Virginia: Hotel Roanoke sees Amtrak boost before first passenger train

By Sara Machi, WDBJ CBS 7; October 7, 2017 ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Hotel Roanoke staff say they are already seeing…

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Layne: Amtrak’s return to Roanoke part of new Virginia economy

By Aubrey Layne, Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, The Roanoke Times; October 30, 2017…

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Roanoke, Virginia editorial: The politics of Amtrak

By The Editorial Board, The Roanoke Times; October 29, 2017 On Tuesday, an Amtrak train will pull out of Roanoke…

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Virginia Opinion: The two-station option is right for Richmond

Anderson and Pantele column: The two-station option is right for Richmond By Ken Anderson and Bill Pantele, Guest Columnists, Richmond…

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South Africa: Council approves plan to take over Cape Town’s trains

From GroundUp, Daily Maverick: October 27, 2017 Brett Herron, Mayco Member for Transportation and Urban Development, presented a business plan…

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South Florida: When will Brightline trains leave the station?

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel; October 27, 2017 Florida’s new high-speed train is supposed to hit the tracks in…

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Amtrak Apologizes After Passenger Forced To Remove Anti-Trump Button in Chicago

By Heather Cherone and Linze Rice, dnainfo; October 27, 2017 DOWNTOWN — A Chicago woman traveling by Amtrak to Seattle Friday told DNAinfo…

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New York City: Undercover and underground with NYPD elite anti-crime subway unit

By Tim Fleischer, WABC Eyewitness News 7; October 27, 2017 BRONX, New York (WABC) — Undercover. Underground. Members of an…

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New Jersey Transit posts lowest annual ridership since Superstorm Sandy

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; October 27, 2017 NJ Transit’s ridership declined 3 percent last year, reflecting the impact of a major crash,…

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Singapore Must Junk Hong Kong’s Rail Model

By Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Gadfly; October 26, 2017 Singapore works. Or that was the city-state’s reputation until one December day…

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California: 25 years ago, Metrolink let SoCal do the locomotion again

By David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: October 26, 2017 The Red Cars had ended service here a month before…

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Passenger describes sudden stop on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Nebraska before suspect’s arrest

By Sydney Edwards, NTV ABC; October 25, 2017 HOLDREGE, Neb. — An armed man was arrested after police say he pulled…

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Amtrak’s next stop: Roanoke, Virginia

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; October 25, 2017 Amtrak is extending passenger rail service to the Roanoke Valley in…

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Florida: Tampa’s streetcar system looks to expand north through downtown

By Caitlin Johnston, Staff Writer, Tampa Bay Times; October 24, 2017 TAMPA — The TECO Line Streetcar system that runs…

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UK: Parents’ anger as children pictured ‘crammed’ onto trains on their way home from school

By Tom Houghton, Wales Online; October 20, 2017 Parents have voiced their anger after a photo emerged showing Valleys schoolchildren…

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Asia – Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?

By Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post; October 21, 2017 The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down…

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Florida NIMBYs Can’t Stop America’s First Private High-Speed Rail

By Chris Persaud, Next City; October 23, 2017 Inside a massive West Palm Beach garage, sleek yellow and silver train…

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Hoosier State and Cardinal in Indiana: Amtrak’s on-time performance slowly climbs after slump

By Emma Ea Ambrose, Journal & Courier; October 19, 2017 LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Joe Krause is an Amtrak passenger assistant based…

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34th Chicago area CREATE project under construction

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…

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Study to look at passenger rail service in Cadillac, Michigan

By Ben Glick, Cadillac News; October 19, 2017 CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac could soon be on track for…

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Connecticut Governor Malloy: CTfastrak Proves Rail Service Will Transform ‘Knowledge Corridor’

By Don Stacom, Hartford Courant; October 17, 2017 When Hartford Line trains start running next spring, they’ll fuel a long-term…

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France: Stations served by TGV trains could be slashed

From The Connexion; October 18, 2017 The number of smaller stations in France served by TGV trains (high-speed trains à…

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UK: Swanage-Wareham rail line reconnection ‘a success’

From BBC News; October 18, 2017 The first regular passenger train services to run between the mainline and a Dorset…

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Commuters are fuming as New Jersey Transit keeps cancelling the same rush hour train

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 18, 2017 Angry commuters who say that their rush hour train has been canceled over…

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