BNSF’s Matthew Rose, architect of railroad’s sale to Berkshire Hathaway, to retire next year

By Paul O’Donnell, Business Editor, The Dallas Morning News; October 3, 2018 Matthew Rose will step down as executive chairman…

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Positive Train Control: Most Passenger Railroads Expect to Request an Extension and Substantial Work Remains Beyond 2018 Says Government Accountability Office Report

A press release from the United States Government Accountability Office; October 3, 2018: Forty railroads, including Amtrak, commuter, and freight…

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Study rejects free public transport for Paris

By Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; October 2, 2018 MAKING public transport services in the Paris area completely free-of-charge would…

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Explore the West by rail on Amtrak’s California Zephyr

By Mike Coppock, Special Contributor, Dallas Morning News; October 2, 2018 As I looked around the observation car of Amtrak’s…

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Amtrak Inspector General: Safety, training, staffing and repairs are challenges

By Max Smith, WTOP; October 2, 2018 WASHINGTON — Recent Amtrak crashes and a push to operate more like a…

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Exhausted, excited baseball fans return home to Milwaukee on Amtrak trains

By Rikki Mitchell, WTMJ NBC; October 1, 2018 It was a long day for Milwaukee Brewers fans who traveled to…

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Veolia sells Transdev transport unit stake to Rethmann for 340 million euros

By Geert De Clercq, Reuters; Octobr 2, 2018 PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) – French utility Veolia has agreed to sell…

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Long Island Rail Road to replace century-old bridge on Oyster Bay Branch

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2018 MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) later this week will replace the Buckram…

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New Long Island Rail Road loyalty program offers discounts for local businesses

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; October 2, 2018 Long Island Rail Road commuters’ monthly tickets are about to go a…

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Alberta municipalities eye mass transit options for Calgary-to-Banff corridor

By Evan Radford, StarMetro Calgary, The Star; October 2, 2018 CALGARY—Calgarians heading out to Banff might have another way of…

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Amtrak reform: Attention must be paid

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; October 2, 2018 Watching Washington, October 2018: From operating plans to…

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Tampa Bay needs higher-speed rail

Opinion Column By Bob Buckhorn, Tampa Bay Times; October 2, 2018 Eight years ago, Florida missed an opportunity to connect…

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Canada: Union asks Manitoba’s medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; October 2, 2018 A union is calling for an inquest into the…

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Property values increase nearly 28% along the Milwaukee streetcar route, Mayor Tom Barrett says

By James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; October 2, 2018 Property values along the route of the new Milwaukee streetcar…

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The Daily CSX: CSX sees growth opportunity in Ohio, signs new agreement with BNSF

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; October 2, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) is prioritizing its Northwest Ohio Intermodal…

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Orlando: Orange County approves funding for $1 million modern streetcar study along I-Drive

By Amber Pellicone and Clay LePard, WKMG, ClickOrlando.com; October 2, 2018 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla – Orange County commissioners approved a…

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Rocky Mountaineer to be featured on premiere episode of MIGHTY TRAINS

A press release from Rocky Mountaineer; October 2, 2018: Season two on Discovery Channel to begin with an in-depth special…

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Rail, government officials mark 75th Street Corridor project in Chicago

Editor’s Note from F.K. Plous, Corridor Capital’s Director of Communications: The CREATE program has kicked off the single most important…

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Massachusetts: MBTA board approves Worcester Union Station platform expansion

By Grant Welker, Worcester Business Journal; October 1, 2018 An MBTA board approved a design contract Monday for a second…

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Diversified Port Holdings changes name to Patriot Ports

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2018 Diversified Port Holdings (DPH), parent of port terminal organizations Portus and Seaonus, has…

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Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, Caltrans Introduce New, Cleaner Locomotives at Los Angeles Union Station

A press release from Amtrak Pacific Surfliner; October 1, 2018: More reliable, greener Siemens Charger locomotives will power passenger trains…

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Inspector General report: Amtrak makes financial gains but safety issues persist

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; October 1, 2018 Amtrak cut its annual operating losses by nearly half last…

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From Chicago To The West Coast On Amtrak’s Coach Seats – Part 4

By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 29, 2018 Riding Amtrak for two days in coach sounds rough, but it’s unexpectedly…

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What’s Up With Amtrak?

By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 I interviewed Marc Magliari, who is Amtrak’s spokesperson for 23 states, to…

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When Are Truly High-Speed Trains Coming To Amtrak?

By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 30, 2018 This month, Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell powered train. France’s TGV…

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