U.S., The big railroad Amtrak forgot: The Chicago and North Western System was a huge granger railroad and operated lots and lots of passenger trains

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; November 23, 2022 The Chicago and North Western System was a major…

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U.S., Ohio: Understanding for Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak and beyond the critical national implications of a Cincinnati route hub with car-lines to both east and west coasts

Editor’s Note: Guest Commentator William Lindley illuminates the concept of a new George Washington as a useful replacement for Stephen…

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U.S., Northeast Corridor: Former Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian found not guilty in 2015 derailment

By CBS3 Staff, CBS Philly; March 4, 2022 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After a week-long trial, a jury has found Brandon…

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U.S., California: ‘Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:’ The Forgotten ‘Stars’ Film Buffs Should Know About

By Jim Alkon, Booktrib; July 15th, 2020 Names like Chaplin, Garbo, Keaton and Stanwyck among countless others come to mind…

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Canada, Ontario: ‘In 30 years … this is the worst I’ve seen’: Smiths Falls, Perth travel agencies reeling over coronavirus crisis

By Desmond Devoy, Smiths Falls Record News; March 19, 2020 There are as many as 60 cancellation files sitting on…

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Here’s Why We’ve Failed to Figure Out Why Infrastructure Costs So Much

By Josh Barro, Intelligencer, New York Magazine; July 24, 2019 Last year, in a provision tucked away in an appropriations…

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Regional Transit Authority updates its master transit plan for Southeast Michigan

By Aaron Mondry, Curbed Detroit; July 15, 2019 After failing to pass a regional transit millage in 2016, the Regional…

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New player to test Indianapolis-Chicago bus service, replacing Amtrak’s Hoosier State service

By Susan Orr, Indianapolis Business Journal; May 31, 2019 New York City-based transportation startup OurBus plans to test a daily…

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Boston Surface Railroad Company looks to raise capital ahead of 2020 opening

By LAUREN CLEM, Staff Writer, The Valley Breeze; May 15, 2019 WOONSOCKET – Plans for an intercity passenger rail between…

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Precision Crew Scheduling: What would Hunter say?

By William C. Keppen, Jr., Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2019 I knew Hunter Harrison when he was a Burlington Northern…

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Opinion: The railroads still belong to Hunter Harrison — even now that he’s gone

By Howard Green, Financial Post; January 24, 2019 Anyone who can furnish a resume showing they worked under four-time railroad…

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Another procession to the morgue, this time after 2 Chicago officers struck and killed by train

By Jeremy Gorner, William Lee, Madeline Buckley and Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune; December 18, 2018 A long procession of police…

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Ontario’s Goderich-Exeter Railway leased segment reverts to Canadian National

By Stephen C. Host, Railway Age Magazine; November 20, 2018 At midnight on Nov. 16, 2018, the 20-year lease of…

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New York & Atlantic Railway: focusing on industrial development on Long Island

November 5, 2018 Here’s a railroad that is telling the story of its great strengths to the audience groups who…

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Yankee Leisure Group Expands Operations to Sydney

By Newsdesk, Travel Agent Magazine; October 5, 2018 Yankee Leisure Group (YLG) has announced the opening of its new office…

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How the Washington & Old Dominion railroad created Northern Virginia’s suburbs

By Gregg Otten, Guest Contributor, Greater Greater Washington; October 3, 2018 Today, the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) is a…

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Student designing maps aimed at making it easier to travel across British Columbia without a car

By Andrew Kurjata, CBC News; September 28, 2018 An education student at the University of Victoria has channeled his “passion…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: THAI Smile lifts standard of in-flight service

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passengers are doing: JetBlue Brings EatUp® Café Fresh Food to More Latin America and Caribbean Routes

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Emirates expands on inflight entertainment, launches food and wine channel

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food servcie operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Deluxe wine and food on the water

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Celebrity Cruises unveils revolutionary ship Edge

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Announces Senior Executive Changes

A press release from CSX Corporation; July 9, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)…

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