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A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

Riprap stone for the future Contrecoeur container terminal wharf

19.08.2026

How 415 Steel Sheet Piles Reached Contrecoeur

Rendering of the planned Louisiana International Terminal in Violet, Louisiana

19.08.2026

A Bridge Has Kept Mega-Ships Out of New Orleans

Freight cars and multiple railway tracks at Palmer Yard in Massachusetts.

05.08.2026

Massachusetts Central Acquisition Expands Regional Rail

USA: Regional Rail has acquired Massachusetts Central Railroad and Wildwood Reload, adding a 28-mile Massachusetts freight operation while expanding its North American network to 18 railroads.
CPKC Canadian Grain Record Reaches 30.66M Tonnes

05.08.2026

CPKC Sets Canadian Grain Record at 30.66 Million Tonnes

CANADA: CPKC moved 30. 66 million metric tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products during the 2025–2026 crop year, surpassing its previous annual high by approximately 72,500 tonnes.
500 New ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Eanos-y Wagons

04.08.2026

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Adds 500 High-Volume Eanos-y Wagons

AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is adding 500 new Eanos-y wagons for scrap metal transport, providing 15% more loading volume as the operator modernises its European freight fleet.
Union Pacific Train Derailment in New Mexico

04.08.2026

Union Pacific Train Derails 39 Cars in New Mexico

USA: A Union Pacific intermodal train derailment sent 39 cars off the tracks near Lordsburg, New Mexico, on August 1, with no crew injuries or public danger reported.
Aerial view of freight cars and intermodal containers at the Belt Railway of Chicago Clearing Yard.

04.08.2026

STB Tightens Oversight as Clearing Yard Dwell Jumps

USA: The Surface Transportation Board has directed expanded weekly reporting at Chicago’s Clearing Yard after railcar inventory rose 57% and average dwell climbed 72% year over year.
Orange RailCare-liveried Stadler Euro9000 locomotive beside intermodal freight wagons at Etzwilen.

03.08.2026

LLOB Leases Two Euro9000s for Cross-Border Freight

SWITZERLAND: LLOB will add two Euro9000 locomotives to its fleet in August 2026, expanding traction capacity for domestic freight work and cross-border operations in four neighbouring countries.
An ÖBB Cityjet regional train stands at Matrei am Brenner station beside freight wagons in an Alpine setting.

03.08.2026

Brenner Line Reopens as Regular Train Services Return

AUSTRIA: The Brenner line reopened to regular passenger and freight trains between Innsbruck and Brenner after ÖBB completed scheduled maintenance during a coordinated trans-Alpine route closure.
Rail Cargo Hungaria electric locomotive at Pécel station in Hungary.

03.08.2026

Hungary Halts Most Freight Trains During Evening Peak

HUNGARY: Most freight trains will stop nationwide from 17:00 to 22:00 under emergency energy-saving measures introduced as reduced output at the Paks nuclear plant strains the national power system.
Red HŽ Cargo locomotive with a tanker train at Škrljevo station

03.08.2026

HŽ Cargo and Railtrans Plan Intermodal Joint Venture

CROATIA: HŽ Cargo and Railtrans International have signed an MoU to establish an intermodal joint venture targeting more than 500,000 additional tonnes annually by 2028 from Croatian Adriatic ports.
Two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives standing on adjacent tracks

03.08.2026

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Expands Safeguards

USA: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have expanded customer safeguards in their proposed merger, doubling annual shipments eligible for committed gateway pricing from about 134,000 to 258,000.
Archive photo of Canadian Pacific locomotive 9638 pulling freight cars near Regina, Saskatchewan

03.08.2026

CPKC Train Derailment Sends 13 Cars Off Track in Regina

CANADA: A CPKC train derailment at Regina yard involved two locomotives and about 13 cars, while derailed container cars struck an empty potash consist on an adjacent track.
Traxtion locomotives arrive at Port of Durban before refurbishment in Pretoria and planned commercial service from March 2027.

03.08.2026

Eight Traxtion Locomotives Arrive at Port of Durban

SOUTH AFRICA: Eight Wabtec C28 locomotives have reached the Port of Durban from New Zealand, opening Traxtion’s four-shipment programme to rebuild and deploy 46 units for freight service.