Germany’s infrastructure manager will temporarily waive cancellation charges when operators reduce services during extreme heat. The measure also covers long-distance passenger and freight trains.
The new weekly intermodal service connects Serbia with logistics hubs in Hungary, Austria and Germany. A second weekly round trip is already being planned.
Alstom will deploy ERTMS Level 2 and upgrade electrification on a 44-kilometre section of Romania’s Craiova–Caransebeș railway. The project will raise speeds for both passenger and freight trains.
The railroads have expanded their commitments to the Surface Transportation Board, using gateway pricing, temporary access and rate-relief mechanisms to address shipper concerns over competition and service during integration.
ArcelorMittal Poland is preparing a new R400HT rail grade for heavy-haul and cold-climate routes. Qualification tests are due to finish this year, with a first delivery to Canada under discussion.
DB Cargo Automotive plans to transport more than 80,000 Stellantis vehicles by rail in 2026, up from over 50,000 last year. The revised network concentrates traffic on high-volume European corridors and regular shuttle services.
The two main tubes of the Brenner Base Tunnel have been connected beneath the Austrian–Italian border. The railway is expected to shift more Alpine freight from road to rail after opening.
Italian rail freight traffic fell sharply in the first half of 2026 as infrastructure works linked to Italy’s EU-funded recovery programme disrupted network availability, raising the risk that temporary construction constraints become permanent traffic…