Railway Age Women in Rail 2017 – Corina Moore, Ontario Northland Railway

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 5, 2017 A native of the region served by Ontario…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline to start simulated service this week

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; December 5, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline will begin simulated service this…

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It Has Been 5 Years of Amtrak out of Norfolk, Virginia

From The City of Norfolk, ALTDaily.com; December 5, 2017 On December 12th, the City of Norfolk will mark the five-year…

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UK: The end of the quiet carriage? Train operator asks passengers to decide

By Telegraph Reporters, The Telegraph; December 5, 2017 It is a place of solitude for travellers seeking respite from rush…

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Amtrak Stop for Lake Forest, Illinois OK’d, Gets Mixed Reaction

By Steve Sadin, Daily North Shore; December 5, 2017 LAKE FOREST — Amtrak favors a Lake Forest stop on its…

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Orient Express-style luxury train plan unveiled in New Zealand

By Todd Niall, Auckland Correspondent and Laura Dooney, Journalist, Radio New Zealand; December 4, 2017 An ambitious plan has been…

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UK: New rail destinations for commuters to begin next spring from Cambridgeshire to London

From ITV News; December 4, 2017 For decades rail users travelling south from Cambridge and Peterborough have found Kings Cross…

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USDOT repeals ECP brake rule

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 5, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 4…

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New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If Long Island Rail Road Agrees to Share Track

By Alon Levy, Streetsblog New York City; December 4, 2017 German transit planners have a saying: organization before electronics before concrete.…

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More projects in the works for Amtrak’s New York State Empire Service

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; December 4, 2017 Rensselaer – Projects intended to improve Amtrak’s Empire Service are in the…

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Canadian feds announce funding for Churchill, Manitoba, as rail dispute continues

By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, National Post; December 1, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. — The federal government has announced millions…

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AAR to USDOT: Base regulations on ‘safety successes’

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 4, 2017 The Association of American Railroads (AAR) late last week filed comments with the…

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Governor Cuomo names Paul Karas to head New York State Department Of Transportation

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 4, 2017 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed infrastructure consultant Paul Karas to be…

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The Daily CSX: Hunter Harrison says ‘No red carpet’ when I arrived at CSX Corp. and it hurt his feelings a little bit

By Mark Basch, The Financial News & Daily Record; December 4, 2017 A month after CSX Corp. announced a shakeup…

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UK: ‘People felt cut off’: talk of reopening railway line sparks hope in Devon

By Steven Morris, The Guardian; December 1, 2017 Romantically minded railway enthusiasts in the West Country town of Okehampton dream…

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Nova Scotia: Halifax Explosion commemoration to recognize growing legend of railroad telegraph operator hero Vince Coleman

By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press, National Post; December 4, 2017 HALIFAX — Exactly one century after he died, mustachioed…

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Pennsylvania: Erie’s Union Station marks 90th year Most Popular Our Picks

By Jim Martin, GoErie.com; December 4, 2017 Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Erie-based Logistics Plus, doesn’t claim to be…

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Iowa Pacific In Oregon: Train To Christmas Town derails; passengers put on buses

A bumpy ride: Hood River’s Christmas Town Train derails By KOIN 6 News Staff; December 1, 2017 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN)…

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Buffalo, New York rail historians gain a necessity — tracks and freight cars

By Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News; December 1, 2017 Some day in the not too distant future, the Western…

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Two Major Unions Join In Ratifying Agreements With The Freight Railroads

A press release from National Railway Labor Conference: Accords now cover more than 81,000 employees in national bargaining ARLINGTON, Va.,…

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New York State: At 50, Empire Service has covered a lot of ground

By Eric Anderson, the Albany Times-Union; December 2, 2017 Rensselaer – Fifty years ago this weekend, the famous “name” trains…

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The Berkshire Eagle Opinion: Anticipate last mile for Berkshire County-New York City train

From The Berkshire Eagle; December 1, 2017 Connecting Berkshire County to New York City by train is not all about…

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Exploding ships, relief trains and journalists in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Journalists key in sparking relief efforts after Halifax Explosion: researchers By Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, National Post; December 1,…

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