Homeless man shamed for shaving on New Jersey Transit train had just left shelter, he says

By The Associated Press, NJ.com; September 17, 2018 A man who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving in his seat…

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Here’s what is coming down the tracks for the Music City Star in Nashville, Tennessee

By Meg Garner, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; September 17, 2018 Nashville’s lone commuter rail is slated to face a series…

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New Jersey Transit Now Allowed To Hire Train Engineers Who Live Out Of State

From WCBS Newsradio 880; September 15, 2018 TRENTON, N.J. (WCBS 880) — New Jersey Transit is looking to bring in…

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Dallas: DART not pressing charges after passenger shoots man on train

By Staff, FOX4News.com, September 13, 2018 DALLAS – It will be up to a grand jury to decide if charges…

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Viral Video: New Jersey Transit commuter explains why he was shaving on the train

By The Associated Press, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, WABC; September 15, 2018 NEWARK, New Jersey — A man caught on…

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Caltrain reports uptick in average weekday ridership

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 13, 2018 Caltrain logged 65,095 average weekday passengers during its annual ridership count conducted earlier…

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Virginia Railway Express says full commuter rail service will be running Friday

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 13, 2018 Update: Virginia Railway Express on Thursday afternoon said it will operate…

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Canada: Dozens choose death by train each year. Transit agencies are stepping up

By Michael Mui, StarMetro Vancouver, The Star; September 12, 2018 Dr. Antoon Leenaars recalls a patient who saw the same…

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Commentary on SunRail: Promise or peril? Central Florida’s transit crisis

By Deirdre Macnab, My Word Columnist, Orlando Sentinel; September 11, 2018 As the Orlando Sentinel recently reported, SunRail faces a…

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New England: CTRail On Track To Surpass 1st Year Ridership Goals

By Fred Vigeant, WSHU; September 10, 2018 The recently launched commuter rail service linking Hartford and New Haven with Springfield,…

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Getting there: What ‘on time’ means to railroads

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; September 10, 2018 Japanese railroad officials earlier this year apologized for a huge mistake: One…

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No platform doors, but special measures to ensure no falls on tracks at Hong Kong high-speed rail link terminus, union leader says

By Cannix Yau, South China Morning Post; September 9, 2018 It would be next to impossible for passengers to jump…

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Nashua, New Hampshire to Massachusetts rail service is still in progress

By Damien Fisher, Staff Writer, The Nashua Telegraph; September 7, 2018 NASHUA – The company working to bring a commuter…

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Piece of Metal Pierces Roof of New Jersey Transit Train in a Night of Service Disruptions

By Jeffery C. Mays, The New York Times; September 8, 2018 It was supposed to be a 18-minute ride to…

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Opinion: Safer rail operations for nation is legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash

By Art Leahy, The Orange County Register; September 8, 2018 Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years…

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New York Governor Cuomo: Third track the answer to many Long Island Rail Road problems

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 5, 2018 A long-debated plan to unclog one of the most troublesome bottlenecks in…

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The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Formally Submits Entry Into Engineering Request to the Federal Transit Administration for the West Lake Corridor Project

A Press Release From NICTD, Valpolife.com; September 5, 2018 The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD), operator of the South…

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The news keeps getting worse. Governor says New Jersey Transit delays will continue into next year.

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 5, 2018 Gov. Phil Murphy pulled no punches when he warned commuters that NJ Transit’s problems…

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Days commuting are not time lost, but time found

By Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times; September 2, 2018 Lost? I’m reading a new report claiming Chicagoans “lost” an average of 503 days…

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Hoboken train crash survivors seek tens of millions in damages from New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate,Richard Cowen and Tom Nobile, North Jersey Record; September 1, 2018 More than 30 lawsuits have been filed…

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California: North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; September 1, 2018 Two long-term and ambitious projects tied to North Coast rail operations…

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Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, sold — repairs to begin ‘immediately’

From CBC News; August 31, 2018 Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba are set to begin immediately,…

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SunRail future hits impasse between state, Central Florida governments

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; August 31, 2018 Central Florida’s expected takeover of SunRail from the state in three…

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Central Florida: SunRail considers expanding to Orlando International Airport

By Bailey Myers, Spectrum News 13; August 30, 2018 ORLANDO, Fla. — As a new high speed rail gets the…

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