Washington State: Confusion, potential sprint across dangerous tracks after Amtrak, Sounder station merger

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 11, 2017 Changes at the Tacoma Sounder train station at Freighthouse Square have…

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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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One of the last great Washington State train rides is coming to an end

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 8, 2017 For more than a century, train passengers have traveled along Tacoma’s…

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Now a 30-year-old regional, Montana Rail Link continues to mine carloads both solo and with BNSF

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 2017 Montana Rail Link (MRL) launched operations on Halloween in 1987.…

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USDOT repeals ECP brake rule

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 5, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 4…

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AAR to USDOT: Base regulations on ‘safety successes’

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 4, 2017 The Association of American Railroads (AAR) late last week filed comments with the…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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USDOT tabs Batory as rail advisor

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 22, 2017 With his nomination as Federal Railroad Administrator awaiting…

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Virginia: Architectural design for Charlottesville train station addition clears hurdle

By CHRIS SUAREZ, Reporter, The Daily Progress; November 22, 2017 The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Tuesday approved preliminary…

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Amtrak Cardinal ridership up 7.25 percent despite drop in Huntington, West Virginia

By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; November 20, 2017 Ridership on Amtrak’s Cardinal train, the tri-weekly New-York-to-Chicago route that…

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Opinion – Hundreds of Local Leaders Agree: Do Not Economically Re-Regulate Freight Railroads

By Brett Harrell, Paul C. Jablonski, and Christopher Reilly, Inside Sources; November 21, 2017 As the fall grain harvest wraps…

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The Daily CSX: General Mills plant facing reduced CSX rail service in Buffalo, New York

By Matt Glynn, The Buffalo News; November 20, 2017 Reduced CSX rail service to the General Mills plant in Buffalo…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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Washington State: A year after anti-fracking encampment, protesters return to block tracks in Olympia

By Abby Spegman, The Olympian, The News Tribune; November 18, 2017 One year after an anti-fracking group set up an…

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There’s So Much Human Hair In DC’s Metro It’s Now A Fire Hazard

By Thomas Phippen, Reporter, The Daily Caller; November 17, 2017 Parts of the Washington, D.C. metro rail system is caked…

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Seattle is building the world’s first floating passenger train

By Leanna Garfield, Business Insider US; November 17, 2017 Seattle, Washington is no stranger to ambitious transportation projects. The city…

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Virginia: DRPT, Amtrak report more people taking the train

By News Staff, CBS 19 Newsplex NOW; November 16, 2017 RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — The Virginia Department of Rail…

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Amtrak: We’re building our safety culture

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 15, 2017 Amtrak laid out a series of initiatives it has implemented…

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Doctors Rank Train Stations for Healthful, #TastyTrainFood; L.A. and D.C. Earn Highest Scores

A press release from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Holiday travelers who ride Amtrak will find numerous healthful meals…

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Amtrak Sets Ridership, Revenue and Earnings Records Solid results delivered in 2017

A press release from Amtrak: WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Amtrak posted record ridership, revenue and earnings for its Fiscal…

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Safety took a back seat at Amtrak, feds say. Then workers died

By Jason Laughlin, Staff Writer, Philly.com; November 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — Federal investigators found one safety violation, then another, and…

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