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[ August 17, 2026 ] Office of Rail and Road Gives Green Light for Virgin Trains International Services World
[ August 17, 2026 ] Two Seriously Injured After Southern Train Derails Near Lewes World
[ August 16, 2026 ] North Yorkshire Moors Railway to Welcome Visiting Steam Locomotives During September Steam Gala World
[ August 16, 2026 ] Steam to Return to Ohio Railway Museum After 50 years Miscellaneous
[ August 16, 2026 ] Feds Announce $5.3 Billion for Safety Upgrades, New Amtrak Train Sets With Money Reclaimed from California Amtrak

Companies Plan to Bring Hydrogen Trains to Italy’s Historic Apennine Diesel Railway

September 22, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

AECOM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spanish renewables group Iberdrola, and Italian partners Cinque International and Ancitel Energy and Environment, to upgrade Italy’s historic Apennine diesel railway with hydrogen trains.

New Zealand Focuses on Rural Areas During Rail Safety Week

August 9, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ want motorists to take extra care as new research reveals more than three-quarters of significant vehicle collisions with trains occur in provincial towns and rural areas.

One Killed Following Truck, Train Collision in New Zealand

May 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

One person was killed after a truck and a train collided in Marton, New Zealand, police said.

20 Killed in Mexico City Metro Track Collapse

May 4, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

At least 20 people were killed an dozens more injured when a section of elevated of Mexico City metro collapsed.

Person Killed by Train in Invercargill, New Zealand

May 3, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

One person has died after being hit by a train in Appleby, Invercargill, New Zealand.

CN Makes Unsolicited Bid to Acquire Kansas City Southern Following CP Deal

April 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian National Railway submitted an unsolicited proposal to acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction valued by CN at $325 per KCS share.

New Zealand’s New Te Huia Passenger Train to Launch April 6

March 31, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new Hamilton-to-Auckland commuter train will begin service on April 6, marking the first inter-regional passenger train in New Zealand in years.

Canadian Pacific to Acquire Kansas City Southern

March 22, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern announced their intention to merge, a move they say will create the first Canada-to-Mexico rail network.

KiwiRail Making Big Push on Auckland Rail Replacement

January 23, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Trains will not run on the Eastern line between Britomart and Ōtāhuhu for two weeks as KiwiRail finishes work to replace worn rail on the passenger and freight line.