America

Follow rail developments across the Americas: US freight reforms, Brazilian mining lines, and Canadian Arctic rail plans. Comprehensive North & South America coverage.

January 23, 2026 3:39 am
Blue Ridge Connector terminal construction is 95 percent complete. The...
January 23, 2026 2:38 am
Canadian construction unions back the Calgary-Banff rail project, a 93-mile...
January 23, 2026 1:38 am
CPKC ordered 65 EMD SD70ACe-T4 locomotives from Progress Rail, manufactured...
January 23, 2026 12:38 am
Norfolk Southern secured 40 Wabtec ES44AC locomotives. This is the...
January 22, 2026 11:39 pm
U.S. rail traffic edged up 1.1% driven by carloads, while...
January 22, 2026 10:38 pm
Amtrak completed soil borings for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel, a...
January 22, 2026 12:38 pm
Sierra Northern Railway applied a commemorative livery to locomotive 250...
January 22, 2026 11:39 am
Alstom awarded C$2.3 billion contract by Toronto Transit Commission for...
January 22, 2026 8:39 am
CSX removed the Forest Hill rail diamond in Chicago, eliminating...
January 22, 2026 7:39 am
Inland Port Dillon hits a record with a 33% surge...
January 22, 2026 6:39 am
Virginia DRPT appoints IIJA leader as director, while Trinity Metro...
January 22, 2026 2:38 am
SFRTA awarded Siemens 7 Tier 4 Charger locomotives for Tri-Rail...