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The Transcontinental Chief will connect New York and Los Angeles in under 72 hours, offering high-speed travel, freight service, and nationwide accessibility by 2026.

24.12.2025

Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail

Amtrak rejects transcontinental proposal from AmeriStarRail for a coast-to-coast passenger rail route that would link New York to Los Angeles, with a stop in Harrisburg and service to more than a dozen other Pennsylvania communities.
Quantico Station Improvements Project wins ACEC Virginia award

24.12.2025

Quantico Station Improvements Project earns ACEC Virginia honor

The Quantico Station Improvements Project has received a Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC Virginia), as reported by RT&S.
Cycle link to new station: £607k Wellington route backed

22.12.2025

Cycle link to new station to connect Wellington town centre

Cycle link to new station plans are moving forward in Wellington. As BBC News reports, Somerset Council says it will spend up to £607,000 in the coming months on work intended to improve travel between the future station and the town centre.
Lobito rail corridor modernization – $553m U.S. loan

20.12.2025

Lobito rail corridor modernization gets $553m U.S. loan

Lobito rail corridor modernization will move forward after the United States formally announced on Wednesday a $553 million loan for the Angola project.
Hudson Tunnel Project risk management: OIG flags gaps

20.12.2025

Hudson Tunnel Project risk management: OIG urges Amtrak action

Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General says Hudson Tunnel Project risk management could be tighter, even as the passenger railroad has advanced key responsibilities tied to the effort, according to a press release from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General and reporting by Railway Supply.
EBRD loan for a customs and logistics centre: details

19.12.2025

EBRD loan for a customs and logistics centre near Yerevan

As reported by ARKA news agency, the EBRD loan for a customs and logistics centre in Armenia was approved by the government on 11 December 2025.
Lobito Corridor railway financing: DFC backs Angola rail

19.12.2025

Lobito Corridor railway financing reshapes Angola rail link

Lobito Corridor railway financing has moved from negotiation to signature, with the U. S.
Simandou railway commissioning enters testing phase

19.12.2025

Simandou railway commissioning moves into testing in Guinea

Simandou railway commissioning is now under way in Guinea, with commissioning and testing starting on the integrated corridor linking a 600km trans-Guinean railway and a port for the Simandou iron-ore mine in the southeast, International Railway Journal reports.
Nis–Dimitrovgrad railway modernisation: €134m

18.12.2025

Nis–Dimitrovgrad railway modernisation: new EU and EIB package

The EU is providing additional funding for the Nis–Dimitrovgrad railway modernisation totalling €134 million. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Gaspé Line rehabilitation: Caplan–Port-Daniel section reopens

18.12.2025

Gaspé Line rehabilitation advances with a key December reopening

Gaspé Line rehabilitation is moving forward in Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula railway corridor, with another section returning to service in December, as reported by Railfan & Railroad.
Australian rail investment pipeline | ARA pipeline forecast

18.12.2025

Australian rail investment pipeline: ARA 10-year outlook

Australian rail investment pipeline research released by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) in October sets out how rail construction and maintenance activity could unfold across Australia over the next decade, as outlined by Rail Express.
Metro Trains Sydney CEO appointment: Oliver Bratton named

18.12.2025

Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury sees 40-hour work blitz

Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury recorded fresh progress in Victoria after nearly 600 local workers completed a 40-hour non-stop works program between Wandong and Benalla, as reported by Rail Express.