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Fresno River Viaduct on the California high-speed rail project in Madera County

28.06.2026

Merced to Madera extension RFQ approved in California

The Merced to Madera extension has advanced toward the RFQ stage after the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved issuing a Request for Qualifications for the civil works contract.
TugVolt autonomous railcar tested by U.S. soldiers

28.06.2026

TugVolt autonomous railcar moves military cargo

TugVolt autonomous railcar technology was put to use by soldiers at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi to move military cargo without using a locomotive.
Bullet train design standards move ahead in India

28.06.2026

Bullet train design standards set for India corridors

Bullet train design standards are being prepared in India for the next phase of high-speed rail corridors, covering bridges, elevated sections, tunnels and stations for projects planned with a 350 kmph design speed.
ScotRail safety rating earns 94 per cent score

28.06.2026

ScotRail safety rating reaches 94 per cent

ScotRail safety rating stands at 94 per cent under the Safer Railway Scheme for its approach to safeguarding, security and public protection.
CPKC Tier 4 locomotives complete Wabtec order

28.06.2026

CPKC Tier 4 locomotives complete Wabtec order

CPKC Tier 4 locomotives are part of the company’s fleet renewal, with the railway now taking delivery of the 170th and final Wabtec Evolution Series ET44AC unit from Wabtec.
Boca Raton rail crossing upgrades funded

27.06.2026

Boca Raton rail crossing upgrades get $2M funding

Boca Raton rail crossing upgrades have received $2 million in federal funding for a planned public grade crossing at Jeffery Street in northeast Boca Raton.
Worker handling rail components in a voestalpine turnout production facility

27.06.2026

CN track supply agreement tied to Ontario facility

CN has reached a track supply agreement with voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, with voestalpine to supply special trackwork to CN through its newly established Canadian subsidiary, voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Canada, or vaRSN Canada.
Archive photo of Amtrak’s Vermonter at Brattleboro station

27.06.2026

Brattleboro Amtrak station opens on Vermonter line

The Brattleboro Amtrak station opened yesterday in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, at the southernmost Vermont stop on the Vermonter line between Northern Vermont and Washington, D.
B35 High-Speed Train and India’s HSR Plan

27.06.2026

B35 High-Speed Train Planned for Indian Corridors

Planning for the B35 high-speed train is already moving ahead, even though India’s first high-speed service has not yet entered operation.
Official project image of Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 near Sydney Olympic Park

27.06.2026

NSW rail funding package backs Sydney rail upgrades

NSW rail funding package allocations in the NSW Budget cover both new rail projects and work on the existing network, a programme welcomed by the Australasian Railway Association.
New Inland Rail driver change platform in Junee

27.06.2026

Inland Rail level crossing delays to ease in Junee

Inland Rail level crossing delays in Junee are expected to ease after new infrastructure was completed to move train driver changeovers away from the Olympic Highway crossing.
Trieste–Cervignano rail shuttle starts

26.06.2026

Trieste–Cervignano rail shuttle starts in Italy

The Trieste–Cervignano rail shuttle has started operating, linking HHLA PLT Italy’s terminal at the Port of Trieste with the Cervignano intermodal terminal.