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The orders were recorded in the company’s third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have formally applied to merge their rail networks, seeking approval from the Surface Transportation Board. The proposed transaction would create the first coast-to-coast freight railroad in the United States.
The parties plan to complete the transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at the stories that captured your attention the most. From groundbreaking locomotive debuts to dramatic incidents and shifting geopolitical currents, here are the ten most-read articles on RAILMARKET this year.
As part of a wider financing package for essential public services in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank has allocated €13.5 million to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
This agreement forms the first tranche of a €500 million financing package approved by the EIB.
A-Train operates the airport rail link under a public-private partnership concession with the Swedish state.
For the 27th year in a row, CPKC's Holiday Train has been spreading Christmas joy across Canada and the United States.
The transaction establishes a partnership aimed at expanding GMP’s activities in the European rail leasing market and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
The funds will support the company's plans to double production capacity and expand its presence in foreign markets, including the Czech Republic and Romania.
Traxtion is completing a R3.4 billion rolling stock investment programme, equal to about €173 million, focused on increasing freight rail capacity in South Africa.
The transaction agreements were signed on 17 December 2025.
The decision follows a market dialogue carried out with railway operators, which indicated interest in operating year-round passenger services without public support.
Koleje Mazowieckie has ordered 11 additional FLIRT electric multiple units from Stadler, completing the largest rolling-stock investment programme in the operator’s history. The framework agreement now covers a total of 75 trains.
Clayton Equipment, a locomotive manufacturer based in Burton upon Trent, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
Ivan Bednárik, a senior rail executive with experience across freight, passenger and infrastructure management, is expected to become the next Czech transport minister. His career spans leadership roles at ČD Cargo, České dráhy and Slovakia’s infrastructure manager ŽSR.
The supervisory board of ÖBB-Holding AG decided on several senior management appointments at its meeting on 11 December 2025 in Vienna, affecting the holding company and multiple subsidiaries.
The contract establishes a long-term framework for warehouse logistics services alongside GYSEV CARGO’s existing rail freight operations.
The update comes with the first-year review of the 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, which is a long-term capital programme across infrastructure, rolling stock, energy and digitalisation.
ÖBB and Austrian Post are launching a programme to install roughly fifty 24/7 parcel lockers at railway stations across Austria. The rollout includes the first off-grid lockers powered by roof-mounted photovoltaic modules.