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Written by Doug Riddell, Guest Columnist, Railway Age Magazine; December 11, 2017 I read with interest Railway Age’s most recent…

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Dallas Beats Houston (at Light Rail), 5 Reasons We Should Follow Their Lead

By Jeff Balke, Houston Press; December 12, 2017 The Dallas versus Houston debate may be old and worn thin, but…

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Commuters often exposed to damaging noise levels

By Shereen Lehman, Reuters; December 11, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Loud noise exceeding levels that can damage hearing is regularly…

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Alton, Illinois train depot comes down; FDR and Eleanor, Gerald Ford stopped at station

By Linda N. Weller, The Telegraph; December 11, 2017 ALTON — A trackhoe began tearing away at the old Alton…

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Amtrak in Norfolk, Virginia Marks Five-Year Anniversary

A press release from Amtrak; December 11, 2017: Ridership increasing for route and station WASHINGTON – Amtrak celebrates five years…

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Wilmington, North Carolina: The little project that could? Rail realignment could transform the region, for a price

By Benjamin Schachtman, Port City Daily; December 11, 2017 WILMINGTON — The rail realignment project is an ambitious plan to…

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Record number of passengers through Switzerland’s Gotthard rail tunnel

By Luigi Jorio, Swissinfo.ch; December 11, 2017 It has been one year since the first trains started using the Gotthard…

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More reindeer meet tragic fate in Norway

By Staff, newsinenglish.no; December 11, 2017 Sami reindeer herders and not least their animals suffered yet another tragedy during the…

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Maryland’s MARC trains to the University of Delaware? Possibility inches closer with award of Newark train station contract

By Karl Baker, The News Journal; December 11, 2017 A likely expansion of passenger rail service to the University of Delaware…

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New York City: MTA’s newest fleet of $2M subway cars face third crippling mishap in two weeks

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; December 10, 2017 Congratulations, MTA: You’re the proud owners of more than two…

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Connecticut: Hopes for Hartford Line include rail travel to Boston

By Mary Ellen Godin, Staff, The Record-Journal; December 10, 2017 CTrail’s Hartford Line may be ready to take more commuters…

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Russian Train Passengers Need Consent to Share Bottom Bunk

From The Moscow Times; December 11, 2017 Russian train passengers who purchase tickets for top bunks can only sit on…

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Christmas train CHAOS: Station closures set to continue ‘worst year ever’ on UK railways

By Jon Coates, Sunday Express; December 10, 2017 The Christmas rip-off will see travellers using Southeastern services pay double the…

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Track repairs slated at century-old Hoboken, New Jersey rail terminal

By The Associated Press, The Seattle Times; December 8, 2017 HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Hoboken’s more than 100-year-old rail terminal…

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Florida House bill says train conductors, passengers cannot be auto accident witnesses

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; December 8, 2017 A new Florida House bill says that train conductors and passengers are not,…

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Japan unveils new graceful super express trains

By Helen Coffey, The Independent; December 8, 2017 The Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan revealed its new series 70,000 Graceful…

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UK: Stagecoach sees sensors as way to offer cut-price seats

From The Evening Standard; December 8, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s days of sitting on the floor on packed Virgin…

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New Jersey Transit to order more electro-diesels

Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 NEW JERSEY Transit (NJ Transit) has decided to…

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The Daily CSX: New Jersey Transit service remains suspended following CSX freight train derailment

By Allison Pries, NJ.com; December 9, 2017 NJ Transit service on the Raritan Valley Line is expected to remain suspended…

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German high-speed train breaks down on return from Berlin-Munich maiden voyage

By Alistair Walsh, Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2017 A train traveling on the brand new high-speed rail link between Munich…

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Righting wrong signals: learning from London’s Waterloo Station

By Ross Davies, Railway Technology; December 4, 2017 Hell hath no fury like a stranded commuter. Mark Carne, chairman of…

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New York City: Life isn’t getting easier for Long Island Rail Road commuters this winter

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; December 8, 2017 The “Summer of Hell” is over — but the winter of…

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