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Infrastructure works inside the Fabro tunnel on the Florence–Rome line

31.08.2026

Florence–Rome Line Reopens With Temporary Slowdowns

Auckland train at Karanga-a-Hape Station on the City Rail Link

31.08.2026

Auckland City Rail Link Opens to Passengers September 13

Driverless Thessaloniki Metro train during testing

31.08.2026

Kalamaria Extension Opens With Five New Stations

Aerial view of Brossard REM station

28.08.2026

REM Free Parking Spaces Grow by More Than 1,000

REM free parking spaces are being expanded by converting more than 1,000 paid spaces following a review of actual parking usage conducted more than nine months after the Deux-Montagnes branch opened.
Link light rail train entering Pioneer Square Station in Seattle

28.08.2026

Sound Transit Fare Gates Planned for 14 Link Stations

Sound Transit fare gates are moving ahead under a pilot covering up to 14 Link light rail stations, replacing the open-entry model at some of the network’s busiest locations.
New Amtrak Cascades Airo train at a Seattle station platform

28.08.2026

Amtrak Airo Trains to Start on Cascades This Fall

Amtrak Airo trains are set to enter service this fall, with the rollout starting with eight trainsets on the Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest.
HS1 and adjacent railway lines near Cheriton terminal in Kent

27.08.2026

Eurostar HS1 Appeal Targets a Rule, Not Virgin

UK: The Eurostar HS1 appeal dated Aug. 14 does not expressly ask the regulator to revoke the Aug.
Sydney Trains service at Redfern station with overhead wiring above the platforms

27.08.2026

Suburban Rail Loop Contract Awards Pause Hits Six Stations

AUSTRALIA: Victoria has paused further Suburban Rail Loop contract awards pending a savings review, directly affecting two unsigned station packages whose funding position was identified by the auditor-general the following day as the project’s most significant risk to on-time delivery.
Amtrak Heartland Flyer train beside a platform at Fort Worth Central Station

26.08.2026

Texas funding keeps Heartland Flyer service running in 2027

USA: A $4. 2 million fund transfer within the Texas Department of Transportation keeps Heartland Flyer service running while the Texas Legislature meets in 2027 to weigh the 2027–28 budget, Amtrak says.
Te Waihorotiu Station entrance in central Auckland before City Rail Link passenger services begin

25.08.2026

Final City Rail Link emergency exercise before opening

NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Transport says one final City Rail Link emergency exercise is scheduled in underground stations and tunnels during the week of August 24, before passenger services begin on September 13.
Sydney Trains service at Chatswood station beneath overhead wiring

25.08.2026

Sydney Trains overhead wiring support cable snaps

AUSTRALIA: A steel cable holding the Sydney Trains overhead wiring taut snapped at Chatswood on Monday night, the operator says; repairs finished about 1pm Tuesday, but T1 and T9 gaps continued.
Amtrak Pennsylvanian train passing Horseshoe Curve in Pennsylvania

25.08.2026

Second Daily Pennsylvanian Train Set for Mid-November

USA: Pennsylvania officials say a second daily Pennsylvanian train is scheduled to begin in mid-November, raising service between Pittsburgh and New York from one to two trains each direction.
STM Azur train at Beaubien station on Montreal Metro’s Orange Line

24.08.2026

Montreal Metro’s 60th Anniversary Gets Four Song Maps

CANADA: Montreal Metro’s 60th anniversary carries a different kind of musical tribute than its 50th. Where the 2016 celebrations centered on a single day of live performances, MUSIQC and the STM built four interactive song maps linking 82 francophone songs to stations across the network, ahead of the anniversary date on Oct.
Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas

22.08.2026

Brightline West Financing Deadline Moves to September 10

USA: The Brightline West financing deadline moved to 10 September after bondholders agreed to a supplemental indenture, while the project's $6 billion federal loan request remains unapproved.
A ScotRail Inter7City train in service at Dalwhinnie

20.08.2026

ScotRail’s First July Without Peak Fares Had a Games in It

UK: ScotRail recorded 8,423,512 passenger journeys in July, 897,359 more than in the same month last year — an 11. 9% rise during the Commonwealth Games and the first July since peak fares were permanently abolished.