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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

Aerial view of an intermodal rail yard with container trains at the Port of Tacoma.

07.08.2026

Port of Tacoma Terminal Capacity Increase Targeted at 49%

USA: The Port of Tacoma terminal capacity increase planned by Washington United Terminals in Washington state would reach 49% after four new cranes are commissioned by 2028.
B train stopped at DeKalb Avenue station in Downtown Brooklyn.

06.08.2026

MTA Targets 25 Subway Bottlenecks Across New York City

USA: The MTA subway bottleneck plan selects 25 locations for deeper analysis while active upgrades at DeKalb and Nostrand target some of New York’s most disruptive junctions.
Aerial view of Norfolk International Terminals with container stacks and rail tracks

06.08.2026

Port of Virginia Launches CSX Rail Link to Indianapolis

USA: The Port of Virginia has launched a daily CSX rail service to Indianapolis, giving importers a five-day direct route to central Indiana without transferring freight through Chicago.
Kissimmee Crossing Upgrades Start August 10

06.08.2026

Kissimmee Crossing Upgrades Will Bring Back Train Horns

USA: Kissimmee crossing upgrades will begin the week of August 10, temporarily restoring train horns while crews modify three downtown locations to preserve the city’s Quiet Zone.
Illinois Railway Labor Agreement Goes to Vote

06.08.2026

Illinois Railway Labor Agreement Heads to Member Vote

USA: A tentative five-year Illinois Railway labor agreement offers retroactive pay, bonuses and wage increases, with BLET members set to have their ballots counted on August 14.
Caltrain South County Connector train at San Jose Diridon Station

06.08.2026

California Rail Station Bill Reaches Assembly Floor

USA: California’s SB 1375 has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee, sending the rail station modernization bill to the Assembly floor for its next legislative vote in Sacramento.
Reading & Northern First-Half Carload Record

05.08.2026

Reading & Northern Sets a First-Half Carload Record

USA: Reading & Northern set a first-half carload record with 19,000 loads in 2026 as traffic rose 20% and the Pennsylvania railroad expanded its covered-hopper fleet for anthracite shipments.
Yellow-and-black NYS&W locomotive No. 4066 leading another locomotive through a wooded area.

05.08.2026

FRA inspects completed NYS&W upgrades in Central New York

USA: Federal Railroad Administration leaders inspected completed NYS&W upgrades during a seven-mile hi-rail trip in Central New York and met railway employees, customers and local officials on July 30.
Freight cars and multiple railway tracks at Palmer Yard in Massachusetts.

05.08.2026

Massachusetts Central Acquisition Expands Regional Rail

USA: Regional Rail has acquired Massachusetts Central Railroad and Wildwood Reload, adding a 28-mile Massachusetts freight operation while expanding its North American network to 18 railroads.
BART Traction Power Substations Lift Capacity 20%

05.08.2026

BART Adds Three Substations, Lifting Power Capacity 20%

USA: BART has placed three new traction power substations into service in San Francisco and Oakland, increasing core M-Line power capacity by about 20% and strengthening redundancy.
Astor Place Subway Fire Injures 14 People

05.08.2026

Astor Place Subway Fire Injures 14 Workers and Firefighters

USA: An Astor Place subway fire injured 14 MTA workers and firefighters after a four-car vacuum train ignited below Manhattan early Tuesday, disrupting Lexington Avenue Line service.
Amtrak Pennsylvanian train passing Horseshoe Curve in Pennsylvania

05.08.2026

Amtrak to Double Pittsburgh–New York Train Service

USA: Amtrak plans to double Pittsburgh–New York train service in fall 2026 by adding a second daily Pennsylvanian round trip after infrastructure upgrades west of Harrisburg are completed.