Germany: DB to purchase 18 ICE 4 trains as part of €1bn investment

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; September 27, 2018 GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on September 27 that it is investing…

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New York/New Jersey: This PATH train was so crowded a man remained standing after fainting

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 26, 2018 A PATH train was so crowded Wednesday morning that when a man passed…

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Eurobarometer: Europeans Happy With Passenger Rail Services

By GTP Editing Team, Greek Travel Pages; September 26, 2018 More than half of Greek commuters (54 percent) are satisfied…

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Riding the Brightline, America’s Train of the Future

By Paul Rubio, Conde Nast Traveler; September 25, 2018 It seems every business nowadays labels itself an industry “disrupter.” But…

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Minnesota: Ramsey County still hopeful about a second daily passenger train from Chicago to the Twin Cities

By Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press; September 24, 2018 The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners remains optimistic that a second daily…

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UK: How Virgin Trains is using tech to become a customer-obsessed company

By Taylor Bragg, T_HQ; September 21, 2018 It’s been over 200 years since the first passenger train ran in the…

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It’s New Jersey Transit’s go-to excuse for canceling trains, but it’s not the whole story

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 24, 2018 For NJ Transit commuters, the initials PTC might as well stand for Potential…

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Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation to review passenger rail service between Pittsburgh and Altoona

By Paul J. Gough, Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times; September 21, 2018 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will review the potential…

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Along Florida’s east coast: Stuart, Fort Pierce battle for Brightline station

By Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers, TCPalm.com; September 21, 2018 The battle to stop the train is turning into the…

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Empire Builder route: Additional Twin Cities-Chicago rail service viable, study finds

By Janet Moore, Star Tribune; September 23, 2018 Adding a second daily passenger train between St. Paul’s Union Depot and…

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Amtrak Prepares for Increased Thanksgiving Travel

A press release from Amtrak; September 20, 2018 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In anticipation of the busiest travel week…

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Romania’s passenger rail company plans to buy 100 second-hand trains

From Romania Insider; September 20, 2018 Romania’s state-owned passenger rail company CFR Calatori is in negotiations for buying 100 used…

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New Mexico Rail Runner Express: Time to reinvent the wheel?

By T.S. Last, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal; September 21, 2018 Voters in four counties this November are being asked to…

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New Jersey Transit Cancels Dozens of Train Runs, Warns of More Crowding; Discounts Coming

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; September 20, 2018 New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used…

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California: SMART to begin work on extension of commuter rail to Windsor

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, September 19, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors Wednesday authorized spending…

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Take the No. 5 train to Santa Monica? Los Angeles Metro may rename its rail lines

By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times; September 19, 2018 Instead of taking the Blue Line to Long Beach, how…

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Local Illinois officials share concerns about Amtrak service with Senator Durbin

By Rebecca Susmarski of GateHouse Media Illinois, Journal Star; September 19, 2018 GALESBURG — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Deluxe wine and food on the water

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…

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Tampa, Florida: Here’s when you can start riding the TECO Line Streetcar for free

By Veronica Brezina-Smith, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; September 19, 2018 The TECO Line Streetcar System will begin offering free…

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5 million rides for Kansas City Streetcar

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 19, 2018 The fare-free KC Streetcar recently logged its 5 millionth…

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Taiwan’s stunning 106-year-old mountain railway

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN; September 18, 2018 Chiayi, Taiwan (CNN) — As a red and cream-colored train chugs up…

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Why can’t you get a seat on Metro-North? It’s complicated, but let us explain

By Thomas C. Zambito, Rockland/Westchester Journal News; September 19, 2018 Wondering why you can’t get a seat on Metro-North even…

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Unintended consequences

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; September 19, 2018 Underlying the ancient aphorism “be careful what you wish for ……

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Here’s what is coming down the tracks for the Music City Star in Nashville, Tennessee

By Meg Garner, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; September 17, 2018 Nashville’s lone commuter rail is slated to face a series…

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