By Kevin Fixler, The Press Democrat; November 27, 2018 Four new diesel rail cars Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit planned to…
By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise; November 26, 2018 Officials with Amtrak said they are working on relocation options for employees…
By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee; November 20, 2018 Amtrak’s San Joaquin trains that roll daily through Fresno en route…
By Billy Jean Louis and Brian Bandell, Orlando Business Journal; November 20, 2018 Three days after Brightline announced a strategic…
By Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow and Editor, Eno Transportation Weekly; November 16, 2018 Yesterday, the California State Auditor released a…
By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; November 19, 2018 Brightline’s new partnership with Virgin Group has revealed new…
By Michele Stueven, LA Weekly; November 8, 2018 When the first train engine rolled into Union Station in 1939, it…
A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; November 16, 2018: Union Pacific has been aggressively working to achieve lower emissions…
By Andrew F. Kotyuk, Metrolink Board Chairman; Intelligent Transport; November 16, 2018 Traffic. It’s the common denominator that unites just…
By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; November 16, 2018 On the same day it announced a major rebranding as Richard Branson’s…
A press release from Brightline; November 16, 2018: EXPRESS INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM TO BECOME VIRGIN TRAINS USA MIAMI, Fla.…
By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise; November 14, 2018 Amtrak said Wednesday it will close its Riverside reservation center in January,…
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal; November 10, 2018 Southern Nevada leaders in tourism and transportation have given the…
By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee; November 5, 2018 When – or perhaps “if” – high-speed trains begin running on…
By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; November 3, 2018 As the North Bay’s commuter rail line moves into its second…
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By Staff, Santa Maria Times; October 25, 2018 Santa Barbara County Association of Governments has joined forces with four other…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 24, 2018 Caltrain this month entered a new manufacturing phase for its first electric trainset.…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 19, 2018 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) yesterday allocated $91.2 million to Metrolink to advance…
By Chris Leadbeater, Travel Correspondent, The Telegraph; October 18, 2018 Something is stirring in America – and for once, it…
By Mike Coppock, Special Contributor, Dallas Morning News; October 2, 2018 As I looked around the observation car of Amtrak’s…
A press release from Amtrak Pacific Surfliner; October 1, 2018: More reliable, greener Siemens Charger locomotives will power passenger trains…
By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 I interviewed Marc Magliari, who is Amtrak’s spokesperson for 23 states, to…
By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 This month, Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell powered train. France’s TGV…
Editor’s note: Russ Jackson is the retired distinguished editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson reside…