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[ September 4, 2026 ] Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway Short Line/Regional
[ September 3, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Completes Alabama Rail Upgrades Norfolk Southern
[ September 3, 2026 ] Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars Commuter Rail
[ September 2, 2026 ] Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth Amtrak
[ August 31, 2026 ] Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York City Amtrak

New Zealand Refurbishing Aging Electric Locomotives on North Island Main Trunk Line

November 19, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Refurbishing KiwiRail’s aging electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk line will provide additional capacity as rail continues its freight growth.

KiwiRail: New Freight Hub Will Ready Manawatu-Whanganui Region for Growth

November 15, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new freight hub near Palmerston North in New Zealand will prepare the Manawatu-Whanganui region for the coming freight growth.

Two Dozen Killed After Derailment in Turkey

July 9, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The train was traveling from Edirne to Istanbul.

Report: MTA’s Capital Project Delivery Process is Broken

February 8, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The cost of building new subways and commuter rail is more than twice as high in New York City compared other major cities, including London, Paris and Los Angeles.

Dozen Killed in South Africa Train Crash

January 4, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

A dozen people were killed and 268 injured after a passenger train collided with a truck in South Africa, the BBC reported.

New Trains Coming Soon to Docklands Light Railway in London

May 18, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials at the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London are planning for new trains that will increase capacity by more than 30 percent, be more reliable and provide customers with real-time information, air-conditioning and mobile device charging points.

23 Killed in Train Crash in Southern Italy

July 12, 2016 Todd DeFeo

At least 23 people were killed when two trains collided on a stretch of single track in Southern Italy, according to published reports. The trains collided at about 11:30 a.m. local time between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Puglia region.

10 Killed in TGV Test Train Crash

November 15, 2015 Todd DeFeo

A TGV train on a test run derailed Saturday near Strasbourg in Northeastern France, killing 10, France 24 reported. Five more people are missing.

‘Terror’ Shooting Wounds Three on International Train in Belgium

August 23, 2015 Wikinews

A gunman on Aug. 21 wounded three people on an international train in Belgium, near the French border. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called the shooting a “terrorist attack” and French counterterrorism police are investigating.

New French Trains Too Big for Many Stations, Reports Suggest

May 23, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), France’s national state-owned railway company, recently ordered 2,000 new trains to service its growing railroad network. The problem is the trains are too large for many of the stations they were intended to service, according to published reports.