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Steamtown’s Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 under steam on the turntable in Scranton

24.08.2026

Steamtown Railfest 2026 Rides on One 1929 Switcher

STM Azur train at Beaubien station on Montreal Metro’s Orange Line

24.08.2026

Montreal Metro’s 60th Anniversary Gets Four Song Maps

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

Amtrak train at Newark Penn Station

10.07.2026

Amtrak CN Deadline Extension Moves Replies to August 17

The Surface Transportation Board has granted another deadline extension in the Amtrak CN STB case, a long-running proceeding over a new operating agreement.
Union Pacific intermodal freight train in a western rail corridor

09.07.2026

Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger remains under STB review

The Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger filing moved forward after both companies submitted the first part of their responses to the Surface Transportation Board.
Dubai Metro train entering World Trade Centre Station

09.07.2026

Dubai Metro Blue Line Tunnelling Completes Phase

Dubai Metro Blue Line tunnelling has completed its first phase, with the Roads and Transport Authority saying the work finished two months after His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched tunnelling works.
Archive photo of Eurostar e320 trains at St Pancras Station

09.07.2026

Eurostar 55C train upgrade targets hotter summers

Eurostar 55C train upgrade plans are aimed at ensuring key onboard systems on the operator’s future fleet of 50 double-decker trains can work in extreme heat.
NextGen Acela Fleet Reaches 32 Weekday Trips

09.07.2026

NextGen Acela Fleet Expands to 32 Weekday Trips

Amtrak has expanded the schedule for its NextGen Acela fleet, with 13 new trainsets now in service and 32 weekday trips included in the current timetable.
Metrô-DF Série 2000 train near Samambaia

09.07.2026

Brasília Metro train tender covers 15 new EMUs

The Brasília Metro train tender is now open, with Metrô-DF, the company operating the metro system in Brazil’s capital, seeking to buy 15 new electric multiple-unit trains.
Union Pacific-led intermodal freight train in a mountain corridor

09.07.2026

Union Pacific Norfolk Southern Merger Could Form 50,000-Mile Network

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted the first round of additional information requested by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) as part of the Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger review.
Western portal of Copthall Tunnel on the HS2 route

09.07.2026

HS2 green tunnel completion reaches Copthall Tunnel

HS2 green tunnel completion has been reached at the 880-metre Copthall Tunnel near West Ruislip in west London, with the structure becoming the first of five planned green tunnels on the route to be fully completed.
Passengers at the Line 14 exit area at Aéroport d’Orly

09.07.2026

Paris Metro bank card payments add backup option

Paris Metro bank card payments will be extended to lines 15, 16, 17, and 18 after Île-de-France Mobilités tested the system at Aéroport d’Orly station on Line 14.
BNSF freight train passing under a signal bridge

09.07.2026

BNSF labor agreement covers 1,700 employees

A new BNSF labor agreement has been ratified by signal employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. BNSF labor agreement terms The BRS announced yesterday that the ⁠contract covers about 1,700 employees.
Official concept image of the planned Burlington Street Bridge replacement in Iowa City

09.07.2026

Burlington Street Bridge project wins $23M grant

The Burlington Street Bridge project has secured more than $23 million in federal support for the Building Better Connections Project in Iowa City.
Amtrak train on electrified rail infrastructure

09.07.2026

New Haven-Providence corridor study starts on NEC

New Haven-Providence corridor study work has begun as Amtrak reviews passenger-rail capacity between New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, on the Northeast Corridor.