Competition is key as high speed rail keeps growing

By Benjamin Zelki, Railway Gazette; May 15, 2018 INTERNATIONAL: The global reach of high speed rail continues to expand, while…

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FRA Issues $250 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity for PTC Projects

May 15, 2018FRA Public [email protected] 2018 PTC Q1 data released shows railroads continue to make progress implementing PTC systems WASHINGTON—The…

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Downtown Line in Singapore to trial system showing how full train cars are

By Adrian Lim, Transport Correspondent, The Straits Times; May 15, 2018 Downtown Line MRT commuters will soon get a better…

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New York State: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority wants to redevelop stand-alone rail stations into mixed-use projects

By Jonathan D. Epstein, The Buffalo News; May 14, 2018 Imagine leaving your Buffalo apartment in the morning, going downstairs,…

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The Daily CSX: Short on workers, CSX again warns employees about time-off policies

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; May 15, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) is again struggling to staff during…

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Colorado: ‘Next stop, Pueblo’?

An Editorial From The Pueblo Chieftain; May 15, 2018 Better late than never. It didn’t happen until the final week…

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More Amtrak and VRE service recommended in Virginia

By Max Smith, WTOP; May 15, 2018 WASHINGTON — A plan to significantly increase the number of Amtrak trains between…

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Amtrak, MTA need to join forces to finish new terminal in New York

By The Editorial Board, amNewYork; May 11, 2018 Far below the city, beneath the busy roads of Queens and Manhattan’s…

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New York City Lawmakers: East Side Access project needs more help from Amtrak

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; May 11, 2018 Three federal lawmakers are urging Amtrak to better cooperate with the MTA’s…

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Michigan: Passenger rail study arriving soon

BY JORDAN TRAVIS, The Traverse City Record-Eagle; May 13, 2018 TRAVERSE CITY — It has been 52 years since the…

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Australia: Sydney Trains struggling to keep train drivers

By Matt O’Sullivan, WAtoday; May 14, 2018 The state’s passenger rail operators are struggling to retain train drivers, undermining efforts…

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Ontario: Ottawa leaders lay final piece of rail for O-Train Confederation Line

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 14, 2018 Canadian elected officials earlier this month gathered to install the final piece of…

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Central Florida: Here’s how many riders SunRail expects its newest stations to have

By Veronica Brezina, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; May 14, 2018 SunRail is chugging toward opening its $186.9 million Southern…

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Are SNCF and the French government planning a back-door privatisation of rail system?

By Staff, Global Construction Review; May 14, 2018 An internal SNFC document seen by French magazine Le Parisien suggests that…

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Behind the Scenes of Brightline, Miami’s Privately Funded Train Project

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald, Tribune Content Agency, GovTech.com; May 11, 2018 (TNS) — Past several blocks of machinery and…

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Double track: Montana Rail Link wants to hasten trains through Missoula

By Kim Briggeman, Missoulian, May 13, 2018 Adding an extended siding across the overpass at East Missoula is another step…

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Brightline Texas? Brightline Examines Expanding Outside Florida

By Mike Vogel, Florida Trend Magazine; May 14, 2018 As privately owned and run intercity passenger train Brightline begins service…

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Japan’s famously polite train commuters lose their cool sometimes. There were 825 attacks last year

By Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post; May 14, 2018 Issei Izawa only started university in April, but he already…

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California: Ribbon cutting held for Metrolink station connecting to Burbank airport

By  Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; May 11, 2018 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), Metrolink and…

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Behave yourself! New Jersey Transit will be watching you on the train

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 11, 2018 NJ Transit is installing surveillance cameras inside trains, joining other regional transit agencies…

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New Jersey Transit makes Forbes best employers list, riders howl in disbelief

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 10, 2018 NJ Transit’s self-proclaimed slogan is “the way to go” and according to Forbes,…

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Canadian Pacific announces results of annual meeting of shareholders and director elections

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway Limited; May 10, 2018: CALGARY, May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway…

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British Columbia: ‘It is obviously hard’: despite promises, little progress on Vancouver Island’s E&N Railroad

By Justin McElroy, CBC News; May 10, 2018 There may be a new government, but the discussion over Vancouver Island’s…

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