SunRail cracks down on fare card misuse in Central Florida

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2019 Next month, Central Florida commuter railroad SunRail will begin tracking fare evasion through…

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Texas: 5 Reasons the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Makes Sense

By Jeff Balke, Houston Press; October 3, 2019 The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to…

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Quebec: Gotta go? You’ll have to hold it (for up to five days) at this Montreal train station

By Tyler Dawson, National Post; October 3, 2019 Picture this: You’re commuting through Montreal, one of Canada’s great cities, and…

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California Opinion: Caltrain needs dedicated source of revenue

By Anna G. Eshoo, Zoe Lofgren and Jackie Speier, The Mercury News; October 3, 2019 We’re fortunate to live in…

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San Francisco Bay Area Officials Lay Groundwork For $100 Billion Transportation Ballot Measure

By Don Ford, KPIX CBS 5 SF Bay Area; October 1, 2019 OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — The greater Bay Area…

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Massachusetts: New survey shows people want east-west rail

By G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder; October 2, 2019 BOSTON – A new survey on extending and improving passenger rail…

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Surface Transportation Board issues two proposed rulemakings

By Joanna Marsh, Freight Waves; October 2, 2019 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been busy lately. The Board issued…

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This Boise, Idaho company says the nations 4 largest railroads violated antitrust law

By John Sowell, Idaho Statesman; October 2, 2019 The Amalgamated Sugar Co., the Boise-based company thatmakes sugar for food producers…

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Alcoa, Nova and others allege price-fixing by big U.S. railroads

By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; October 2, 2019 Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp., Nova Chemicals Inc. in Moon and several other companies…

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Chicago: Auburn Gresham Metra stop, which broke ground yesterday, could spur South Side retail

By David Zegeye, Streetsblog Chicago; October 1, 2019 Auburn Gresham used to have a commuter rail station on 79th Street…

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Progress pics: Norfolk Southern HQ taking shape in Midtown Atlanta

By Amy Wenk, Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle; October 1, 2019 The new $575 million Atlanta headquarters of Norfolk Southern…

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FreightCar America will close Roanoke, Virginia plant and open a new one in Mexico

By David C. Lester, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; October 1, 2019 The Roanoke Times is reporting that FreightCar American plans…

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Hyundai and Kia file huge lawsuit against 4 biggest US railroads

By Kyle Hyatt, Road/Show By CNET; October 1, 2019 Remember in There Will Be Blood when Daniel Plainview got all…

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Long Island, New York: Study of Old Rockaway Rail Line’s Revival Back on Track

By Jose Martinez, The City; October 1, 2019 A long-delayed study into whether it’s possible to reactivate a dormant Queens…

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For Florida State Senator Debbie Mayfield, it’s full brakes ahead for high speed rail

By Peter Schorschon, Floridapolitics.com; September 30, 2019 Sen. Debbie Mayfield appears determined once again to pass her Florida High-Speed Passenger…

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New Jersey Transit breaks ground on new Elizabeth train station on Northeast Corridor

By Bob Makin, Bridgewater Courier News; October 1, 2019 ELIZABETH – Construction of the new Elizabeth train station and platform…

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New Jersey Transit fare hike whispers help spur state Senate committee investigation of agency

By Colleen Wilson, North Jersey Record; October 1, 2019 Whispers of NJ Transit fare hikes are, in part, the reason…

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Full steam ahead: Grand Canyon Railway celebrates 30 years

By Wendy Howell, Williams News; October 1, 2019 In 1984, the city of Williams went down in history as the…

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Mobility’s Momentum

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 27, 2019 RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE: The passenger rail market…

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India: Huge Python Found On Train After Passenger Feels ‘Something Tickling His Leg’

By Siddharth Nair, International Business Times; October 1, 2019 A huge Python was spotted in a train compartment after a passenger…

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Connecticut: U-Pass, a game-changer for some students

By Jim Cameron, The Connecticut Mirror; October 1, 2019 Imagine having an unlimited-rides pass on all public transit in Connecticut,…

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South Carolina Amtrak crash: Why train rammed into CSX freight cars, killing 2 and injuring 91, per National Transportation Safety Board

By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY; September 30, 2019 A fatal Amtrak train accident in South Carolina that killed two and…

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South Florida: Tri-Rail to increase fares for the first time in 10 years

By Hannah Morse, The Palm Beach Post; September 27, 2019 POMPANO BEACH — Tri-Rail will increase most of its fares…

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Orlando’s Royal Palm Railway: For a spooky ride, all aboard Phantasmagoria’s ghost train | Review

By Matthew J. Palm, Theater Critic, Orlando Sentinel; September 26, 2019 It might seem counterintuitive to tell ghost stories about…

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