Montana Senator Tester inserts Amtrak ticket agents in appropriations bill

By Tim Leeds, Havre Daily News; September 20, 2019 Montana’s senior senator said Thursday he inserted language in a appropriations…

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Opinion/Editorial: Ambitious rail plan would benefit Charlottesville, Virginia

By The Editorial Board, The Daily Progress; September 21, 2019 Charlottesville Amtrak riders will be interested in this: An east-west…

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Virginia: More Amtrak trains are coming to Hampton Roads, but not any time soon

By Julia Marsigliano, WYDaily; September 19, 2019 The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s DC2RVA Rail Project aims to…

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Train vs. Plane: And the Winner Is … Well, It Depends

By Elaine Glusac, The New York Times; September 20, 2019 From Chicago, there are a number of ways to travel…

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Extending light rail north of Miami, Florida would be expensive, but study reveals traditional elevated rail beats sexier alternatives

By Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; September 19, 2019 If Miami-Dade County wants to expand its light rail transit line…

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South Florida: How Miami ranks among best and worst public transit systems in US

By Michael Adams, Managing Editor, South Florida Business Journal; September 18, 2019 Miami’s public transit system lags behind other U.S.…

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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeks another $798 million to finish East Side Access project long plagued by delays and rising costs

By Clayton Guse, New York Daily News; September 19, 2019 Finishing the MTA’s cavernous new Long Island Rail Road stop…

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California Virgin Trains USA proposal gets bond boost from committee

By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal; September 19, 2019 Development of a high-speed rail line took another leap forward…

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Virgin Trains expects to begin work Sept. 23 along Florida’s Treasure Coast, Stuart officials say

By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers, TCPalm.com; September 18, 2019 Preliminary work on Virgin Trains USA’s higher-speed rail is expected…

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Renovations in the Works for Erie, Pennsylvania Amtrak Train Station

By Molly Somora, Erie News Now; September 18, 2019 The Amtrak Union Station in downtown Erie is in the process…

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Michigan Department of Transportation dropping effort to move Greyhound to Detroit Amtrak Station

By Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press; September 19, 2019 Greyhound is staying put. The Michigan Department of Transportation is…

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California Bullet train board votes on proposed Valley to San Jose route, amid backlash

By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee; September 17, 2019 San Jose The California High-Speed Rail Authority board voted unanimously Tuesday…

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Transit agency, Richardson, Texas officials break ground on North Texas’ 26-mile passenger rail project

By Gavin Pugh, Community Impact Newspaper; September 19, 2019 North Texas’ regional public transit agency has made good on a…

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Commonwealth commemorates 10 years of Virginia-sponsored passenger rail service

A press release from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation; September 18, 2019: Expanding passenger rail has improved…

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Los Angeles Union Station overhaul receives $400 million from California High Speed Rail

By Antonio Pacheco, Archinect; September 13, 2019 The California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority…

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California bullet train’s mishandling of land deals adds to mounting costs and delays

By Ralph Vartabedian, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times; September 16, 2019 California’s bullet train project confronts an array of political and…

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Experiential Travel and Amtrak

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; September 18, 2019 Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson proposes to eliminate most of Amtrak’s interregional…

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Push for shorter passenger train trips east from Roanoke, Virginia could make positive impact

By Tommy Lopez, Weekend Anchor/Reporter, WSLS 10 News NBC; September 16, 2019 There’s a new push to allow faster train…

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Historic New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital plan includes nearly $5 Billion for Metro-North projects, including Penn Station Access

By Thomas C. Zambito, Rockland/Westchester Journal News; September 16, 2019 The largest-ever capital plan in Metropolitan Transportation Authority history includes…

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Connecticut Department of Transportation planning new rail cars on Metro-North branch lines

By Jim Shay, Connecticut Post; September 16, 2019 The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace rail cars on…

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Texas Central Partners inks construction deal for high-speed rail

By Staff Reports, The Madisonville Meteor; September 16, 2019 Texas Central Partners, the company hoping to build a high-speed rail…

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Jury awards $17 million to 3 plaintiffs in deadly Amtrak Cascades Service Washington State derailment

By Associated Press staff and Seattle Times Staff; September 13, 2019 TACOMA — Three people who sued Amtrak over the deadly…

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Amtrak rolling out new food options in effort to counter ‘dumbed-down’ image

By Dan Freedman, The Albany Times-Union; September 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — Rail enthusiasts of a certain age may remember the…

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Amtrak reveals details about nonstop New York-Washington, D.C. service, new sleeping train amenities

By David Oliver, USA TODAY; September 13, 2019 WASHINGTON — A series of changes are on track to debut soon…

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No fare hikes as Chicago Metra relishes capital infusion

By Marni Pyke, Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times; September 11, 2019 After years of gloomy budget forecasts, Metra riders Wednesday…

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