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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

STM Azur train at Beaubien station on Montreal Metro’s Orange Line

24.08.2026

Montreal Metro’s 60th Anniversary Gets Four Song Maps

Réseau express métropolitain train at Brossard station in Quebec

20.08.2026

Three Redesigns Later, East Montréal Still Has No Line

Tiled vaulted arcade and Chambers Street station entrance beneath the Manhattan Municipal Building.

08.08.2026

MTA Plans Full Restoration of Chambers Street Station

USA: The MTA is seeking a design-build contractor to restore Manhattan’s 113-year-old Chambers Street subway station, combining structural repairs with preservation of historic architectural finishes on the J and Z lines.
BNSF freight train passing through San Diego, California.

08.08.2026

BNSF Says UP–NS Merger Remedies Leave Shipper Gaps

USA: BNSF is challenging the latest UP–NS merger remedies, arguing that expanded pricing, switching and dispute-resolution protections still cover too little freight traffic to offset the proposed deal’s competitive impact.
Metrolink train running beside the beach and bluff at San Clemente, California.

07.08.2026

OCTA Coastal Rail Resiliency Study Maps 30-Year Options

USA: Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking public feedback on its Coastal Rail Resiliency Study, a draft 30-year framework for protecting seven miles of LOSSAN coastal track in Southern California.
Long Island Rail Road train at Westbury station

07.08.2026

Westbury TOD Enters Review as MTA’s First on Long Island

USA: The Westbury TOD, MTA’s first transit-oriented development on Long Island, is under village review, with Gotham proposing a $100 million, 184-apartment mixed-use project beside the Long Island Rail Road station.
Double-stacked shipping containers on a well freight car in Spokane, Washington.

07.08.2026

U.S. Rail Traffic Rises 2.4% as Intermodal Gains 4.8%

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Passengers boarding a BART Blue Line train at Civic Center/UN Plaza station in San Francisco.

07.08.2026

BART Brings Back 10-Car Trains as Ridership Rebounds

USA: BART is running longer peak-period trains across several lines as weekday ridership recovers, with selected Red and Yellow Line services now operating with 10-car formations.
STERIS Rail Traffic: 160 Cars a Year by 2031

07.08.2026

STERIS Campus Targets 160 Rail Cars a Year by 2031

USA: STERIS plans to handle at least 160 rail cars annually at its future Sanford, North Carolina, campus by 2031, supported by up to $600,000 in NCRR rail infrastructure funding.
Astor Place Subway Fire Injures 14 People

07.08.2026

MTA Vacuum Train Fire at Astor Place Injures 14 People

USA: An MTA vacuum train fire at Astor Place injured 14 people, filled the Manhattan station with smoke and disrupted Lexington Avenue subway service before the morning rush.
Amtrak: $3.5M Huntingdon Station Improvements

07.08.2026

Amtrak Completes $3.5M Huntingdon Station Improvements

USA: Amtrak has completed $3. 5 million in improvements at Huntingdon Station in Pennsylvania, adding a new ADA-compliant boarding platform, passenger shelter and upgrades to lighting, drainage and pedestrian access.
Avelia Liberty trainset on electrified tracks near Readville station.

07.08.2026

FRA Proposes High-Speed Train Noise Standards Above 160 MPH

USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed new high-speed train noise standards for operations above 160 mph, addressing a regulatory mismatch between conventional mechanical-noise limits and aerodynamic noise at higher speeds.
Dock Bridge lift towers and six-track rail approaches near Newark Penn Station

07.08.2026

Dock Bridge Rehab Targets Reliability for 720 Daily Trains

USA: Amtrak is advancing a $242 million Dock Bridge rehabilitation in New Jersey to improve reliability for 720 daily trains while keeping rail service operating through construction expected to continue into 2028.
Metrolink Hyundai Rotem cab car 638 at Los Angeles Union Station

07.08.2026

Metrolink Prepares 117 Vehicles for 2027 FRA Video Rule

USA: Metrolink is preparing 117 locomotives and cab cars for the October 12, 2027 FRA video-recording deadline after selecting Railhead Corporation to supply, install, test and commission new onboard systems.