Massachusetts: Grand Central Terminal in New York benches ready for new home at Springfield’s Union Station

By Peter Goonan, Masslive.com; July 11, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — Two historic wooden benches that are on long-term loan to Union…

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Moments before fatal South Carolina train crash, CSX workers wondered if they’d made a mistake

By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; July 11, 2018 Moments before a passenger train slammed into parked locomotive outside…

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Virginia: Chesterfield County, advocates in Ettrick fight to save Amtrak train station

BY JIM McCONNELL, SENIOR WRITER, Chesterfield Observer; July 11, 2018 On the afternoon of July 2, while many of Chesterfield’s…

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New York: Long Island Rail Road completes key signal at Harold Interlocking

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; July 11, 2018 The Long Island Rail Road has completed the replacement of the entire…

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Chicago: Next phase to detangle massive railroad bottleneck starts next spring

By Carlos Ballesteros, Chicago Sun-Times; July 11, 2018 Construction meant to fix a notorious railroad bottleneck on the South Side…

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Illinois: Continuing Amtrak Hiawatha fight, Glenview to pay for $160,000 train traffic analysis

By Alexandra Kukulka, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; July 10, 2018 The village of Glenview has hired a consulting firm to conduct…

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Railroads have day of reckoning with National Transportation Safety Board

Amtrak Cascades Engineer for Train Number 501 just before fatal crash: “A moment later, he saw the 30-mph speed restriction…

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Amtrak Cascades engineer called trip ‘learning experience’ before fatal Washington State crash

By David Shepardson, Reuters, WSAU News/Talk 550 AM; July 10, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Amtrak engineer aboard a speeding…

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‘Everybody hated that curve’: Amtrak Cascades engineer told of worries before December crash south of Tacoma, Washington

By Mike Lindblom, Transportation Reporter, Seattle Times; July 10, 2018 The engineer in last December’s Amtrak Cascades derailment worried about…

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The Daily CSX: Investigators grill train company about deadly crash in South Carolina

By The Associated Press, WNYT, News Channel 13 NBC; July 10, 2018 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal investigators on Tuesday…

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Amtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington State Crash Last December Didn’t Meet Current Standards

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg; July 10, 2018 The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle last…

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All aboard! First train leaves new Raleigh Union Station

By Emmy Victor, Reporter, WRAL; July 10, 2018 Raleigh, N.C. — The very first train to leave Raleigh Union Station…

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Interested in dining on Amtrak? Better get it while it’s hot

By Ben Wear, Staff, American-Statesman; July 6, 2018 The idea of taking a cross-country Amtrak trip, booking the sleeper compartment…

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Amtrak: A Marx Brothers revival

An Opinion By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; July 9, 2018 Watching Washington, July 2018:…

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Chicago attorney latest STB nominee

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; July 6, 2018 Martin J. (Marty) Oberman, 73, an…

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New Mexico Opinion: Step up for passenger train service

An Editorial From The Santa Fe New Mexican; July 6, 2018 Keeping Amtrak train service open and running through Northern…

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Southwest Chief rail line: A ‘canary in the coal mine’?

By T.S. Last, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal; July 5, 2018 Just a few months ago, things were looking up for…

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Andrew Selden Opinion: No way to run a passenger railroad

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; July 6, 2018 What does a deflated balloon look like? That is becoming an…

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Amtrak considering bus service instead of Southwest Chief

  By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain; July 4, 2018 Amtrak is considering ending passenger train service between Dodge City…

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Mobile, Alabama plans for new train station not a ‘slight’ at Governor Kay Ivey, officials say

By John Sharp, AL.com; July 3, 2018 About two weeks ago, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declined to commit the state…

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Amtrak may use buses for part of Southwest Chief Los Angeles-Chicago trip

By T. S. Last, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal; July 3, 2018 SANTA FE – Travelers may no longer be able…

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Americans need passenger rail that serves entire nation — not just the East and West coasts

By Larry Willis, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; July 3, 2018 Amtrak, America’s national passenger rail service, was created to do…

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Despite rumors, Amtrak’s Empire Builder will keep on running

By J. Reed Anderson, General Manager, Devils Lake Journal; July 2, 2018 Amtrak is not shuttering stations nor reducing service…

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Getting There in Connecticut: Metro-North reduces quiet cars without a peep

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; July 2, 2018 “Train time is your own time” was the old marketing slogan of…

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North Carolina: Here’s when Raleigh Union Station will open. For real, this time.

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; July 2, 2018 RALEIGH – Amtrak says its passengers will begin using Raleigh…

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