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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The Daily CSX: CSX to retain former B&O main over Sand Patch

By WCBC Radio 1270 AM; January 24, 2018 CSX Transportation is no longer considering the former Baltimore & Ohio main…

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The Daily CSX: CSX considers sale of former Boston & Albany line

By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; January 24, 2018 CSX Transportation is considering the sale of as much as 8,000…

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It started in the 19th century as the Canada Railway News Company, now Cara’s ready for U.S. and Canadian expansion after the Keg’s purchase

By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 23, 2018 TORONTO — Cara Operations Ltd. is beefing up its…

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Bombardier Rail Chief Sees 10% Sales Growth Extending Into 2018

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 Bombardier Inc. expects to see another year of 10 percent sales growth from…

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Amtrak to improve access at Latrobe, Pennsylvania train station

By Jeff Himler, Trib Live; January 24, 2018 Amtrak intends to make changes at its train station in Latrobe to…

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All Aboard Florida: Call for safer railroad crossings could cost Brightline $300 million

By Kenya Woodard, Capital Correspondent, Palm Beach Post; January 23, 2018 TALLAHASSEE —  Two Treasure Coast lawmakers on Tuesday called…

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Exclusive: Activist investor William Ackman who won a fight to bring the late Hunter Harrison to Canadian Pacific cuts staff, shuns limelight as he seeks to turn around fund

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Reuters; January 22, 2018 BOSTON (Reuters) – William Ackman is cutting almost a fifth of staff and…

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Massive cost overruns threaten to derail the California bullet train. Here’s what has to change

By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; January 23, 2018 Only two years ago, the California rail authority unveiled an ambitious…

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Freight-rail groups: Don’t scrap NAFTA

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 23, 2018 Freight-rail industry representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico are calling for…

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Governor Phil Murphy appoints Kevin Corbett to turn around troubled New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 23, 2018 Only a week in office, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday tapped…

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Oregon: Subsidized passenger train ridership declines after derailment

By Paris Achen, Capital Bureau, Portland Tribune; January 19, 2018 State-subsidized ridership of Amtrak passenger trains has plummeted in the…

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Best American train trips for beer, wine, and spirits lovers

By Amanda Gabriele, Supercall; January 12, 2018 Air travel is a drag. With all the delays, baggage limits and overpriced…

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San Francisco Bay Area: BART launches first of fresh fleet

By Jerold Chinn, sfbay.ca; January 20, 2018 The wait is over for BART passengers. BART’s first “Fleet of The Future”…

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