Boston: MBTA data shows service worst among carriers

By Matt Stout, Boston Herald; October 12, 2017 More commuter rail trains broke down on the MBTA last year than…

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San Diego: Sale of historic Santa Fe Depot completed

By Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune; October 11, 2017 The Santa Fe Depot was sold Wednesday with plans announced for…

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Richmond, Virginia: A Tale of Two Tracks

By Sarah King, Richmond Magazine; October 11, 2017 Area residents expressed a mix of support for, and reservations about, the…

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Baltimore: Northeast Maglev pitches five-minute trip from BWI to downtown as Amazon incentive

By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun; October 11, 2017 A five-minute maglev trip between downtown Baltimore and BWI Marshall Airport…

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Albany, New York editorial: Misplaced rail priorities

The Editorial Board, Albany Times-Union; October 11, 2017 THE ISSUE: Politicians too often prefer attention-grabbing projects to maintaining infrastructure. THE…

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New York City: Grand Central Terminal transforming into cinema for one day only

By Shaye Weaver, amNY.com; October 11, 2017 The starry ceiling and cavernous halls of Grand Central Terminal will become the…

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Hawaii hikes hotel tax to pay for Honolulu Rail Transit

By Chief Assignment Editor, e Turbo News; October 11, 2017 Hawaii Tourism Authority today issued the following Travel Industry Notification…

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Virginia: Hanover, Ashland residents air concerns over federal DC2RVA rail project

By MICHAEL O’CONNOR, Richmond Times-Dispatch; October 11, 2017 The contentious debate over how a federal rail project might affect Ashland…

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UK: Take a sneak peek inside the new high-tech trains coming to Cambridge

By Adam Care and James Laybourn, Cambridge News; October 11, 2017 It feels more like a London tube train than…

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Boston’s stuck! Beantown rail fleet tops New Jersey Transit as least reliable

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 11, 2017 NJ Transit’s trains are no longer the worst in the nation for breaking down…

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New Hampshire: Nashua Alderman Unanimously Approve Commuter Rail Memorandum

By The Associated Press, New Hampshire Public Radio; October 11, 2017 Aldermen in New Hampshire have approved a memorandum that…

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Railroads, shippers assess damage wrought by two historic storms

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2017 As of late September, railroads and transit agencies affected…

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Iowa Pacific: New Christmas train trip to be based at Stony Creek ranch in New York State

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; October 11, 2017 STONY CREEK — Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s new holiday train…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: Polar Express canceled

From Hood River News; October 10, 2017 After several months of ongoing negotiations, Rail Events Inc. has announced several U.S.…

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Minneapolis: Former Canadian Pacific tech worker convicted of damaging the company’s IT system

By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune; October 11, 2017 Jurors in Minneapolis convicted a former technology worker at Canadian Pacific of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX CEO Harrison apologizes to rail customers, defends strategy

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters; October 11, 2017 (Reuters) – CSX Corp’s chief executive apologized to customers for months of…

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Virginia: FRA slates hearings for proposed Richmond-D.C. higher-speed rail line

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 11, 2017 The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and the Federal Railroad…

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Virginia: Shockoe Bottom or the Boulevard? Richmonders weigh in on high speed rail expansion

By Mark Robinson, Richmond Times-Dispatch; October 10, 2017 About 80 people gathered Tuesday in the renovated Main Street Station train…

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Amtrak workers and engineer killed in 2016 Pennsylvania crash had all used drugs, including opioids and cocaine

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; October 10, 2017 Two Amtrak maintenance workers were using opioids or cocaine when…

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Texas: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority Unveil the First U.S. FLIRT Train

A press release from Stadler US, Inc.: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) introduced the first FLIRT (Fast…

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South Africa: City of Cape Town Intends to Take Over Commuter Trains

By William Yoder, AllAfrica; October 10, 2017 On Tuesday, Mayoral Committee Member for Transportation and Urban Development Brett Herron announced…

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