Opinion: Rebuild the Churchill rail line

By Brian Zinchuk, Estevan Mercury; May 2, 2018 In the fabled poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Lord Alfred…

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Governments of Canada and Ontario enhance passenger capacity on the GO Transit system by investing in new bi-level coaches

A press release from Infrastructure Canada; April 30, 2018: BURLINGTON, ON, April 30, 2018 /CNW/ – Investing in public infrastructure supports…

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CN to purchase 350 lumber cars to meet growing demand in forest products business

A press release from Canadian National Railway; May 2, 2018: HAMILTON, Ontario, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX:CNR)…

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Edsel Ford II: Ford corporate board may vote on Detroit’s Michigan Central train station plan May 10

By CHAD LIVENGOOD, Crain’s Detroit Business; April 30, 2018 Ford Motor Co. board member Edsel B. Ford II said Monday…

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Kansas: Amtrak to lay off ticket agents in Topeka and Garden City

By The Associated Press, WIBW News; April 30, 2018 Amtrak ticket agents in Topeka and Garden City will lose their…

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‘This was built for the ages.’ Raleigh, North Carolina celebrates new Union Station.

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; April 30, 2018 RALEIGH – Hundreds of people gathered in the great hall…

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Middlebury, Vermont begins search for passenger rail platform

By John Flowers, Addison County Independent; April 30, 2018 MIDDLEBURY — The town of Middlebury has hired the engineering firm…

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Amtrak Didn’t Heed Work-Zone Speed Advice Before Fatal Crash

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg; April 30, 2018 Five months ago, in a scathing report on a 2016 accident in which…

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Amtrak Report Says 30th Street Station in Philadelphia Can’t Be Locked in Emergency Because Staff Don’t Have Keys, Cite Several Other Security Issues

By Vince Lattanzio, NBC 10; April 30, 2018 If Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station needed to be locked down in an…

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Amtrak’s City of New Orleans to stop in Marks, Mississippi

From The Delta Business Journal; April 30, 2018 The “City of New Orleans Route” passenger Amtrak service from Chicago to…

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May 1st is Amtrak Day: Amtrak Celebrates 47 Years, Looks to the Future

A press release from Amtrak; May 1, 2018: Numerous customer improvements completed, more underway WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today,…

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Union Pacific is Safest U.S. Railroad for Third Consecutive Year

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; April 30, 2018: Omaha, Neb., April 30, 2018 Union Pacific became the safest…

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China to Austria: First freight train from Chengdu arrives in Vienna

By Erwin Reidinger, International Railway Journal; April 30, 2018 A ceremony was held at Vienna South container terminal on April…

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Charlie Harper column in Savannah, Georgia: Rail upgrades key for rural economic growth

By Charlie Harper, Savannah Morning News; April 30, 2018 Metro Atlanta’s transit governance conundrum was solved during the Georgia General…

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A Miami monorail? County seeks private transit projects during Metrorail stalemate

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; April 30, 2018 Facing a stalemate on the promise to expand Metrorail, Miami-Dade wants privatization…

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All Aboard Florida defends its bond status for railroad money

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; April 30, 2018 All Aboard Florida’s $1.75 billion in tax exempt private activity bonds are…

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