CSX’s TRANSFLO unit has opened its Petersburg transload terminal in Virginia, giving shippers without their own rail sidings 40 railcar spots and the capability to handle liquefied petroleum gas.
If Western Australia's freight rail buyback proceeds, state ownership would be short-term before a reorganisation that may use corridor land rights of up to 99 years, the transport minister says.
A Fujairah-ICAD rail service launched by Etihad Rail and AD Ports Group lets Fujairah containers travel about 200 km to clear customs at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi.
FS Logistix has ordered eight Stadler bi-mode locomotives with up to 3 MW in electric mode for Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, its company for shunting at ports, terminals and stations.
Direct Rail Services has brought nine Network Rail-funded ETCS training simulators into use at its Carlisle office, giving its freight drivers a controlled setting to learn in-cab digital signalling.
Union Pacific says single-line intermodal service after a Norfolk Southern merger would cut 20–24 hours from Harrisburg–Salt Lake City moves whose Chicago transfer adds up to 36 hours.
BNSF’s Shortline Select program has grown to 10 short lines after adding R.J. Corman’s Tennessee Terminal and OmniTRAX’s Central Texas & Colorado River, up from one at its 2024 launch.
VTG has agreed to sell its UK wagon leasing business to pension scheme USS, with around 4,500 vehicles included and completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Released on 16 September, the Victorian Rail Freight Plan 2026-2036 calls for a 10-year maintenance and upgrade plan to bring regional lines to a minimum 21-tonne axle load (TAL).
In Australia, the TRACK rail freight incentive opened on 11 September, offering up to A$26 million as operators propose the subsidy they seek per additional loaded TEU.
In the United States, the North American weighted-average grain fuel surcharge held at $0.48 per railcar mile in September, while diesel reached a record $6.285 a gallon on 14 September.
In the United States, BNSF Railway reopened its main track near Claude, Texas, at 3:03 a.m. CDT on September 14, 29 hours and 44 minutes after the first derailment report.
