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Aerial view of Suburban Rail Loop East works in Box Hill Gardens

31.08.2026

Victoria to Abolish Suburban Rail Loop Levy on Fares

CSR014 locomotive after the derailment at Newport

29.08.2026

Newport Freight Train Derailment Disrupts Freight Traffic

Sydney Trains service at Redfern station with overhead wiring above the platforms

27.08.2026

Suburban Rail Loop Contract Awards Pause Hits Six Stations

CSR014 locomotive after the derailment at Newport

29.08.2026

Newport Freight Train Derailment Disrupts Freight Traffic

The Newport freight train derailment occurred on 26 August 2026 at around 3:00 PM local time, blocking a major route in Melbourne’s inner west after several wagons left the track and disrupting freight movements through the area.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific locomotives in Marion, Ohio

28.08.2026

Union Pacific Norfolk Southern Merger Application Defended

The Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger application should move forward for continued regulatory review, the two railroads argue as they ask the Surface Transportation Board to reject attempts to dismiss the proposed transaction at an early stage.
Georgia Central Railway freight train in eastern Georgia

28.08.2026

Georgia Central Withdraws One-Person Crew Waiver

Two-person train crews remain at the center of the Georgia Central Railroad case after the short line withdrew its request to operate one-person crews on August 27.
Canadian Pacific locomotives hauling a freight train through Crowsnest Pass in British Columbia

27.08.2026

CPKC Arbitration Has a 99-Day CN Precedent

CANADA: CPKC signal and communications workers are back on the job, but the CPKC arbitration process expected to resolve their outstanding contract dispute still has no publicly identified arbitrator, timetable or disclosed scope.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific freight trains on parallel tracks

27.08.2026

Job Data Went Public. UP-NS Emission Data Has Not.

USA: The Natural Resources Defense Council has asked the Surface Transportation Board to strip the “highly confidential” label from UP-NS emission data, using the same argument that pried open the railroads’ employee numbers a month earlier.
A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

Indian Railways moved 360 TEU out of Jawaharlal Nehru Port in a single coupled double-stack container formation on August 21, 2026.
CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Canada: CPKC and IBEW binding arbitration will end a strike by approximately 300 signals and communications employees that began May 31, the railway announced on August 21.
Low water levels on the Rhine River in Germany

19.08.2026

DB Cargo Lines Up 900 Wagons as the Rhine Hits a Record Low

GERMANY: DB Cargo has outlined capacity for up to 900 wagons as record-low Rhine levels severely restrict chemical and steel shipments by barge through western Germany.
DB Cargo UK Class 66 locomotive hauling a freight train

19.08.2026

Why Deutsche Bahn Is Selling DB Cargo UK Now

UK: Deutsche Bahn has launched the DB Cargo UK sale, putting one of Britain's largest rail freight operators on the market despite sharply improved financial results.
New CBH Group narrow-gauge locomotive in Western Australia

19.08.2026

CBH Rail Fleet Meets WA’s Push for Network Control

AUSTRALIA: The CBH rail fleet has entered its biggest expansion yet, putting new locomotives into service as Western Australia seeks control of the tracks beneath them.
Rendering of the planned Louisiana International Terminal in Violet, Louisiana

19.08.2026

A Bridge Has Kept Mega-Ships Out of New Orleans

USA: A federal permit has cleared Louisiana's $1. 8 billion container terminal downriver from a bridge that keeps today's largest ships from reaching existing New Orleans port facilities.
BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

USA: BNSF Railway has expanded its Phoenix–Dallas-Fort Worth intermodal service to six days a week, months before the first phase of Logistics Park Phoenix is expected to open.