Irish Rail phases out ‘quiet carriages’ due to mobile phone use

By Joyce Fegan, Irish Examiner; January 27, 2018 Irish Rail is phasing out ‘quiet carriages’ on all trains due to…

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Scotland: Up to 20 ScotRail trains a day skip their scheduled stops

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; January 28, 2018 The number of ScotRail trains skipping stops – one of passengers’ greatest…

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New Jersey Transit’s Engines Parked as Train-Control Software Won’t Work

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 New Jersey Transit’s race to fulfill a federal mandate for emergency train-braking has…

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Ontario: Metrolinx launches ‘cheeky’ book on how to behave on public transit

From CBC News Toronto; January 24, 2018 GO Transit has produced a book on how to behave on its buses…

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A reporter’s story: I’ve covered NJ Transit for 20 years, here’s what I think Governor Murphy may find in his audit

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; January 24, 2018 When I first started covering NJ Transit, the agency wasn’t considered a national…

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At least three dead after commuter train derails near Milan, Italy

By Emilio Parodi and Francesca Landini, Reuters; January 25, 2018 SEGGIANO DI PIOLTELLO, Italy (Reuters) – At least three people…

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Governor Phil Murphy appoints Kevin Corbett to turn around troubled New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 23, 2018 Only a week in office, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday tapped…

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San Francisco Bay Area: BART launches first of fresh fleet

By Jerold Chinn, sfbay.ca; January 20, 2018 The wait is over for BART passengers. BART’s first “Fleet of The Future”…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail hopes to add additional trains to Florida East Coast Railway tracks

By Michael Buczyner, CBS 12; January 19, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The same train tracks used by high-speed…

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Australia – ‘There was blood everywhere’: inquiry to find out why train failed to stop

By Matt O’Sullivan and Dan Proudman, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times; January 22, 2018 Three separate regulators will investigate…

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A Way Forward for New York-New Jersey Commuters

An Opinion By Eric Kober, The New York Times; January 17, 2018 The people who commute into and around New…

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Governor Sununu Changes Position On Bringing Commuter Rail To New Hampshire

By Paige Sutherland, New Hampshire Public Radio; January 17, 2018 During his run for Governor, Chris Sununu called commuter rail…

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New York: Black sludge pours out of sink on Long Island Rail Road train

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; January 16, 2018 A passenger aboard a Long Island Rail Road train out of…

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Australia: Queensland’s new trains struggling to cope with summer heat

By Tony Moore, The Sydney Morning Herald; January 15, 2018 Rail commuters have complained the airconditioning in south-east Queensland’s new…

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Indiana: ‘My train exploded’ – Passengers evacuated after malfunction on South Shore line

From WSBT 22; January 16, 2018 Overnight sparks flew on a South Shore train heading to South Bend. The train…

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Massachusetts Governor Baker has “issues’ with Keolis: ‘They need to up their game’

By Matt Stout, Boston Herald; January 12, 2018 Gov. Charlie Baker is ramping up pressure on Keolis, the MBTA’s private…

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UK: Passengers baffled after Stansted Express train ‘kills cow’

By Eleanor Rose, Evening Standard; January 12, 2018 Travellers were left baffled after their Stansted Express service ploughed into a…

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Connecticut: Metro-North to hike fares 10 percent

By Bill Cummings, Connecticut Post; January 9, 2018 HARTFORD — Metro-North commuters are facing a 10 percent fare hike this…

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Alaska: From pipedream to reality?

By AMY BUSHATZ, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman; January 9, 2018 WASILLA — A long-discussed commuter train between the Valley and Anchorage…

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Australia: Squeezing more out of Sydney’s train fleet leaves less time for maintenance

By Matt O’Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald; January 9, 2018 Efforts to squeeze more out of Sydney’s rail fleet as…

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Memo: New Jersey Transit couldn’t fill critical jobs because low pay turned off applicants

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 8,2018 NJ Transit couldn’t fill key positions because the agency wouldn’t offer competitive…

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UK: London Bridge station opens new platforms as redevelopment nears completion

By Alistair Smout, Staff, Reuters; January 2, 2018 LONDON (Reuters) – Five new platforms and a large concourse opened at…

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Dutch rail claims improved on time performance, reduced crowding

By Janene Pieters, NLTimes.nl; December 29, 2017 So far the new NS timetable seems to have had positive consequences for…

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