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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

FrontRunner commuter train at North Temple Bridge station in Salt Lake City, Utah

20.08.2026

FrontRunner 2X Is Argued on 2034 and Costed to 2050

USA: Utah's FrontRunner is planned to run every 15 minutes at peak after the 2X double-tracking project is completed around 2030 — giving the upgraded railway roughly three to four years of operation before the 2034 Winter Olympics, while its demand forecasts extend to 2050.
St Pancras International station in London

20.08.2026

Reopened in Minutes; the Tube Doors Did Not

UK: Police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended car outside London St Pancras on Aug. 18.
Réseau express métropolitain train at Brossard station in Quebec

20.08.2026

Three Redesigns Later, East Montréal Still Has No Line

CANADA: Montréal's mayor has called for reviving the REM de l'Est, four years after the original rapid transit project was cancelled and Quebec reimbursed CDPQ Infra about C$94 million for its planning work.
Amtrak Cascades train near Puyallup on the Seattle–Portland corridor

20.08.2026

Freight Ran Eight Days Before Amtrak Cascades Returned

USA: Amtrak Cascades restored full Seattle–Portland service on Aug. 20 after demolition removed the collapse risk posed by Portland's fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse.
Recovery crews and rail cranes at the Lewes derailment site

20.08.2026

Lewes Derailment: the Track Fault Was Already on CCTV

UK: A track geometry irregularity was visible in rear-facing CCTV from a train that passed the site at about 14:04 on Aug.
Platform edge barriers installed at a New York City subway station

20.08.2026

NYC Subway Platform Barriers Covered 158 of 472 Stations

USA: A 72-year-old man pushed onto the tracks at Rockefeller Center on Aug. 19 climbed back to the platform using a ladder without touching the third rail or being struck by a train.
New GYSEV FLIRT InterCity train in green and yellow livery

19.08.2026

Hungary’s 30-Year InterCity Wait Reaches the Test Track

HUNGARY: Hungary's first purpose-built InterCity fleet in three decades has entered testing, with the inaugural GYSEV FLIRT InterCity sent to Romania before passenger service begins in 2027.
Queensland Rail NGR train operating on the South East Queensland rail network

19.08.2026

Queensland Rail Reaches Deal With Train Controllers, Timetable Stays Reduced

AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail has reached an in-principle agreement covering more than 270 train controllers, but a rollingstock maintenance backlog means South East Queensland passengers will remain on a reduced timetable.
Derailed Southern train carriages near Lewes in East Sussex

19.08.2026

Two 125-Tonne Cranes Needed After Lewes Derailment

UK: Two 125-tonne cranes will recover three derailed Southern carriages as the Lewes–Haywards Heath railway in East Sussex remains closed until at least Aug.
Five Brightline trainsets at Workshop b in West Palm Beach, Florida

19.08.2026

Florida’s Last Single-Track Rail Choke Point Gets $78.9M

USA: A $78. 9 million federal grant will replace Florida's century-old St.
Eurostar e300 train under overhead wires in Brussels

18.08.2026

Eurostar Retrofits 1990s Trains While Waiting for Its New Fleet

FRANCE/BELGIUM/UK: Eurostar has put its first ERTMS-equipped e300 train into commercial service, beginning a technically complex retrofit intended to keep its 1990s-era trainsets compliant during the transition to the Celestia fleet from 2031.
Amtrak Mardi Gras Service train on the Gulf Coast

18.08.2026

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service Beats Its Closest Ridership Forecast Fourfold

USA: Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service marked its first full year on the Gulf Coast today, and the numbers have outpaced the closest comparable forecast by nearly four to one.