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BNSF intermodal train operating on the railroad’s Southwest network

18.08.2026

BNSF Expands Phoenix–Dallas Service Before New Terminal Opens

Conceptual rendering of a Colorado Connector passenger train along the Front Range

18.08.2026

Colorado Board Approves Final Front Range Rail Plan

Amtrak’s 14th Street Coach Yard in Chicago’s South Loop, with the city skyline in the background

17.08.2026

Amtrak Grant Clears Path for Ishbia’s Chicago Plan

BNSF freight train passing through San Diego, California.

08.08.2026

BNSF Says UP–NS Merger Remedies Leave Shipper Gaps

USA: BNSF is challenging the latest UP–NS merger remedies, arguing that expanded pricing, switching and dispute-resolution protections still cover too little freight traffic to offset the proposed deal’s competitive impact.
Double-stacked shipping containers on a well freight car in Spokane, Washington.

07.08.2026

U.S. Rail Traffic Rises 2.4% as Intermodal Gains 4.8%

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STERIS Rail Traffic: 160 Cars a Year by 2031

07.08.2026

STERIS Campus Targets 160 Rail Cars a Year by 2031

USA: STERIS plans to handle at least 160 rail cars annually at its future Sanford, North Carolina, campus by 2031, supported by up to $600,000 in NCRR rail infrastructure funding.
Freight tracks, containers and a PKP Cargo locomotive at Małaszewicze freight station in Poland

07.08.2026

Poland’s Intermodal Rail Growth Puts Capacity in Focus

POLAND: Record intermodal rail figures are sharpening the focus on terminal and network capacity, as projects at Małaszewicze and Sławków together target 396,411 TEU of additional annual handling capability.
Kavach driver-machine interface on a Vande Bharat trainset driver’s desk

07.08.2026

Indian Railways Kavach Rollout Reaches 2,633 Route Km

INDIA: Indian Railways’ Kavach rollout has reached 2,633 route km on the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah corridors as the railway’s FY2026-27 safety allocation rises to Rs 1,20,389 crore.
Aerial view of an intermodal rail yard with container trains at the Port of Tacoma.

07.08.2026

Port of Tacoma Terminal Capacity Increase Targeted at 49%

USA: The Port of Tacoma terminal capacity increase planned by Washington United Terminals in Washington state would reach 49% after four new cranes are commissioned by 2028.
Indian Railways WDG-4 locomotive hauling a container train at Bidar in Karnataka

06.08.2026

Indian Railways Approves One Licence for All Routes

INDIA: Indian Railways has approved a single nationwide licence allowing container train operators to use all network routes, replacing category-based permissions with a uniform ₹25 crore registration fee.
Two BHP iron ore locomotives with ore wagons at Nelson Point Yard in Port Hedland.

06.08.2026

Monadelphous Wins Around $200m BHP Car Dumper Contract

AUSTRALIA: Monadelphous has secured a contract worth about $200 million to install and commission BHP’s sixth car dumper and supporting materials-handling facilities at Nelson Point in Port Hedland.
Aerial view of Norfolk International Terminals with container stacks and rail tracks

06.08.2026

Port of Virginia Launches CSX Rail Link to Indianapolis

USA: The Port of Virginia has launched a daily CSX rail service to Indianapolis, giving importers a five-day direct route to central Indiana without transferring freight through Chicago.
Illinois Railway Labor Agreement Goes to Vote

06.08.2026

Illinois Railway Labor Agreement Heads to Member Vote

USA: A tentative five-year Illinois Railway labor agreement offers retroactive pay, bonuses and wage increases, with BLET members set to have their ballots counted on August 14.
Reading & Northern First-Half Carload Record

05.08.2026

Reading & Northern Sets a First-Half Carload Record

USA: Reading & Northern set a first-half carload record with 19,000 loads in 2026 as traffic rose 20% and the Pennsylvania railroad expanded its covered-hopper fleet for anthracite shipments.
Yellow-and-black NYS&W locomotive No. 4066 leading another locomotive through a wooded area.

05.08.2026

FRA inspects completed NYS&W upgrades in Central New York

USA: Federal Railroad Administration leaders inspected completed NYS&W upgrades during a seven-mile hi-rail trip in Central New York and met railway employees, customers and local officials on July 30.