Wales: The ‘beautiful’ railway line running through parts of Snowdonia that’s being shunned by passengers

By Lydia Morris, Daily Post Reporter, North Wales Live; December 21, 2018 The Welsh Government has been accused of “failing”…

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Alaska tourism businesses warm up to a growing winter market

By Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News; December 24, 2018 Alaska has long crawled with visitors in the summer months. Now,…

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What other carriers are doing: Cruise-Line Size Race Is Over; Now It’s a Battle Over Amenities

Editor’s note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – CorridorRail…

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Connecticut Governor-Elect Lamont selects former Metro-North president to lead DOT

By Mark Pazniokas and Keith M. Phaneuf, The Connecticut Mirror; December 21, 2018 Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has recruited Joseph J.…

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Will Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker reignite the push to bring rail to Rockford?

By Mary Sugden, Investigative Reporter, WREX NBC 13; December 19, 2018 ROCKFORD (WREX) – It’s a promise Rockfordians have heard…

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Norfolk Southern sues Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over costs of 2016 landslides

By Bob Bauder, Trib Live; December 20, 2018 Norfolk Southern Railroad sued Pittsburgh, seeking more than $1.1 million in damages…

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Canadian Pacific’s new cars hit the rails

By Karen Briere, The Western Producer; December 20, 2018 PASQUA, Sask. — Canadian Pacific Railway’s first 8,500-foot high efficiency product…

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Down Under: 17 things to watch out for during 17 hours of Australia’s The Indian Pacific

By Dan Barrett, SBS; December 20, 2018 The Indian Pacific: Australia’s Longest Train Journey winds delivers 17 hours of well-measured train…

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California: Amtrak, union have deal on relocation or separation of Riverside workers

By Jack Katzanek, Daily Bulletin; December 21, 2018 Amtrak has reached an agreement with the union representing 500 of its…

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Amtrak: Number-crunching doesn’t do it justice

Opinion By Joseph A. Boardman, Railway Age Magazine; December 21, 2018 Today, as well as for most of its existence,…

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Feds award PTC grants to Amtrak for the Southwest Chief route, Metra and New Jersey Transit

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 21, 2018 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) yesterday announced $9.16 million in federal funding toward…

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Amtrak to Improve National Network with New Locomotives

A press release from Amtrak; December 21, 2018: Siemens Mobility awarded $850 million contract for 75 new Tier 4 locomotives…

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U.S. miscalculated benefit of better train brakes, the Associated Press reports

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press, The Spokesman-Review; December 20, 2018 BILLINGS, Mont. – President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential…

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Man who loved riding on top of passenger trains is decapitated by bridge in North Carolina

By Jimmy McCloskey, Metro.co.uk; December 21, 2018 A man who loved riding on top of passenger trains was decapitated after…

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Colorado: Ride, ski and sip: Winter Park Express adding days of operation for 2019

By Ed Sealover Reporter, Denver Business Journal; December 20, 2018 The Amtrak Winter Park Express is adding more days of…

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Trial date set for engineer in 2015 Amtrak Northeast Corridor derailment

The Amtrak engineer charged with the deaths of eight people in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia is scheduled to face…

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Massachusetts considering a Boston East-West rail link — no tunnel needed

By Adam Vaccaro, Globe Staff, Boston Globe;  December 21, 2018 There’s been a lot of talk over the years about…

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Massachusetts: Berkshire Flyer group frets over visitor transport in the county, late trains

By Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle; December 20, 2018 PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Flyer might be coming, but it might…

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Cascades Service: Last year’s Amtrak derailment set back regional train service expansion by years

By Tom Banse, NW News Network; December 18, 2018 Last December’s Amtrak derailment near DuPont, Washington, did more than cost…

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Washington State DOT says it’s on track for train safety deadline

By Alex Bruell, Reporter, TDN.com; December 18, 2018 Amtrak and state transportation officials say they’ve completed installation of a new…

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Rival train companies in UK to be allowed to run the same routes

By Claire Webb, i News; December 18, 2018 Rail passengers may soon be able to choose which train company they…

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Denver’s tall buildings partly to blame for A-Line, G-Line problems, Regional Transportation District tells feds

By John Aguilar, The Denver Post; December 17, 2018 Denver’s recent runaway growth, with high rises going up at a record…

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New law provides oversight of New Jersey Transit, a voice for South Jersey riders

By Colt Shaw, Staff Writer, Press of Atlantic City; December 20, 2018 Disgruntled rail riders were handed a megaphone Thursday,…

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