FRANCE/BELGIUM/UK: Eurostar has put its first ERTMS-equipped e300 train into commercial service, beginning a technically complex retrofit intended to keep its 1990s-era trainsets compliant during the transition to the Celestia fleet from 2031.
BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

USA: BNSF Railway has expanded its Phoenix–Dallas-Fort Worth intermodal service to six days a week, months before the first phase of Logistics Park Phoenix is expected to open.
Conceptual rendering of Australia’s Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail project

18.08.2026

Australia Puts Three Teams in a 35km Tunnel Race

AUSTRALIA: Three international construction consortia have been shortlisted to design 35 km of twin tunnels for the Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail project between Berowra and Ourimbah.