8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (499+ words) A long-discussed plan to bring passenger rail back to Greater Victoria is taking another step forward, according to a new annual report from the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF). Released on June 26th, the Foundation's 2025-26 Annual Report looks back at the organization's…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (261+ words) WSP has been contracted by Scottish Borders Council to provide specialist consultancy support in the first stage of the business case work required for the proposed extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle. The first package of work…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1046+ words) Incidents, construction work, and speed restrictions on the Spanish rail network sharply reduced traffic in the first quarter of 2026. According to the CNMC, Spain's market and competition authority, commercial high-speed services carried 8. 05 million passengers, 21% fewer than during the same period…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1088+ words) LHASA (July 3): Forty eight hours. That is the time for a freight train loaded with everything from cars to refrigerated fresh produce to travel from Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, capital of Xizang Autonomous Region…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (58+ words) news. cgtn. com How the Qinghai-Xizang Railway powers the plateau economy In this episode of Beyond the Tracks, we journey along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway to explore how it has transformed natural resources into thriving industries, and long-standing isolation into new…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (211+ words) The procurement adds to ongoing construction activity between Merced and Bakersfield and comes as track installation is scheduled to begin later this year on portions of the system already under development. According to the Authority, the contract will follow a…...

3+ day, 8+ min ago  (549+ words) The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, a key artery in China's expanding high-speed rail network, began operations on Tuesday, marking a major step in integrating the economies and cultures of the country's northwestern and central regions. Construction on the 257-kilometer line began…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (83+ words) Modern Ghana China's new mountain rail corridor China has opened a new high-speed rail corridor through the Qinling Mountains. In just over four years, builders completed the 257-kilometer line between Xi'an and Shiyan, designed for speeds of 350 kilometers per hour....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (343+ words) Tru East Alliance has secured a "160 M contract under the Transpennine Route Upgrade to design and construct a new rolling stock depot at Shipley for electric and bi-mode trains. The facility is expected to include multiple maintenance roads, stabling sidings,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (597+ words) Intercity passenger rail in the United States has depended on public funding for its entire modern history, yet federal support has been marked by political ambivalence and episodic investment. Unlike highways, transit, and aviation, intercity passenger rail lacks a dedicated…...