New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If Long Island Rail Road Agrees to Share Track

By Alon Levy, Streetsblog New York City; December 4, 2017 German transit planners have a saying: organization before electronics before concrete.…

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More projects in the works for Amtrak’s New York State Empire Service

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; December 4, 2017 Rensselaer – Projects intended to improve Amtrak’s Empire Service are in the…

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Governor Cuomo names Paul Karas to head New York State Department Of Transportation

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 4, 2017 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed infrastructure consultant Paul Karas to be…

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New York State: At 50, Empire Service has covered a lot of ground

By Eric Anderson, the Albany Times-Union; December 2, 2017 Rensselaer – Fifty years ago this weekend, the famous “name” trains…

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Odors, long lines, closures plague Los Angeles Union Station bathrooms, so Metro will spend millions to fix them

By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News; November 30, 2017 William Meyers was recovering from a bladder operation…

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FRA extends deadline for passenger railroads to create safety programs

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 1, 2017 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has once again delayed a requirement for commuter…

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New York City Mayor De Blasio and MTA chairman vow to never — ever — shut the subways

By Jillian Jorgensen and Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; November 30, 2017 Here’s one thing MTA Chairman Joe Lhota…

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Switzerland: Twindexx fleet to enter service in 2018

From Railway Gazette; November 30, 2017 SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways confirmed on November 30 that it will launch the first…

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Help on the way for furious Miami Metrorail passengers: The first new train in 33 years

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 30, 2017 Metrorail launched its first new train Thursday since Ronald Reagan was a…

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Rhode Island, Amtrak Looking at Service to TF Green Airport

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 30, 2017 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island transportation officials…

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New York City: Plan envisions world in which subways work

By Matthew Flamm, Crain’s New York Business; November 30, 2017 A nearly 400-page document released Thursday makes 61 recommendations addressing…

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Rebuild New York Subways Under New Leadership, Report Urges

By Winnie Hu, The New York Times; November 30, 2017 Fixing New York City’s subway crisis will require taking the…

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All aboard: Nearly 3 million will ride Brightline in Florida annually by 2020, report says

By Debora Lima, Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; November 29  2017 In an analysis of a $600 million bond issue…

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UK rail routes axed under 1960s Beeching cuts could reopen to ease overcrowding

By Telegraph Reporters, The Telegraph; November 29, 2017 Rail lines closed during the notorious Beeching cuts of the 1960s could…

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Rundown state of Berlin’s U-Bahn lines has hit ‘crisis point’

By Jörg Luyken, The Local DE; November 28, 2017 If you have impatiently been tapping your foot over recent weeks…

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Burned body found atop SEPTA train identified as Philadelphia teen

By Jason Laughlin, Staff Writer, Philly.com; November 28, 2017 The teenager found burned on a SEPTA train has been identified…

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Virginia: Millions from I-66 E-ZPass lanes will go to benefit Virginia Railway Express Manassas line riders

From Potomac Local; November 27, 2017 MANASSAS — Millions of dollars of improvements are coming to the Manassas line of Virginia…

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On track: 5 of the nation’s most prominent rail projects

By Kim Slowey, Construction Dive; November 28, 2017 In the early 19th century, when the first passenger and cargo trains…

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Philadelphia: Police seeking to identify young man killed atop a SEPTA train

By Jason Laughlin & Joseph Gambardello, Staff, Philly.com; November 24, 2017 The person apparently electrocuted Friday morning atop a SEPTA…

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Vancouver Island, British Columbia editorial: E&N line needs new approach

An Editorial From The Times Colonist; November 28, 2017 Since passenger rail service ended on the E&N line in 2011,…

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South Florida: Brightline to start limited service in December

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Palm Beach Post; November 28, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline is expected to start introductory service between…

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Maine Voices: We need to protect our Maine railroad lines for train service

By Tony Donovan and Paul Weiss, Special to the Press Herald, Portland Press Herald; November 28, 2017 In the last…

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Massachusetts: Actual cost of 6-inch fix for Springfield’s Union Station platform expected to be known soon

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; November 27, 2017 SPRINGFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Amtrak are finalizing plans to…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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USDOT tabs Batory as rail advisor

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 22, 2017 With his nomination as Federal Railroad Administrator awaiting…

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