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.
Railway freight
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
CN’s Hybrid Locomotive Pilot Triples in Size
CANADA: The CN hybrid locomotive programme now includes three units under testing, while two more yard locomotives are scheduled for conversion by the end of 2026.
Hudson Bay Railway Maps a Path to Heavier Trains
CANADA: SYSTRA Canada has begun a Hudson Bay Railway capacity study to identify infrastructure upgrades needed for heavier trains and growing freight traffic to the Port of Churchill.
Aurizon Network’s EBIT Climbs 10% to $640M
AUSTRALIA: The part of Aurizon that doesn't haul a single tonne of coal — it just charges other trains to use its tracks — grew its earnings faster than the company's freight operations did in the past fiscal year.
Titagarh Deliberately Caps Wagon Output at 650
INDIA: Titagarh Rail Systems could build up to 1,000 freight wagons a month if it wanted to — instead, it's deliberately holding output to 600-650 units, betting that a mega-tender still working its way through Indian Railways will make the wait worthwhile.
Aurizon’s BMA Coal Contract Could Run to 2040
AUSTRALIA: Nearly a quarter of all the coal Aurizon hauls across Queensland moves for a single customer — and that relationship just got locked in for potentially the next 14 years.
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. 17, with a controlled explosion rather than the crane work that had marked the site's first week of preparation.
