Freight Rail & Intermodal

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (381+ words) This week’s global railway supply chain news from Railway Gazette International. Škoda Group’s Ostrava plant has launched production of prototypes for a new generation of electric multiple-units ordered by Arriva. The July 2025 contract worth more than KC7bn covers the production of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) Progressive Railroading MTA advances Interborough Express design, environmental review New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials are planning to release the draft environmental impact statement for the planned Interborough Express (IBX) in fourth-quarter 2026. The $5.5 billion project will connect the boroughs…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (163+ words) Donald John NordenPrincipal, Blank Rome Government Relations LLC Don Norden has significant experience in transportation, governmental finance, land use, labor law, and tax issues. He notably represents leading rail and transportation companies. Norden previously served as legal counsel and legislative…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (636+ words) BNSF Railway is backing an open source digital twin designed to help freight rail operators test locomotive technologies, infrastructure changes and terminal strategies before committing capital to equipment that can remain in service for around 30 years. The Advanced Locomotive Technology…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (519+ words) The Department for Transport announced the target on 8 September 2026, the same day that the Railways Bill establishing Great British Railways entered its committee stage in the House of Lords. According to the government, rail freight currently carries goods worth almost…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (152+ words) A joint press conference by the German rail freight association Die Güterbahnen and passenger rail associations PRO BAHN and mofair has shed more light on the state of the German market. The situation is critical, with the market unanimously agreeing…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (394+ words) Railway Gazette International Urban rail industry news round-up This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. On September 5 Wien tram Line 18 was extended from Schlachthausgasse on U-Bahn Line U3 to Stadion on U2, serving the Ernst Happel Stadium. Construction…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (146+ words) Berkshire-type 2-8-4 leads three diesels and 85 cars along Indiana Northeastern “We had been discussing putting No. 765 on a freight train since we started the partnership at the Indiana Northeastern, but the timing, opportunities, and proximity to existing fire-ups never quite came…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (359+ words) The arrival of reliable rail connectivity has opened a new chapter for Kashmir’s apple trade. For growers and traders, transportation is one of the most important parts of getting fruit from orchards to consumers. Rail is now adding strength to…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1033+ words) Sunday September 06, 2026 A journey scheduled for nine and a half hours ended up taking nearly three days. On 28 June, a freight train left Chattogram Goods Port Yard for the Kamalapur Inland Container Depot in Dhaka, only to breakdown in the…...