The Daily CSX – Amtrak South Carolina collision: CSX facing another potential setback?

By Matthew Kazin, Fox Business News; February 4, 2018 For CSX (CSX) CEO Jim Foote, who is in his job…

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Drone video footage of the Amtrak southbound Silver Star-CSX freight train crash in Cayce, South Carolina

By Noah Feit, The State; February 4, 2018 LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC In the aftermath of the deadly Amtrak train crash…

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Orange Park, Florida Amtrak conductor dies in southbound Silver Star train crash in Cayce, South Carolina

By Staff, News4Jax.com; February 4, 2018 CAYCE, S.C. – An Orange Park man was one of two men killed and…

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Southbound Silver Star in Cayce, South Carolina: ‘It appears Amtrak was on the wrong track;’ switch may have been in wrong position

By Josh Kendall And Sammy Fretwell, The State; February 4, 2018 The Amtrak train that collided Sunday morning with a…

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Amtrak’s southbound Silver Star, CSX train collision in South Carolina leaves 2 dead, over 100 injured, officials say

By Travis Fedschun, Bradford Betz, Fox News; February 4, 2018 Two Amtrak personnel were killed and over 100 others were…

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The Daily CSX – Source: CSX maintainers had been working at site of Sunday’s deadly CSX-Amtrak’s Silver Star train accident in Cayce, South Carolina

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 4, 2018 CSX Corp. signal maintainers recently had been working in the…

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At least 2 dead after Amtrak’s southbound Silver Star collides with CSX freight train in South Carolina

By Alisa Tang and Lori Aratani, The Washington Post; February 4, 2018 An Amtrak train en route from New York…

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Forget Amtrak. The private sector can save the New York/New Jersey Gateway tunnel

By Martin Klepper, Crain’s New York Business; February 2, 2018 The Trump administration is at odds with New York and…

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Cardinal passengers stranded in Culpeper, Virginia after Amtrak crash involving GOP legislators

By Daniel Tyson, CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT, The Free Lance-Star; January 31, 2018 Fabien Navidi’s body movements Wednesday afternoon were nearly robotic.…

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Why It’s So Expensive to Build Urban Rail in the U.S.

By Alon Levy, CityLab; January 26, 2018 In late December, The New York Times published a bombshell article by Brian…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Adirondack Park Agency urged to intervene to end rail-car storage

  By DENISE RAYMO and SUZANNE MOORE, Press-Republican; January 25, 2018 MINERVA — With tons of ice pushed onto the…

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New York: State lawmakers grill New York City transit agency chief during budget hearing

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; January 25, 2018 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of dollars being spent…

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The Daily CSX: CSX considers sale of former Boston & Albany line

By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; January 24, 2018 CSX Transportation is considering the sale of as much as 8,000…

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A Way Forward for New York-New Jersey Commuters

An Opinion By Eric Kober, The New York Times; January 17, 2018 The people who commute into and around New…

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New York: Black sludge pours out of sink on Long Island Rail Road train

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; January 16, 2018 A passenger aboard a Long Island Rail Road train out of…

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Free Ron Batory!!!

By Fred Frailey, TRAINS Magazine; January 10, 2018 Foolishness by the senators from New York and New Jersey continues. Six…

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Connecticut: Metro-North to hike fares 10 percent

By Bill Cummings, Connecticut Post; January 9, 2018 HARTFORD — Metro-North commuters are facing a 10 percent fare hike this…

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The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse

By Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek; January 10, 2018 To get to New York’s Penn Station, every northbound Amtrak passenger makes…

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Amtrak CEO Opinion: What accelerated infrastructure work at New York Penn Station means for you

By Guest Columnist Richard Anderson, NJ.com; January 8, 2018 At Amtrak, we are committed to improving Penn Station with significant…

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What can New York State really do about eyesore train cars stored by Iowa Pacific?

An Editorial in The Adirondack Daily Enterprise; January 8, 2018 We have been somewhat surprised by the angry reaction to…

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Editorial: Amtrak’s food desert in New York State

From The Editorial Board, The Albany Times-Union; January 4, 2018 Rail passenger service remains an essential travel mode for many…

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Amtrak preps for next New York Penn Station repair phase

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 4, 2018 Amtrak tomorrow will kick off the next round of track renewal projects at…

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Amtrak train resumes service after derailing in Savannah, Georgia

By Ellen Eldridge and Steve Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; January 4, 2018 The Amtrak train that derailed with 311 passengers…

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New York/New Jersey – The right Hudson tunnel: Scale back Gateway to save it

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; January 3, 2018 Albeit on wrong-headed political grounds, the Trump administration has…

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