Alaska: From pipedream to reality?

By AMY BUSHATZ, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman; January 9, 2018 WASILLA — A long-discussed commuter train between the Valley and Anchorage…

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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Jack Hellmann is Railway Age Magazine’s Railroader of the Year

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; January 9, 2018 The 55th annual recipient of Railway Age’s Railroader…

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A bullet train to keep Texas moving

By Drayton McLane Jr., Global Railway Review; January 8, 2018 Half of Texas’ population is linked by Interstate 45, a…

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SMART-MD, other rail unions reach tentative agreement with Amtrak

A press release from SMART; January 8, 2018: SMART Mechanical Department General Committee 2 General Chairman John McCloskey announced Jan.…

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Amtrak CEO Opinion: What accelerated infrastructure work at New York Penn Station means for you

By Guest Columnist Richard Anderson, NJ.com; January 8, 2018 At Amtrak, we are committed to improving Penn Station with significant…

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UK: Virgin Trains stops selling Daily Mail newspaper on trains

By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press, Tri-City Herald; January 9, 2018 LONDON – Virgin Trains and the Daily Mail are sparring…

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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway did not strive for safety: defence lawyer at Lac-Megantic criminal trial

By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 9, 2018 SHERBROOKE, Que. — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the…

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VIA Rail sets record for ridership over the holiday season

A press release from VIA Rail Canada: HIGHLIGHTS From December 18, 2017 to January 7, 2018: VIA RAIL CROSS-CANADA ROUTES…

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The Daily CSX: Bloomberg Gadfly says CSX Chooses Odd Co-Conductor to Carry on Harrison Legacy

Analysis by Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Gadfly, The Washington Post; January 9, 2018 CSX Corp. is making some curious choices as…

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Not everyone on board for Minnesota high-speed rail

By Janet Moore, Star Tribune; January 8, 2018 An environmental study exploring the viability of high-speed passenger rail service between…

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Australia: Squeezing more out of Sydney’s train fleet leaves less time for maintenance

By Matt O’Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald; January 9, 2018 Efforts to squeeze more out of Sydney’s rail fleet as…

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Plasan to Produce First Composite Accessible Boarding Technologies for Amtrak

By Evan Milberg, Composites Manufacturing; January 8, 2018 Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC), a leading supplier of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP)…

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Memo: New Jersey Transit couldn’t fill critical jobs because low pay turned off applicants

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 8,2018 NJ Transit couldn’t fill key positions because the agency wouldn’t offer competitive…

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Jackson, Michigan Amtrak ticket window to stay open 5 days a week, but that could change

By Taylor DesOrmeau, mlive.com; January 8, 2018 JACKSON, MI – Train riders can continue buying tickets from the Jackson depot…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Strengthens Management Team with Addition of Edmond L. Harris as Executive Vice President of Operations

A press release from CSX: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) announced today that Edmond…

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The Daily CSX: Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal In Clay County, Florida CSX Railroad Death

By News Service of Florida, WJCT; January 8, 2018 Editor’s Note: Clay County, Florida is in Northeast Florida, immediately adjacent…

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Infrastructure bank could be ‘key’ for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail: study

By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press, CTV News; January 3, 2018 OTTAWA — A multibillion-dollar proposal to connect Vancouver to…

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FBI: Man with white supremacist ties stopped Amtrak train in rural Nebraska with intent to harm passengers

  By Andrew J. Nelson, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; January 5, 2018 A Missouri man with connections to white supremacists…

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What can New York State really do about eyesore train cars stored by Iowa Pacific?

An Editorial in The Adirondack Daily Enterprise; January 8, 2018 We have been somewhat surprised by the angry reaction to…

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Texas State Railroad ends 2017 on high note

Special to the Progress, Jacksonville Progress; January 6, 2018 Texas State Railroad’s 2017 was a year marked with transition and…

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10 historical facts you didn’t know about Toronto Union Station

Sponsored Feature Presented by Toronto Union Station, NOW; January 4, 2018 Union Station was designated a national historic site of…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline express passenger trains: A Consumer Guide

By Wayne K. Roustan, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; January 5, 2018 Finally, Brightline higher-speed passenger trains are expected to begin…

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Editorial: Amtrak’s food desert in New York State

From The Editorial Board, The Albany Times-Union; January 4, 2018 Rail passenger service remains an essential travel mode for many…

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How to prevent a real train wreck

By H. Lee Murphy, Crain’s Chicago Business; January 4, 2018 After a train accident, investigators often can figure out the…

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