Polar Bear Express passenger train derails in northern Ontario; minor injuries reported

By Staff, CTV News; May 30, 2018 A train with passengers and crew on board has derailed in a remote…

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Boston: How a 3-mile train ride turns into a 120-mile journey

By Adam Vaccaro, Staff, Boston Globe; May 26, 2018 Without a passenger rail link between North and South stations, the…

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India: Passenger caught railway staff using toilet water to make ‘chai’, contractor penalized

By Sriparna Ghosh, International Business Times; May 3, 2018 People traveling in the Indian Railways often prefer home cooked food rather…

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‘We’re going to keep going,’ says Ontario passenger rail advocate

By James Hopkin, Sootoday.com; April 19, 2018 The Northeastern Ontario Passenger Rail Summit brought together a number of experts and…

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Northeastern Ontario Rail Network: Move People, not just freight, by Rail

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; April 19, 2018 Advocates of passenger rail transportation across the North want to roll back…

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Roanoke, Virginia-based tourism agency receives grant to market beer and outdoors scene

  By Tiffany Holland, The Roanoke Times; March 16, 2018 Regional tourism bureau Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge was awarded a…

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Ctrip partners with Deutsche Bahn (German Railways)

A press release from Ctrip.com International, Ltd.; March 8, 2018: BERLIN, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ctrip Group [CTRP], China’s…

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Snake on a TRAIN in Indonesia: Huge PYTHON terrifies passengers as it slithers between seats

From Daily Star; February 23, 2018 A witness video shows commuters packed into one end of the Jakarta-bound carriage as…

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How much room do you really get on the train?

By Tara Nolan, Global Railway Review; February 16, 2018 Research published by Loco2, the only search and booking engine for…

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Quebec: Centenarian tunnel choke point for Canadian passenger rail projects

By David Thomas, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 7, 2018 A 100-year-old tunnel through Mont-Royal has become a choke…

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A passenger-centric approach to future thinking in rail

By Paul Priestman, Chairman of PriestmanGoode and Global Creative Director of CRRC Sifang, Global Railway Review; February 6, 2018 The…

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Ontario: Seen as first step to multi-modal system with a future rail ‘spine’

From The North Bay Nugget; January 25, 2018 Two Ontario rail advocacy groups say the recent expansion of Ontario Northland…

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Ontario: Train groups continue lobby efforts for North

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; January 22, 2018 City council has thrown their support behind efforts to renew passenger train…

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UK: After 145 years, sharing with stranger on Scotland-London sleeper train to be banned

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; January 21, 2018 Sharing with a stranger on Scotland-London sleeper trains is to be banned…

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Wales: Dog escapes his home in the Valleys and catches a train to Cardiff

By Marcus Hughes, Reporter, Wales Online; January 22, 2018 A dog who escaped from his Valleys home and caught a…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Ice jam cancels snow trains from Spa City to North Creek

By Paul Post, The Saratogian; January 17, 2018 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> An ice jam on the upper Hudson River…

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Russian Train Passengers Need Consent to Share Bottom Bunk

From The Moscow Times; December 11, 2017 Russian train passengers who purchase tickets for top bunks can only sit on…

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Why is Miami called the Magic City? Here’s the real story, and, of course, it involves Henry Flagler

By Connie Ogle, Miami.com; December 5, 2017 You could call Miami the Magic City for any number of reasons. Because…

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Why train travel will be sexy again, according to writer Michael Williams

By Jo Baker, Post Magazine, South China Morning Post; June 20, 2015 The British writer and expert on train travel…

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6 Reasons Train Travel Is the Way to Go

By Amanda McCoy, PopSugar; November 15, 2017 When it comes to air travel, unless you’re splurging on a first-class ticket,…

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And you thought your commute was bad! Passengers travelling on Ukrainian train have to get out and push when it breaks down

By Charlie Bayliss For Mailonline, Daily Mail; November 14, 2017 A train driver was filmed asking his passengers to get…

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The Best European Train Trips

By CNT Editors, Conde Nast Traveler; November 8, 2017 When you factor in security screenings, cramped seats, and armrest wars,…

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UK: Train passengers anger on nightmare seven-hour journey from Hull to London

By Jenna Thompson, Hull Daily Mail; November 6, 2017 Train passengers have spoken of their anger after a “nightmare” seven-hour…

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The ghost trains of northern England that refuse to die

By Godfrey Holmes, Independent; November 1, 2017 Some folk arrive at a railway station crestfallen to find their train’s been…

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