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Driverless Thessaloniki Metro train during testing

31.08.2026

Kalamaria Extension Opens With Five New Stations

Works at the future 14-Bis-Saracura station in São Paulo

31.08.2026

14-Bis-Saracura Station Halted by Archaeological Finds

New CAF automatic train during testing on the Madrid Metro network

31.08.2026

Madrid Metro Line 6 driverless trains start night testing

Toronto Ontario Line Contract Covers Tunnels

07.08.2026

Toronto Ontario Line Contract Covers Tunnels and Stations

CANADA: The Toronto Ontario Line contract will move a three-kilometre twin-tunnel section into execution, covering Pape and Cosburn stations, two portals and an interchange with TTC Line 2.
CPKC Canadian Grain Record Reaches 30.66M Tonnes

05.08.2026

CPKC Sets Canadian Grain Record at 30.66 Million Tonnes

CANADA: CPKC moved 30. 66 million metric tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products during the 2025–2026 crop year, surpassing its previous annual high by approximately 72,500 tonnes.
45 VIA Rail Hybrid Locomotives Funded in Canada

04.08.2026

Canada Funds 45 Hybrid Locomotives for VIA Rail Fleet

CANADA: The federal government will invest CAD 1. 95 billion in 45 hybrid locomotives and a Montréal assembly facility to renew VIA Rail’s long-distance, regional and remote fleet.
Archive photo of Canadian Pacific locomotive 9638 pulling freight cars near Regina, Saskatchewan

03.08.2026

CPKC Train Derailment Sends 13 Cars Off Track in Regina

CANADA: A CPKC train derailment at Regina yard involved two locomotives and about 13 cars, while derailed container cars struck an empty potash consist on an adjacent track.
TTC subway train standing at the Kennedy Station platform in Scarborough

02.08.2026

Construction Begins at New Scarborough Subway Station

CANADA: Major construction has begun at the Lawrence and McCowan station in Toronto, advancing the Scarborough Subway Extension toward a second of its three planned stops.
Broadway-Arbutus development begins in Vancouver with 256 rental homes, retail and community space beside future SkyTrain.

01.08.2026

Broadway-Arbutus Development Breaks Ground in Vancouver

CANADA: Construction has begun on the Broadway-Arbutus development in Vancouver, launching TransLink’s real estate program with 256 rental homes beside the future Millennium Line terminus at Arbutus Station.
CN freight train crossing a river bridge near Ashcroft, British Columbia

01.08.2026

CN Supports Over 300 Customer Projects Across North America

CANADA–USA: CN is supporting more than 300 customer development projects across its North American network while advancing CA$2.
Blue Montreal Metro train at Acadie station platform

01.08.2026

Lisette Bores 4.6 km for Montreal Blue Line Extension

CANADA: Lisette is excavating 4. 6 kilometres of the Montreal Blue Line extension beneath the city’s east end, with underground tunnelling due to finish in early 2028.
Red Canada-branded grain hopper car on a CN rail line in London, Ontario

01.08.2026

CN 2026–2027 Grain Plan Targets 30–33 Million Tonnes

CANADA: CN has set a 30–33 million-tonne grain shipment forecast for the 2026–2027 crop year after recording 10 months of record grain movement across its network.
Elevated view of tracks and platforms at Bloor GO Station in Toronto

01.08.2026

Bloor GO/UP Station Upgrades Add New Eastern Access

CANADA: Metrolinx has completed Bloor GO/UP Station upgrades in Toronto, opening the first direct station access for residents east of the tracks and adding 2.
VIA Rail Allan Manor stainless-steel sleeper car at night in Jasper

31.07.2026

VIA Rail Sleeper Deal May Expand Montreal Rail Plant

CANADA: A CAD Railway expansion in Montreal is under consideration after a C$150 million VIA Rail contract created four to five years of sleeper-car overhaul work.
45 VIA Rail Hybrid Locomotives Funded in Canada

31.07.2026

Stadler to Build 45 Hybrid Locomotives for VIA Rail

CANADA: VIA Rail will receive 45 Stadler battery-diesel locomotives under a CA$1. 95 billion federal investment that also returns passenger locomotive assembly to Montreal after more than 25 years.