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California high-speed rail signs consortium deal

14.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail trainset deadline

Amtrak Southwest Chief at Kansas City Union Station at night

13.08.2026

Amtrak Rejected the Transcontinental Chief. What Do the Public Numbers Say About Its Business Case?

BART Yellow Line train approaching West Oakland station in Oakland

12.08.2026

BART’s New Schedule Cuts Longest Gaps on Two Line Pairs

14.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail trainset deadline

USA: California’s high-speed rail programme has completed 62 major structures and nearly 90 miles of Central Valley guideway, but the next delivery phase is now defined by harder integration dates: Package 2 track laying is anticipated to start on November 30, 2026, initial trainsets must be ready for dynamic testing by February 2030, and the project inspector general says financing must be secured by December 2027 to preserve the planned Merced–Bakersfield schedule.

13.08.2026

Amtrak Rejected the Transcontinental Chief. What Do the Public Numbers Say About Its Business Case?

USA: Amtrak rejected AmeriStarRail’s Transcontinental Chief over its business case, but FRA data show the decisive question is whether new truck, vehicle and passenger revenues could cover a new layer of operating and infrastructure costs.

12.08.2026

BART’s New Schedule Cuts Longest Gaps on Two Line Pairs

USA: BART’s August 10 timetable has replaced several uneven train gaps with more balanced spacing and shorter scheduled transfers, including a four-minute MacArthur connection that BART says saves riders 17 minutes.

Jodhpur-Delhi Vande Bharat Set for 20 Coaches

12.08.2026

India’s Second Vande Bharat Sleeper Was Announced — but a Different Train Entered Service

INDIA: A July service widely billed before launch as India’s second Vande Bharat Sleeper entered operation as a mixed-class express, while official records still listed only Howrah–Kamakhya as the sleeper network.

UP-NS merger application moves into STB review

11.08.2026

What UP–NS’s Expanded Merger Remedies Actually Cover

USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have nearly doubled the traffic eligible for one of their proposed merger protections, but the larger number does not mean that 257,971 carloads would receive lower rates or a competitive benefit.

LIRR strike negotiations near May 16 deadline

23.05.2026

LIRR strike agreement puts MTA budget claims under scrutiny

The LIRR strike agreement covers 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers. At a Wednesday board meeting, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials described it as “within [the agency’s] financial plan.

22.05.2026

Amtrak healthcare fraud brings prison term for therapist

Amtrak healthcare fraud involving employee healthcare plans has led to a federal prison sentence. The sentence applies to New Jersey physical therapist Taejin Kim.

28.03.2026

U.S. 250 program adds Union Pacific commemorative locomotive

The Union Pacific commemorative locomotive program now includes No. 4547.

The Transcontinental Chief will connect New York and Los Angeles in under 72 hours, offering high-speed travel, freight service, and nationwide accessibility by 2026.

10.01.2026

Amtrak Rejects AmeriStarRail’s “Transcontinental Chief” Proposal: What It Means And What Comes Next

Amtrak rejects Transcontinental Chief proposal after reviewing AmeriStarRail’s privately pitched coast-to-coast service concept, as outlined by Railway Supply.