Downeaster passenger rail extension to Rockland, Maine canceled for 2018

By Lauren Abbate, BDN Staff, Bangor Daily News; March 27, 2018 The rail authority responsible for managing Maine’s contract with…

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Minnesota: Northern Lights Express moving on to next phase

By Lisa Kaczke, Duluth News Tribune; March 26, 2018 The proposed Northern Lights Express passenger line between Duluth and Minneapolis…

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Feasibility study: Berkshire Flyer passenger rail to New York City would cost $420k yearly to operate

By Kristin Palpini, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 LENOX — It would cost about $420,000 to operate a seasonal…

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Rail expert: With finesse, passenger line from New York City to Berkshires can be restored

By Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 GREAT BARRINGTON — Nothing is easy. Least of all restoring passenger…

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La Crescent, Minnesota pushes for second Amtrak stop in La Crosse

By Peter Lenz, Multi-Media Journalist, WXOW News 19 ABC; March 25, 2018 La Crescent, MN (WXOW) – The La Crescent…

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Wisconsin: Dunn County Board backs rail service proposal

By Ben Rueter, Leader-Telegram; March 22, 2018 MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board voted in favor of a potential rail…

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Winona, Minnesota City Council Member Paul Schollmeier: Support needed for second train to Chicago

Opinion by Paul Schollmeier, Winona Daily News; March 22, 2018 As Winona develops into a center for the arts and…

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Rail summit in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

By Rosalind Russell, Staff, My Espanola Now; March 21, 2018 Redeveloping and expanding rail passenger service is the focus for…

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Minnesota: All aboard in Winona? Rail group to present on second train proposal March 27

By Glen Olson, Winona Daily News; March 19, 2018 A pro-rail transportation group will be holding an informational forum later…

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Tendering begins for train services in northern Norway

By Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; March 15, 2018 NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has issued tender documents to prequalified bidders for…

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Maine: A passenger rail connection for Lewiston-Auburn?

By Andrew Rice, Staff Writer, Sun Journal; March 15, 2018 LEWISTON — Does it make sense for the Twin Cities…

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Flixtrain to introduce new passenger trains in Germany

From Railcolor Operator News; March 9, 2018 Last year FlixMobility, mother company of Flixbus, flirted with railway operation for the…

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Passenger trains to run on German line after 44-year gap

By Quintus Vosman, International Railway Journal; March 14, 2018 THE 28km freight-only line linking Bad Bentheim and Neuenhaus will have…

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Illinois: Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce representative says no timetable on passenger rail service to Chicago

By Aarik Woods, OurQuadCities.com; March 14, 2018 People in Quad Cities have been waiting for train service to Chicago for…

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Transdev receives safety approval for French passenger market

From Railway Gazette; March 13, 2018 FRANCE: Transdev announced on March 12 that its train operating subsidiary CFTA had received…

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Oklahoma state lawmaker: Task force will study high-speed rail service Tulsa-Oklahoma City

By Don Bishop, KRMG; March 9, 2018 Tulsa, Okla. –  Tulsa Senator Kevin Matthews is starting a bipartisan task force…

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Cost for California bullet train system rises to $77.3 billion

By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; March 9, 2018 The price of the California bullet train project jumped sharply Friday…

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Illinois: Rail project progressing, still expected to happen for Moline

By JIM MEENAN, Qonline.com; March 8, 2018 The Chicago-to-Moline passenger train has been a long time coming. And it still…

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Minnesota: Northern Lights Express project cleared to seek funding

From The Duluth News Tribune; March 7, 2018 Having cleared a pair of environmental hurdles recently, the proposed half-billion-dollar passenger…

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Ontario: Almaguin advocates of passenger rail can get ‘All Aboard’ on website

By Laurel J. Campbell, Almaguin News, Northbaynipissing.com; March 5, 2018 ALMAGUIN — While passenger rail issues in northern Ontario primarily…

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UK: This is how a direct train service between Cleethorpes and London could work

By Patrick Daly, Grimsby Telegraph; February 28, 2018 Grand Central Rail boss Richard McClean tells Parliamentary Correspondent Patrick Daly why…

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Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Board OKs three-week summer pilot passenger runs for Rockland

By Stephen Betts, Village Soup – Knox; February 26, 2018 Portland — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Board…

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SagaRail launches its first passenger services in Sweden

By Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; February 23, 2018 SWEDISH open-access passenger operator SagaRail launched its inaugural commercial services on…

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Illinois: Quad City train project still on track

  By Jennifer DeWitt, Quad City Times; February 25, 2018 As downtown Moline welcomes the new Element hotel as part…

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Rail push in Pennsylvania gains speed: Local leaders hope to expand passenger train service to Pittsburgh

By Dave Sutor, The Tribune-Democrat; February 24, 2018 Imagine, 10 years from now, a young worker boards a passenger train…

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