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

24.08.2026

Montreal Metro’s 60th Anniversary Gets Four Song Maps

CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Réseau express métropolitain train at Brossard station in Quebec

20.08.2026

Three Redesigns Later, East Montréal Still Has No Line

SRY locomotive shown in CN short line collaboration story

23.06.2026

CN Short Line Partner Award Goes to SRY in 2025

CN Short Line Partner Award recognition for 2025 went to Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd. , selected by CN as the winner of the Brandon Rudnikoff Short Line Partner of the Year Award.
Canadian National Railway freight train between Hinton and Jasper

21.06.2026

CN Rail derailment update details recovery work and repairs

CN Rail derailment update outlines recovery work and travel effects after a recent freight derailment on its network, including cleanup, infrastructure repairs and temporary service changes at the start of the summer travel period.
Container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey

21.06.2026

PANYNJ April port volume falls after March surge

PANYNJ April port volume returned to a steadier pattern in April after cargo activity at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey rose sharply in March.
GB Railfreight Class 99 locomotive during an intermodal freight trial

19.06.2026

Class 99 locomotives move closer to July launch

Class 99 locomotives built by Stadler are closer to regular operation after GB Railfreight completed another stage of testing.
CN grain hopper car on railway tracks

19.06.2026

America’s Harvest service links Midwest grain to Mexico

America’s Harvest service has been launched by CN and four railroad partners to move grain from the U. S.
DOT-111 tank car phaseout returns after NTSB review

17.06.2026

DOT-111 tank car phaseout urged after derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board has again called for accelerating the planned DOT-111 tank car phaseout after its investigation into a 2024 hazardous materials derailment in North Dakota.
Long Beach cargo flow rises 31.7% in May

17.06.2026

Long Beach cargo flow reaches third-busiest May

Long Beach cargo flow rose sharply in May, with the Port of Long Beach handling 842,030 TEUs, up 31. 7% from the same month last year and enough for its third-busiest May on record.
Modern rail seeks a place in emoji keyboards

15.06.2026

Freight train emoji push aims to update rail symbols

A freight train emoji is the subject of a GoRail petition asking the Unicode Consortium to add a symbol representing modern freight rail.
America 250 rail designs reach three US operators

15.06.2026

PATCO, NYSW and MBTA mark America 250 on rail vehicles

US 250th anniversary wraps have been introduced by PATCO, NYSW and MBTA through commemorative train and locomotive designs.
DOT-111 tank car removal faces NTSB call

12.06.2026

DOT-111 tank car removal urged after CPKC derailment

DOT-111 tank car removal should move faster, the National Transportation Safety Board said after completing its investigation into the July 5, 2024, CPKC derailment and fire in Bordulac, North Dakota.
Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub Work Begins

10.06.2026

Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub Construction Starts

Ballarat Intermodal Freight Hub construction has begun, with the $55-million rail freight project now under way beside Ballarat Airport in the city’s north-west.
Rail tech and training in Türkiye-Saudi cooperation

10.06.2026

Türkiye-Saudi transport and railway agreements signed

Türkiye-Saudi transport and railway agreements have been signed, opening a new phase of bilateral cooperation in logistics and infrastructure, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said on June 9.