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The company argues that the current structure, comprising six major Class I railroads in the United States, is sufficient to serve shippers efficiently.
The total number of direct daily connections will rise from 11 to 17, representing a 54% increase in cross-border services.
Despite natural disasters in 2024 impacting operations in Switzerland, Austria, and Spain, the manufacturer reports that recovery measures are underway.
The trains are configured to run at speeds of up to 257 km/h (160 mph), serving the route between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston.
The lease includes the possibility of purchasing the units after the contract ends.
The installation is backed by a €10 million investment, co-financed through the European Connecting Europe Facility.
A new domestic connection between Kraków and Warsaw will also be offered, marking the operator’s entry into Polish internal rail services.
Rail traffic between Pistoia and Montecatini Terme will resume on Monday, 15 September 2025, following the completion of double-track construction on this section of the Florence–Pistoia–Viareggio line.
These ad hoc test runs will primarily serve to introduce the brand to the Polish market and support the recruitment of up to 300 employees for the company’s newly established Polish subsidiary.
The operator carried out initial test runs of bulk fertilizer trains on the Police–Luboml corridor during May and June 2025.
The first batch of new diesel-electric locomotives ordered by Indonesian state railway operator PT KAI has been delivered and presented in South Sumatra.
TRANSWAGGON is setting new standards in finished vehicle logistics
The collaboration includes a series of direct domestic and international freight corridors designed to shift highway cargo to rail.
The deal, signed on 13 August 2025, is worth approx. EUR 97.5 million.
CZ LOKO is approaching the production milestone of 100 units of its EffiShunter 1000 locomotive type.
China has completed its first piggyback transport trial involving highway tanker trucks.
The current initiative falls under a broader national programme launched in 2017 to overhaul the network by 2050, aimed at improving safety, efficiency, and multimodal connectivity.
Data gathered from the test series will support both the vehicle’s type approval process and future product iterations.
The move follows earlier announcements regarding the company's operational segmentation and is aimed at supporting internal coordination and market alignment.
On 16 August 2025, the Uvinza–Musongati railway section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was officially launched during a ceremony held in Musongati, Rutana Province, Burundi.
The deliveries represent an investment of approximately EUR 500 million and contribute to the target of deploying 1,061 new-generation trains across Italy by 2027.
The project will be executed under a design-and-build model and is expected to be completed by June 2026.
The leasing model is structured to cover the operational lifecycle of the FLIRT Akku units throughout the duration of DB Regio’s transport contract.
The company has shifted from single-wagon shipments to block train services, aiming to improve transport flows between production sites and customers.
This addition is aimed at improving service flexibility and capacity in a competitive corridor.
The units deployed on the China–Laos Railway run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
The order is valued at ₹242.41 crore, equal to approximately EUR 26.6 million.
The company continues to expand rail infrastructure leading to Poland’s Baltic seaports, with several large-scale projects underway to increase capacity and allow longer and heavier freight trains to reach Gdańsk and Gdynia.
Vollert Anlagenbau, a long standing family owned machinery and plant engineering company based in Weinsberg, filed for insolvency at the District Court of Heilbronn on 18 July 2025.
The Board of Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that Mary Considine will take over as Chief Executive of the company later this year, following the retirement of Jim Meade.
According to the companies involved, each unloading replaces 28 truck journeys. Starting in the autumn, three unloading operations per week are expected at the Malmö terminal.
Rail Baltica’s construction phase is underway across the three Baltic nations, with about 43 percent of the mainline projected to be construction-ready by the end of 2025.
New figures from Eurostat show a continuing decline in the share of rail in inland freight transport across the European Union.
The first train departed on 7 August 2025. According to the operator, the transit time from loading to delivery is estimated at two days.
No other manufacturers submitted offers for the tender, which was issued earlier this year.
Deutsche Bahn will undergo a leadership change following a decision to end the contract of CEO Dr. Richard Lutz early.
Further deliveries are expected to continue as the biorefinery ramps up production.
Rail now accounts for over 8% of the port’s total land traffic.
The trains will be deployed on the RE9 and RE10 routes, part of the Baltic Sea Coast-East Network Part II, operated on behalf of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Transport Company (VMV) mbH.
The transition completes the move of these freight volumes from road to rail.
The contract for network 35b will begin with the timetable change on 13 December 2026 and run until the end of 2040.
The financing involves new investors from Singapore, the USA, and Germany, broadening the company’s funding base.
Rijeka Gateway has received its first test freight train as part of the terminal’s operational trials.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and Germany’s Federal Railway Authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, EBA) have approved the Talgo 230 train for operation in Germany and Denmark.
In the second week of the 38-week full closure of the Hamburg–Berlin line, freight operators are reporting delays on diversion routes due to additional construction work.
Spanish Talgo is progressing with the approvals of its Avril trainsets to operate on French railway infrastructure.
The upgrade is intended to support passenger and freight traffic for the next 25 years, particularly in anticipation of increased volumes following the opening of the Divača–Koper second track.
From January 2026, new railway undertakings will handle first and last mile traffic in the Antwerp port area as part of an operational plan to optimise freight flows and increase the rail share in port transport.
NEWAG has handed over two additional E4DCU Griffin EU160 electric locomotives to PKP Intercity.
The Railjet brand will be used for services to Germany, Slovakia and Hungary, operated with both existing Railjet trainsets and the new ComfortJet units.