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The proposal targets DB InfraGO’s network access charges, which apply to rail freight, long-distance passenger and regional passenger operators using most of Germany’s public rail network.
The first phase, called Starter Service, is funded and covers three daily return trips on existing railway corridors.
The funding will support the extension of high-speed rail and upgrades on the Kenitra–Marrakech corridor.
The 160 km route is fully closed from 10 July to 12 December 2026 while works are carried out on track, stations, signalling, overhead line equipment and civil structures.
The locomotives arrived at the Port of Douala in June 2026 and will support initial ore transport between the Inland Rail Facility and Douala in Q3 2026.
ENON selected the Euro9000 after earlier operation of Stadler’s EuroDual platform.
The French railway group said 107 employees will represent the company in the 2026 parade in Paris.
The trains entered service on 6 July 2026 after testing and approval work for the new fleet.
Another Italian freight rail carrier leases a DC3 Traxx from the German leasing company.
The trains are due to enter operation on routes in the region during the summer travel period.
The train entered service between Laas and Mals as part of the line’s electrification programme.
The decision follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in early June 2026.
During the clearance process, a technical team from GRDA, port officials and representatives of the manufacturer inspected the locomotives to confirm their readiness for deployment.
The North Container Summit 2026 took place in Vilnius on 28–29 May, bringing together more than 200 transport and logistics professionals from over 15 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
The agreement opens a co-development phase of up to 30 months.
The facility adds 38,000 m² of depot space for loaded and empty containers at the combined transport location.
The train is operating commuter services in the Oslo area and on the Jæren Line.
The test was carried out on one of the more demanding sections of the corridor, where the southern ramp reaches gradients of up to 23‰.
The handover adds further leased traction capacity for the Italian rail freight operator.
The regulator reported freight traffic of 127bn tonne-km, down from 134bn tonne-km in 2024.
The FS Italiane Board of Directors met in Rome on June 30, 2026.
The reported decline followed an April figure of 64.4%, when DB had met its long-distance punctuality target of 61.9%.
The project is budgeted at EUR 498m (CHF 467.5m) and will create separate alignments for rail, national road and local traffic by 2037.
The first renewed shipment started in November 2025, with the service now continuing as a regular flow.
The dual-mode locomotives will add to the operator’s existing CZ LOKO fleet.
A joint venture of CE Industries and Auctor Holding has entered OT Logistics through DD Rail Properties, which acquired 49.99% of the Polish port and logistics group.
The cases cited concern trains transiting Romania from Curtici towards Giurgiu in June 2026, reaching commercial speed below 6 km/h.
The dedicated rail service links the Delhi-area export market in Haryana with Mundra, a container port in Gujarat on the Arabian Sea.
The locomotive was delivered las week, completing the Wabtec part of CPKC’s locomotive fleet renewal programme.
The 9.4 ha terminal is planned to open in Q1 2028.
No injuries were reported, but the derailment caused extensive infrastructure damage.
A Conversation with Atilla Alakuş, CEO of Winton Industries.
Škoda Group secured its highest annual order intake increase to date. EBITDA reached EUR 143m, more than double the 2024 level.
The planned USD 4bn private investment covers a 4,500-acre integrated rail facility on the west side of Barstow.
The shipment replaces heavy truck transport for this flow and cut emissions by more than 9,500 kg of CO₂ equivalent.
The service began in mid-June 2026 and will initially operate with two arrivals and two departures per week.
The assessment took place during a U.S. Army Reserve training exercise and included soldier operation of the railcar for military rail movements.
Employees were informed at the end of May 2026 that operations were no longer economically viable, after Helrom trains had stood idle for at least a week.
The Frankfurt-based operator’s train fulfilment rate fell to 84%, with almost 4,000 ordered trains not operated during the year.
The train carried corn to Montauban-de-Bretagne in western France for Sanders, returning rail freight activity to the site after more than 10 years.
The decision moves the H2iseO project into its final testing phase, with commercial service planned for early 2027.
The annual volume corresponds to about 600 train movements.
The wagons were delivered in spring 2026 and introduced into DB Cargo’s Automotive RailNet for use by multiple customers.
The service links Cinérites’ quarry at Voutré in Mayenne, western France, with rail platforms at Bonneuil-sur-Marne and Trappes in the Île-de-France region near the French capital.
Export capacity on the new connection is currently fully booked. Import capacity remains available.
The traffic originated at the Port of Constanța in Romania.
Since 15 June, the company has operated the full cross-border product in-house between France and Italy.
European passenger rail operators are using different responses to the June 2026 heatwave, ranging from formal “do not travel” advice in Britain to infrastructure monitoring, speed limits, water distribution and passenger guidance in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Hungary.
Intermodal trains carried 7.73m tonnes in the first quarter, while the segment’s share of total rail freight rose to 15%.
At its core, a hydrogen train is an electric train that generates its electricity onboard via a fuel cell using compressed hydrogen. The refueling infrastructure is equally compelling from a technical standpoint. Let us examine the data to see how much carbon emissions hydrogen traction genuinely eliminates and what it costs compared to alternative solutions.