Canadian federal government Liberals reject second round of Senate transport amendments

By Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics; May 11, 2018 The Trudeau government says it will reject two Senate amendments to its proposed…

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Canada: Lac-Megantic rail bypass to be funded jointly by federal, Quebec governments

By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press, CTV News; May 11, 2018 LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Nearly five years after a train…

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Marshall, Texas City Commission passes resolution in support of Marshall’s Amtrak agent

By Robin Y. Richardson, The Marshall News Messenger; May 11, 2018 The Marshall City Commission approved, on Thursday, a resolution…

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U.S. Sen. Durbin asks feds to help improve Amtrak speed on Carbondale route in Illinois

By Dustin Duncan, The Southern; May 10, 2018 CARBONDALE — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pressed the Federal Railroad Administration Thursday…

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Creditors lead efforts to sell Brazil’s Odebrecht rail unit: sources

By Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl, Reuters; May 10, 2018 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian creditors of conglomerate Odebrecht SA…

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Trespasser strikes, the whole dirty truth

By Doug Riddell, Railway Age Magazine; May 10, 2018 What I’m going to suggest will probably have the risk assessment…

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Teens killed by Amtrak train were watching passing train on parallel tracks heading in opposite direction when they were struck

By Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Roanoke Times; May 10, 2018 Two Chesterfield County teens were standing on one set…

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Politico Morning Transportation: Hail to the (Southwest) Chief

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico Morning Transportation; May 11, 2018 HAIL…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline to begin service to Miami May 19

A Staff Report, TCPalm.com; May 11, 2018 Brightline ticked off one more milestone Friday when it unveiled MiamiCentral, its downtown…

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Former Amtrak President and CEO asks about his former company – Amtrak: Where is the public input? Where is the transparency?

By Joseph A. Boardman, Railway Age Magazine; May 10, 2018 Having spent much of my productive life at the state…

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California: Salinas commuter rail extension project gets $10 million SB 1 gas tax grant

By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald; May 9, 2018 Salinas >> A long-sought Transportation Agency for Monterey County project aimed at…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Two dozen railcars removed from storage on remote train tracks in Adirondacks

From The Rome Sentinel; May 9, 2018 The last 24 oil tanker railcars that were stored all winter on a…

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Canadian Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

A press release from The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE); May 10, 2018: OTTAWA, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

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At Washington Union Station, new technology that detects explosives, weapons is tested

By Neal Augenstein, WTOP; May 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — New security technology that can help detect if a would-be terrorist…

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Why the makers of Texas’ high-speed rail line want to connect to Amtrak

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; May 9, 2018 Texans who look forward to the day when they can take…

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Norfolk Southern is a company moving forward, CEO tells shareholders

A press release from Norfolk Southern Railway; May 10, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., May 10, 2018 – Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)…

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Texas Eagle TEMPO group to fight Amtrak station ticket office closings

By Junius Stone,Texarkana Gazette; May 9, 2018 Reacting to the announcement of the anticipated change in status of the Texarkana…

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Kansas: Councilwoman urges Topekans to fight Amtrak’s plans to lay off ticket agent

By Tim Hrenchir, The Topeka Capital-Journal; May 8, 2018 Topekans must fight Amtrak’s plans to lay off its Topeka ticket…

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A Brief History of Luxury Trains Between Washington, DC and New York City

By Benjamin Freed and Elaina Plott, Washingtonian; May 9, 2018 Before speed came luxury. Beginning in 1882, Washington VIPs got…

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Massachusetts: Springfield Union Station will get new $8.2 million rail passenger platform by November; MassDOT awards contract to Framingham company

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; May 8, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — Work will begin later this month on a revamped Platform C…

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The Daily CSX in South Carolina – ‘Shocking:’ Abbeville loses historic depot on last-minute decision by CSX

By ADAM BENSON, Index-Journal; May 8, 2018 ABBEVILLE — As a CSX cargo train rumbled through Abbeville on Tuesday morning,…

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UK: ScotRail faces record fines over ‘disappointing’ passenger service failures

From Rail Technology Magazine; May 8, 2018 ScotRail is facing record-high fines after multiple failures to hit performance targets set…

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Canada Is Struggling to Get Its Goods to Market

By Jen Skerritt, Kevin Orland, and Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; May 8, 2018 Every day for more than six months, Jessica…

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Seattle’s New $28 Million Locomotive Facility Picks Up Steam

By Andrea Watts, Correspondent, Construction Equipment Guide; May 8, 2018 With the piling work completed for the new Amtrak locomotive…

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