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Amtrak California Zephyr in the Colorado Rockies

20.08.2026

A Rail Grant Aimed at Rockfall and the Colorado River

Amtrak Charger locomotive on a Midwest corridor

20.08.2026

Wisconsin’s $140.7M Charger Grant Isn’t a Wisconsin Project

Amtrak Cascades train near Puyallup on the Seattle–Portland corridor

20.08.2026

Freight Ran Eight Days Before Amtrak Cascades Returned

The fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse in Portland, Oregon, adjacent to Union Pacific tracks

18.08.2026

Portland Detonates Centennial Mills Water Tower

USA: Railway Supply previously reported on the freight-safety standoff between Portland and Union Pacific over the fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse; the demolition itself finally began Monday, Aug.
India’s first Vande Bharat-based freight electric multiple unit during trial runs

16.08.2026

India’s First Freight Vande Bharat Hits 145 km/h

INDIA: India's first Vande Bharat-based freight train reached 145 km/h on the very first day of its trial run — a speed few of the country's own passenger expresses can match, let alone conventional freight, which typically tops out at 60-70 km/h.
Canadian Pacific freight train on the CPKC Laggan Subdivision in downtown Calgary, Alberta

16.08.2026

Calgary Inland Port Deal Targets 30,000 Jobs

CANADA: A rail-anchored industrial park on Calgary's edge just got a federal push meant to move it from blueprints to bulldozers — with backers projecting up to 30,000 jobs and over Ca$7 billion in economic activity over the next decade.
Container stacks and gantry crane at the Appalachian Regional Port in Crandall, Georgia

16.08.2026

Georgia’s Appalachian Port Posts Record July

USA: Georgia's Appalachian Regional Port just posted its busiest July on record — an acceleration that comes weeks after Railway Supply reported the same inland terminal's full-year volume record for fiscal 2026.
Portland vs. Union Pacific Over Hazmat Cars at Fire Site

16.08.2026

Portland Presses Union Pacific Over Hazmat Rail Cars

USA: As demolition finally begins on Portland's fire-damaged Centennial Mills warehouse, a separate dispute has surfaced: the city says Union Pacific ran 13 rail cars carrying residual hazardous materials past the unstable building, despite the railroad's earlier promise to restrict such traffic through the collapse zone.
Five empty CSX railcars derailed in Worcester, Massachusetts on Aug. 14, caught live on a streaming rail camera. No injuries; cause under investigation.

16.08.2026

CSX Train Derails Five Cars in Worcester, Mass

USA: Five empty CSX railcars came off the tracks in downtown Worcester late Friday night — and a local streaming camera caught the whole thing on video.
Aerial view of freight cars and intermodal containers at the Belt Railway of Chicago Clearing Yard.

12.08.2026

Global Rail Freight Weekly Review: August 6–12, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rail freight news published from August 6 to August 12, 2026: traffic records, policy changes, new services and infrastructure projects.
LTG Cargo EuroDual enters its next production stage with 6.15 MW, 500 kN and a planned capability for 5,700-tonne freight trains.

12.08.2026

LTG Cargo EuroDual Takes Shape for 5,700-Tonne Trains

LITHUANIA: LTG Cargo’s first 1,520 mm-gauge Stadler EuroDual has been painted in Valencia, advancing a 17-locomotive fleet designed to haul freight trains of up to 5,700 tonnes.
CN freight train crossing a river bridge near Ashcroft, British Columbia

12.08.2026

CN and CPKC Set Grain Records Over 30 Million Metric Tons

CANADA: CN and CPKC closed the 2025–26 crop year with separate grain movement records, reporting more than 33. 8 million and 30.
Pacific National derailment at Ardglen follows a separate Hunter runaway that reached 90 km/h; investigations remain ongoing.

12.08.2026

Pacific National Derailment Follows 90 km/h Runaway

AUSTRALIA: A loaded Pacific National coal train derailed at Ardglen Loop in the Upper Hunter less than two weeks after a separate unmanned company train reached 90 km/h.
Ukraine seeks a 50% Moldova grain rail tariff cut for transit to Constanța, while Moldova wants guaranteed shipment volumes.

11.08.2026

Ukraine Seeks 50% Cut in Moldova Grain Rail Tariff

UKRAINE–MOLDOVA: Ukraine is seeking a 50% cut in Moldova’s nominal rail freight tariff for grain moving to Constanța, while Chișinău wants guaranteed shipment volumes before agreeing to lower charges.
Aerial view of an intermodal rail yard with container trains at the Port of Tacoma.

11.08.2026

Intermodal Terminals Weekly Review: August 5–11, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of intermodal terminal news published from August 5 to August 11, 2026: new rail links, terminal capacity and transloading networks.