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Track replacement work near Waterloo East station, London

18.08.2026

What the London Charing Cross Closure Delivered

VR double-decker InterCity train at Helsinki Central station in Finland

14.08.2026

Passenger Gives Birth Aboard Finnish Train, Ambulance Waiting at Next Stop

ARTC will deploy 250+ workers across 43 sites on the Hunter Valley and North Coast, with bridge, signal, track and defect work set for 22–24 August.

14.08.2026

ARTC Targets Rail Delays in 43-Site Blitz After 10 Speed Restrictions Lifted

Sagunto–Teruel Freight Upgrade Opens Public Review

23.07.2026

Spain Opens Public Review of Sagunto–Teruel Freight Upgrade

Spain has opened public consultation on the Sagunto–Teruel freight upgrade, advancing plans to carry longer, heavier trains across the steepest section of the Cantabrian–Mediterranean corridor.
Covered hopper railcars travelling through a rural landscape

23.07.2026

FreightCar America Expands Parts Business with SP&E

The FreightCar America acquisition of Southern Parts & Equipment adds a Georgia-based distributor of new, used and reconditioned railcar components to the manufacturer’s growing aftermarket business.
Wabtec Rail shunting locomotive with passenger coaches at Doncaster Works

23.07.2026

Wabtec Raises 2026 Guidance as Q2 Sales Reach $3.18 Billion

Wabtec raised its 2026 guidance after second-quarter sales climbed 17. 5% to $3.
Two Transnet diesel locomotives operating in South Africa

23.07.2026

Texmaco Rail South Africa Plant Set to Open in 2027

Texmaco Rail plans to open its first overseas factory in 2027, with the Texmaco Rail South Africa plant producing locomotives and freight wagons under a major export contract.
CN locomotive operating in Chicago with the city skyline

23.07.2026

Union Pacific and CN Agreement Expands Rail Access

The Union Pacific and CN agreement would reshape freight access through Chicago and open a new Canada–Mexico corridor via Memphis and Eagle Pass for customers across North America.
Illustrative image of BNSF locomotive 5207 leading a freight train across a bridge in Alabama.

22.07.2026

BNSF Warns of Gulf Coast Freight Delays from Bertha

BNSF has warned customers that Tropical Storm Bertha could cause Gulf Coast freight delays, longer transit times and alternate routings as flooding risks spread west toward Louisiana and Texas.
Norfolk Southern Activates Fresh Midwest-Southeast Intermodal Corridor

22.07.2026

Norfolk Southern Reopens BL-Line With Coal Train

A Norfolk Southern coal train reopened the 17-mile BL-Line in Tennessee and became the first eastbound revenue movement over the restored Old Fort Loops since Hurricane Helene.
Ghaziabad Freight Derailment: 53 Trains Hit

22.07.2026

Ghaziabad Freight Derailment Disrupted 53 Rail Services

A Ghaziabad freight derailment disrupted 53 rail services on July 21 after six loaded wagons left the track, forcing cancellations, partial cancellations, diversions and regulated train movements.
AIIB Funds Bosphorus Rail Crossing in Türkiye

22.07.2026

AIIB Backs Bosphorus Rail Crossing with Up to $1.5bn

AIIB has signed the first phase of a financing package worth up to $1. 5 billion for Türkiye’s Bosphorus rail crossing, a 127-kilometer passenger and freight bypass through northern Istanbul.
Aerial view of container ships, cranes and stacked containers at Roberts Bank

22.07.2026

Canada Refers Port of Vancouver Gateway Strategy to MPO

Canada has referred the Port of Vancouver Gateway Strategy to the Major Projects Office, advancing a four-part program centered on a proposed 50% increase in container-handling capacity.
Former Lac-Mégantic railway station building in Quebec

22.07.2026

Canada Approves 12.5-km Lac-Mégantic Railway Bypass

Canada’s transport regulator has approved the 12. 5-kilometre Lac-Mégantic railway bypass, advancing a project that will move freight traffic away from the Quebec city’s downtown after the 2013 disaster.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad locomotive C504 hauling a train at Sunshine, Victoria

22.07.2026

Southern Shorthaul Railroad Suspension Eased Again

Australia’s rail safety regulator has eased the Southern Shorthaul Railroad suspension for a second time, allowing additional operations while activities it still considers high-risk remain halted.