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BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

Conceptual rendering of a Colorado Connector passenger train along the Front Range

18.08.2026

Colorado Board Approves Final Front Range Rail Plan

Amtrak’s 14th Street Coach Yard in Chicago’s South Loop, with the city skyline in the background

17.08.2026

Amtrak Grant Clears Path for Ishbia’s Chicago Plan

BNSF locomotive 8215 leading a freight train in San Diego, California

11.08.2026

BNSF Asks STB to Deny Amended UP-NS Merger Application

USA: BNSF Railway has asked the Surface Transportation Board to deny the amended UP-NS merger application, arguing that it still fails the agency’s enhanced-competition test under the 2001 major-merger rules.
Norfolk Southern SD40-2 locomotive 3414 leading a local freight train at Lancaster Station in Pennsylvania

11.08.2026

Pennsylvania Raises Four-Year Freight Rail Funding to $240M

USA: Pennsylvania has allocated $240 million to freight rail in the first four years of its newly adopted 12-year transportation program, up $4 million from the comparable allocation in the previous plan.
Uptown platform at Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station in Lower Manhattan

11.08.2026

New York Studies Thermal Network for 96°F Subway Platforms

USA: New York City and the MTA will study whether a thermal energy network can cool Lower Manhattan subway platforms where average temperatures reached 96°F in summer 2025 while storing excess heat for winter use.
BART train at Berryessa/North San José station with the station sign visible beside the platform.

11.08.2026

BART and The Portal Feature in Bay Area’s $13.8B Draft Plan

USA: The Bay Area’s draft 2027–2030 Transportation Improvement Program places BART Silicon Valley Phase II and The Portal among more than 400 projects backed by $13.
Dublin-bound Blue Line and Millbrae-bound Red Line BART trains at Daly City station.

11.08.2026

BART Introduces 10-Minute and 8–12-Minute Train Spacing

USA: BART’s August 10 schedule replaces uneven 5/15-minute and 3/17-minute gaps with 10-minute and 8/12-minute spacing on paired services through San Francisco, creating more even scheduled gaps for riders.
Northbound Amtrak Cascades train arriving at Vancouver, Washington

11.08.2026

Amtrak Extends Seattle–Portland Rail Suspension to Aug. 14

USA: Amtrak has extended the Seattle–Portland rail suspension through Aug. 14 as collapse concerns at Portland’s fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse continue to restrict passenger service, with buses covering most scheduled trains.
Amtrak Pennsylvanian train beside the platform at Huntingdon Station in Pennsylvania

11.08.2026

Huntingdon Station Gets $3.5M Accessibility Upgrade

USA: Amtrak has completed a $3. 5 million accessibility upgrade at Huntingdon Station in Pennsylvania, adding an ADA-compliant boarding platform, pedestrian crossing, passenger shelter and other customer-focused improvements.
LA Metro HR5000 Trainset Set for 3,000-Mile Test

10.08.2026

US Railway News Weekly Review for August 4–10, 2026

USA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of US railway news published from August 4 to August 10, 2026: passenger service, infrastructure renewal, rolling stock testing and freight operations.
Amtrak Midwest Lincoln Service train leaving Chicago with a Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotive.

10.08.2026

Amtrak Midwest Cancellations Extend Through Aug. 21

USA: Amtrak Midwest cancellations from Chicago are scheduled to continue through Aug. 21 on five corridors, following an earlier wave of service cuts linked to a shortage of serviceable locomotives.
BNSF and Montana Rail Link locomotives hauling a freight train through Mullan Pass.

10.08.2026

BLET Arbitration Blocks BNSF Structured-Rest Change

USA: An arbitration has blocked a BNSF structured-rest change that would have replaced negotiated 12/24/36-hour rest elections for engineers in pool service on former Montana Rail Link territory.
Aerial view of Frankford Transportation Center in Philadelphia.

10.08.2026

SEPTA rolls out Phase 1 of New Bus Network: 26 major route changes

USA: SEPTA will begin Phase 1 of its New Bus Network on August 23–24, introducing two new routes, six extensions, seven route eliminations and a wider set of timetable and alignment changes.
Union Pacific freight locomotives on tracks in Portland, Oregon

09.08.2026

Union Pacific Plans Rail Return Despite Collapse Warning

USA: Portland has warned that rail movement beside fire-damaged Centennial Mills could trigger a collapse as Union Pacific prepares to restore freight operations through the corridor on Aug.