The Northeast Corridor in New Jersey: Crews to break ground on Portal Bridge Project in Kearny

From News 12 New Jersey; October 13, 2017 KEARNY – Crews will break ground Friday on the Portal Bridge Project…

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Sound Transit CEO says voters’ approval is ‘personal sacrifice’

By MyNorthwest.com; October 11, 2017 Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff said voters within the agency’s taxing district have made a…

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Norwegian passenger service tendering underway

From Railway Gazette; October 12, 2017 NORWAY: Invitations to tender for the Lot 1 Sør passenger train operating contract were…

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Berlin long-term development plan signed

Written by David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; October 6, 2017 A framework agreement called i2030 to improve the rail network…

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Los Angeles Union Station redevelopment moves forward

Written by  David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; October 11, 2017 LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will stage a…

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New Jersey Transit worried more concrete walls may crumble, this time on Montclair-Boonton line

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; October 11, 2017 NJ Transit is inspecting more concrete retaining walls along its tracks, following problems with…

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Union challenges New Jersey Transit math: ‘Show us the facts’ on 35 canceled trains

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 11, 2017 What’s in a number? Plenty when it comes to who to believe about how…

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California law paves way for Caltrain’s sales tax ballot measure

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 11, 2017 California Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday signed into law a bill that enables Caltrain‘s…

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California: Exeter Chamber of Commerce Director is concerned with a proposed passenger train station location in the downtown area

By Reggie Ellis, The Foothills Sun-Gazette; October 11, 2017 EXETER – Train travel might be vintage but is it charming?…

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WiFi woes: the difficulties of improving onboard internet services

By Joe Baker, Railway-Technology.com; October 11, 2017 In today’s hyper-digital era, onboard WiFi has become less of a handy convenience…

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Caltrans Unveils Vision for California’s Rail Plan

A press release from Caltrans via SCVnews.com; October 11, 2017: Caltrans today released the public draft of the California State…

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Boston: MBTA data shows service worst among carriers

By Matt Stout, Boston Herald; October 12, 2017 More commuter rail trains broke down on the MBTA last year than…

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San Diego: Sale of historic Santa Fe Depot completed

By Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune; October 11, 2017 The Santa Fe Depot was sold Wednesday with plans announced for…

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Albany, New York editorial: Misplaced rail priorities

The Editorial Board, Albany Times-Union; October 11, 2017 THE ISSUE: Politicians too often prefer attention-grabbing projects to maintaining infrastructure. THE…

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New York City: Grand Central Terminal transforming into cinema for one day only

By Shaye Weaver, amNY.com; October 11, 2017 The starry ceiling and cavernous halls of Grand Central Terminal will become the…

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UK: Take a sneak peek inside the new high-tech trains coming to Cambridge

By Adam Care and James Laybourn, Cambridge News; October 11, 2017 It feels more like a London tube train than…

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Boston’s stuck! Beantown rail fleet tops New Jersey Transit as least reliable

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 11, 2017 NJ Transit’s trains are no longer the worst in the nation for breaking down…

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Texas: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority Unveil the First U.S. FLIRT Train

A press release from Stadler US, Inc.: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) introduced the first FLIRT (Fast…

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South Africa: City of Cape Town Intends to Take Over Commuter Trains

By William Yoder, AllAfrica; October 10, 2017 On Tuesday, Mayoral Committee Member for Transportation and Urban Development Brett Herron announced…

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Illinois completes CREATE grade separation project

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 10, 2017 A $67 million grade separation project in Bensenville, Illinois, has been completed as…

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Navigating the Complex Landscape of P3s

By Jane Campbell, Contributor, Governing; October 10, 2017 With the global insurer AIG predicting that the United States will soon…

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We had to cancel 35 trains after 20 engineers took surprise day off, New Jersey Transit says

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 10, 2017 NJ Transit officials blamed the cancellation of 35 trains on Columbus Day on…

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UK: Final flush in 2019 for railroad passenger car direct-dump-onto-the-tracks toilets

No more platform No 2s: train toilets to stop emptying on to tracks By Gwyn Topham, Transport Correspondent, The Guardian;…

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