New York: State lawmakers grill New York City transit agency chief during budget hearing

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; January 25, 2018 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of dollars being spent…

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Ontario: Is the return of the Northlander passenger train a reality?

By Chris Dawson, BayToday.ca; January 24, 2018 Corina Moore hopes as Ontario Northland continues to build momentum that one day…

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Ontario: Seen as first step to multi-modal system with a future rail ‘spine’

From The North Bay Nugget; January 25, 2018 Two Ontario rail advocacy groups say the recent expansion of Ontario Northland…

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Ontario: Train groups continue lobby efforts for North

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; January 22, 2018 City council has thrown their support behind efforts to renew passenger train…

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New England’s Downeaster Service: Amtrak could make stops along the Midcoast as early as this summer

By Chris Chase, Staff Writer, Coastal Journal; January 23, 2018 NEWCASTLE — A proposal by Amtrak to bring passenger train…

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New Jersey Transit’s Engines Parked as Train-Control Software Won’t Work

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 New Jersey Transit’s race to fulfill a federal mandate for emergency train-braking has…

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UK: After 145 years, sharing with stranger on Scotland-London sleeper train to be banned

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; January 21, 2018 Sharing with a stranger on Scotland-London sleeper trains is to be banned…

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Ontario: Metrolinx launches ‘cheeky’ book on how to behave on public transit

From CBC News Toronto; January 24, 2018 GO Transit has produced a book on how to behave on its buses…

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A reporter’s story: I’ve covered NJ Transit for 20 years, here’s what I think Governor Murphy may find in his audit

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; January 24, 2018 When I first started covering NJ Transit, the agency wasn’t considered a national…

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Union Pacific Begins Brazos Yard Construction in Texas, the Largest Facility Capital Investment in Company History

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: Spring, Texas, January 25, 2018 Union Pacific Railroad began construction this month on…

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At least three dead after commuter train derails near Milan, Italy

By Emilio Parodi and Francesca Landini, Reuters; January 25, 2018 SEGGIANO DI PIOLTELLO, Italy (Reuters) – At least three people…

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Congestion issues delay but won’t derail CN, analysts say

By Jonathan Ratner, Calgary Herald; January 24, 2018 Investors appear to have largely shrugged off Canadian National Railway Co.’s weak…

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Wales: Dog escapes his home in the Valleys and catches a train to Cardiff

By Marcus Hughes, Reporter, Wales Online; January 22, 2018 A dog who escaped from his Valleys home and caught a…

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The Daily CSX: CSX, STB and “confusion to the enemy”

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 25, 2018 At CSX over the past 12 months, there…

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Under VIA’s plan, Quebec-to-Windor travel would involve the REM

By Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette; January 25, 2018 The proposed $4-billion project to have dedicated tracks along the Quebec-Windsor route…

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NTSB: Amtrak engineer missed signs before deadly Washington State derailment

By Stephen Cohen, SeattlePI.com; January 25, 2018 Federal investigators say the engineer at the controls of the Amtrak passenger train…

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With help of Virginia Tech students, Radford, Virginia eyes train-viewing platform

  By Dominick Mastrangelo, The Roanoke Times; January 22, 2018 RADFORD — The thunderous sound of a locomotive barreling down…

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All Aboard Florida: Video shows gates down as bicyclist tries to beat Brightline train and is fatally struck

By Carli Teproff, Miami Herald; January 24, 2018 Video released this week by Boynton Beach police confirmed what law enforcement…

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Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau supportive of VIA Rail’s $1.5-billion request for new trains

By Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail; January 23, 2018 The Liberal government is sharpening its scrutiny of Via Rail’s…

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VIA Rail Canada misses stop, send passengers by cab to final destination

From CBC News Windsor; January 23, 2018 A Via Rail passenger heading to Chatham ultimately got to her final destination…

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Jasper, Alberta is Canada’s winter wanderland

By Margo Pfeiff, Los Angeles Times; January 21, 2018 Snowflakes tumbled lazily in the light of the train as it…

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